FOR OVERSEAS TOURS

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 145, 21 June 1934, Page 17

FOR OVERSEAS TOURS

BIG LIST OF NOMINEES

Now Zealand is now. , being .combed for the best possible Rugby football talent in view of coniirig tours overseas, the first of which -will be; to Australia this season and the next, of far greater importance, to the Home Countries and Canada next year. Unions throughout tlie Dominion ' have ■been, invited to nominate players, and, as Jwas to be'expected, the response has been iheavy. ■•■ However, quite a number o£ proimiiient , players are not among the in<yninees,. the-reason being in some, cases ; that they would be unabie to go toAusjtrsHa if selected/- Their candidature for jthe team to go 46 England next year is •not affected .by.Vtheii' inability to go to '.Australist'./this.year. A trial-is to be held shortly, iix.eachjsland—at Oamaru on June 127 and at on July 4. Then will • follow a "final trial at Auckland on July .'..The players nominated are:—> ;.■•■ '/v^:-y: NORTH ISLAND. .

. 'ftpftb- Aucklarid.^A. B. Campbell (back);-'H. McDonald and P. C. Cooper (forwards).

•Auckland.—M. Corner, T. H. CCaughej-, anct.'B,.;G. Bush (backs), W. -Hadley.,-H. Pi M,cLean, and A.' Knight. (forwards).

IWaikato.—W. R. Allen, A. J. Aitken, M...Davies, and D. J. Oliver (backs), J. lieesp'n,;; A. G. Story, and T. Thomson (forwards). ■.Bay:-of Plenty—A. R. Cullimore, T. Whiteley, and G. R. Xewdick (forwards). !'East Coast.—R. Harrison (back). HaAvkc's Bay.—C. Le Quesne,' C. Smith, and E. G. Apsey (backs). W. R. Collins, C: H. Rolls, S. Reid, and Hawea Mataira (forwards).

Tar'anaki.—T. Edwards, K. Fookes, and A- Collins (backs), K. Clarke, R. Young, R^iMckeod, and G. Fowler (forwards). ;.'r j,l*ovcrty Bay.—P. Kaua (back) and H. ■Js'r-JCirkpat'tfck (forward). Wanganui.—T. Chase, H. Brogden, and A. Bullock-Douglas (backs), W. Thompson and I. Mclntyre (forwards). Bush Districts.—A.' Mahoney'(forward). ■ Wairarapa.—J. C. StringfelVow (back), G. G. Laiug, K. H. Reid, and F. H. Fi-aser-Smith (forwards). T.Manawatu.—R. McC. McKenzie, M. F. Henry, and M. Devine (for-wards). Wellington.—J. R. Page, J. L. Griffiths, B. A. Kffleen, F. D. Kilby, F. S. Fuller, and H. T. Lilburne (backs), J, Butler, E. J. Reid, J. G. Dellabarca, A. Lambourn, and E. F. Barry (forwards).: - SOUTH ISLAND. Nelson.—R. N. Busch and 'R. Watson (backs), S. P. K. Chatterton, L. S. Max, and D; S. Max (forwards). ■ West Coast.—A. S. Fong, R. B. Scandrett, and G. Gilbert (backs), W. J.

McNeight, R. King, and L. Hughes (forwards).

•Buller.-E. C. Holder (back) and.G. A. Orman (forward). Canterbury.—R. C. Hazelhurst, K. S. Mortlock, C. J. Oliver, and G, F. Hart (backs), J. E. Manchester, G. J. Howell, and A. H. Andrews (forwards). South Canterbury.—G. J. Gaffaney, T C Momson, J. Granger, L..,A..Maj.-tyn, and A. R. Provan (backs), A. J. Stewart, G. T. Adkins, and G. Giddings (forwards). North Otago.—R. Hunter (back), J. H. Carrodus, and G. Newlands (forwards). Otago.'-W. Dunne, H. Smith, and H. McSkimming (backs), J. Hore, 0. Chapman, and W. Lucy (forwards). ■ Southland.—ST.:-.A,.Miteheli and A.' McKay (backs); T.:O.';Metcalfe, R. Jr A. Berry, L. V. George, and C. T: George (forwards): : ' '■ . ".. .'.

Marlborough.—C. Mellish and D. Lane (backs), J. Best and J. D. Mcßryde (forwards).

The North Island selectors are Messrs. E. McKenzie and V. R. Meredith,.and= the bouth Island selectors are Hessrs. A.-A Adamsand W. Pearson. All four: arc-to act this year and nest as New Zealand selectors. ■ ■