RUGBY FOOTBALL GREYMOUTH JUNIOR TEAM SELECTED

Greymouth Evening Star, 24 May 1949, Page 7

RUGBY FOOTBALL GREYMOUTH JUNIOR TEAM SELECTED

The following junior team has been chosen by the sole selector (Mr H. Clifford) to represent Greymouth against Westland in the curtain-raiser to the West Coast v Canterbury match on the King’s Birthday. Full-back: V. Rudd (Blaketown); Three-quarters: W. Kelly (Celtic), N. Willis (Old Boys), D. Kelly (Celtic); , _ , Five-eighths: R. Jones (Old Boys), R. Abelson (Cobden); . . Half-back: M. Garland (Celtic); Front row: D. McDonald (Magpies), R. Cameron (Celtic), T. Blackie (Old Boys); Locks: J. Henderson (Blaketown), A. Hales (Cobden); Side-row: N. Smith (Old Boys), D. Biddington (Magpies); Back row: J. Anderson (Blaketown). Emergencies: Forwards —J. Reid (Cobden), R. Lovell (Old Boys), C. Dalziel (Star); backs—J. Vaughan (Cobden), J. Woods (Magpies), I. Baird (Old Boys). The team will assemble at Rugby Park for training at 5 p.m. on Thurs-

day. Westland Junior Trial

The sole selector, Mr H. Pierson, has chosen the following teams to play in a junior trial match at Hokitika on Saturday prior to the selection of the Westland junior representative team to play at Greymouth on June 6:— Possibles—P. Brown, K. Foster, N. Markland, D. Cropp, M. Minehan, D. Clausen, A. Fearn, G. Howat, C. Taylor, R. Smith, H. Parker. D. Schroeder, P. O’Neil, A. Ferguson, P. Duggan. Probables.—N. Gardyne, W. Newton, R. Parker, J. Malloy, T. Smyth, J. Hyndman. N. Sweeney, Amor, J; Minehan, A. Thorpe, G. Malloy, J. Righton, J. Stuart. T. Bryant, G. Stopforth. Reserves.—R. Eager, L. Connors, G. Haussman, P. Little, N. Kelly, G. Markland.

BULLER TEAM CHOSEN TO PLAY NELSON

The following Buller Rugby team has been selected to play Nelson at Nelson on June 6:— Full-back: F. Neighbours. Three-quarters: W. Spence, A. Neighbours, R. Hawes. Five-eighths: A. Kerr, W. Dickson. Half-back: G. Smallholme. Forwards: J. Hughes, J. Nicholson, W. Mumm, M. Ryan, W. Cunniffe, D. Neighbours, R. Dickson, J. Stuart. Emergencies.—Forwards: F. Bennett, R. Doncliffe, G. Hendrickson; backs: R. Bennett, A. Cummings and C Steele. O. Smaliholme and G. Anderson were not available. Team To Meet All Blacks CAPE TOWN, May 22.—Tire following is the combined Western Province Universities team to meet the ah Blacks * Back's—Nortje. K. Watson, M. Lategan, D. Pfaff, B. Butler, D. Fry, J. Youngleson. _ , Forwards. —D. Dukas, J. Oglethorpe, W. Huga, A. Gous, J. Hanekom, T. Hamman, G. Swiegers, K. MacMillan. Lategan, centre, Butler, wing, and Fry, stand-off half, took part in the Sprinkbok trials at Pretoria, and Lategan and Butler are in the 32 names announced from which the Springbok side for the first test will be chosen.

COACHING FILMS

Over 60 coaches and players were present at the recent meeting of the Westland Rugby Union Coaches’ Association when several films on Rugby coaching were screened. Mr R. R. King in his commentary on the films stressed the need for constant practice in all phases of the game by the team as a unit. He was emphatic that the whole team must practice together to gain combination. In thanking Mr King, the chairman, Mr L. Walker, also expressed the appreciation of those present of the efforts of Mr F. W. Baillie in fostering the revival of the association.