ALTERATIONS IN P.B. RUGBY XV. FOR EAST COAST

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23352, 7 September 1950, Page 8

ALTERATIONS IN P.B. RUGBY XV. FOR EAST COAST

Several changes, as compared with the fifteen which played Wanganui last Saturday, have been made by the selector. Mr. A. E. Valentine, in the Poverty Bay representative Rugby team to meet East Coast in the return match to be played in Tolaga Bay on Saturday. Due to the defection through injury of R. Preston, centre, and E. Carrington, wing, the Waikolui player, B. Brown, will replace the former and J. Richards the latter player. R. A. White has been brought into the team to replace C. McGrannachan in the lock position, this being the only change in ihe pack. A. McGregor I Old Boys), back, and G. Davoren. forward, have been added to the list of reserves. The teams are as follows: POVERTY BAY Full-back: P. Larkins. Three-quarters: J. Richards, B. Brown R. Stephenson. Five-eighths: B. Fitzpatrick, A. Turcia. Half-back: E. S. Lee. Back Row: K. Bullivant. Middle Row: G. Elliott, R. White, W. Carrington, B Birrell. Front Row: W. Brown, T. Donovan, V. T-lata. Reserves: Backs. B. G. Donovan. A. McGregor; forwards, T. Turnbull, G. Davoren. A bus leaves Gisborne at 12.30 p.m. on Saturday. EAST COAST Full-back: S. Kopua. Three-quarters: B. Smith, J. Maraki, J. Takarangi. Five-eighths: N. Goddard, P. Meredith. .Half-back: Te H. Paul. Back Row: B. Logan. Middle Row: B. Henare, W. Forrester G. Moana. P. Renner. Front Row: G. Pahuru, H .Shelton, Bernard Manuel. Reserves: Backs, Boy Manuel. T. Te K. Reedy, P. Taiapu. J. Hooper; forwards, T. Ryland, G. Goldsmith, B. Hadfield. A bus leaves Te Araroa at 9 a.m. on Saturday for Tolaga Bay.