ALL BLACKS

Grey River Argus, 26 April 1929, Page 5

ALL BLACKS

NEXT TOUR Selection Committee ’) Appointed. (Per Press Association). WELLINGTON, April 25. Eleven nominations for the selection of a Committee for the 1929 •season were received by the Management Committee of the New Zealand Rugby Union, and the election resulted in the following being appointed:—E. McKenzie (Wairarapa). N. McKenzie (Hawke’s Bay). W. Maxwell (Canterbury), G. Nicholson (Auckland), A. McDonald (Otago), A. J. Geddes (Southland). The others . nominated were:—W. Watson (Nelson). R. R. Masters (Canterbury), A. A. Adams (West Coast), A. J. Griffiths (Wellington), and W. A. Guy (Taranaki). Mr E. McKenzie was reappointed as Chairman of the Selection Committee. “I congratulate you, Mr McKenzie/’ remarked Mr S. S. Dean, “and trust that you will be as successful as you have been in past years.” “W c will do our best,” said Mr McKenzie. It was decided that the Selection Committee should retain office for 1929 and 1930. It was agreed that nominations for the trial match on June 3rd should close on May 20th. It was resolved that all matches in 1929 and 1930 be played under interationa] rules. It was decided that the suggestion should be brought before delegates at the annual meeting of the Union of May 16th. “We will have to play under international rules while the British team is with us,” remarked Mr S. S. Dean (Chairman), “and the sooner we give our players a.- chance to familiarise themselves with these rules the better.” The Hawke’s Bay Union wrote protesting against the early tour to Australia this year. The Hawke’s Bay Union als 0 protested against the allotting of June 3rd as a date for an All Black trial match. Mr S. S. Dean said he sympathised with Hawke’s Bay, but it had to be remembered that no matter what date was fixed upon for a trial match, it would interfere with some Union. “Personally. I consider the tour to New South Wales this season is most essential in order ti> build up our. team t 0 meet the British side next year. Some of our players are getting ‘on in years, and it is imperative that, the Selectors should try-out our most promising young players. A tour to Australia with a team, including a leavening of experienced would be a valuable framing for out

younger m<*n.’ .. “Let there be no mistake about it, we will want our very best team to repel the British invasion,” said a member.