RUGBY FOOTBALL

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 103, 3 May 1937, Page 11

RUGBY FOOTBALL

CANTERBURY MATCH

WELLINGTON SELECTION

The first selection of players1 to repre-. sent V/ellirigton in this/season's Rugby football engagements, of which one of considerable importance is with the Springboks, has been made by Mr. M. F. Nicholls, who is. receiving the, assistance ofl Messrs. A.,McDonald and F. D. Kilby in choosing players'this year. Twenty players have been chosen with a* view to the .fixture with Canterbury, which-is set down for Coronation ' Daj*. (Wednesday' of next week) at ..Athletic Park. •., .

. The following players have been selected:—v'^ . -.:■

Backs. H. R. Pollock (Petone). J. M. Watt (Wellington College Old Boys).

J. Fleming (Eastbourne). C. Hudson (Petone). R. C. Veitch (Wellington). L. H. Edwards (Wellington). C. le Quesne (Poneke). H. L. Baldwin (Wellington College Old Boys). ■ ,J. L. Griffiths (Poneke). - B. S. Sadler (Wellington College Old Boys).

,',,::' 1 ;, 1 .,. Forwards.,,;;. , >^.;>;i : W;j|rwells;:;i:<Athletic).:" ~ : ■-.''■; -^\'\ - ; VA'.iLanibourn (Pe.tohe).-, : ~.;.;■, .' \ Bros. Old Boys)/ , :;M. W. Devine (Hutt):^'.'. ■': :;■■■ •' B. Ropata: (Marist Bros. Old Boys). K. Guy (Athletic). .■'.,■ ;" ■■ F. H. Fraseir-Smith ■ (Wellington). G. R. Wales (Athletic).: C. J. Pringle (Poneke). ■ -, : The players are, to have a special training one night this week. •