ALL BLACKS

Grey River Argus, 6 August 1937, Page 9

ALL BLACKS

Caughey Not Available FOR THE FIRST TEST. 1 Per Press Association]. AUCKLAND. August 5. The well-known All Black centre three-quarter, T. H. C. Caughey, an outstanding member of the 1935 New Zealand team which toured Great Britain, will definitely not be available for the First Test match against the Springboks at Wellington. Caughey advised Mr J. G. Nicholson, the Auckland member of the New Zealand Selection Committee, to this effect to-day. He did not state the reasons for his decision, but it may be presumed that, in view of his having been out of the game for the greater part of this season, he considered that he could not reach his best form in time for the match. It is understood, however, that Caughey will be available for selection for the Second and Third Tests, to be played at Christchurch and Auckland, on September 4 and 25 respectively. Springbok Team TO PLAY TO-MORROW. WELLINGTON, August 5. The following is the Springbok team to play Wellington:— . Backs: Brand (captain), Turner, Williams, Hofmeyr, White, Van der Vyver, De Villiers. Front row: S. C. Louw, Lotz, Jennings. Middle row: Van Reenan. Van den Berg, Bergh, Strachan. Back row: Watt. COMBINED PROVINCES TEAM.

The following combined team to meet South Africa at Blenheim on August 18 is announced by the selectors (Messrs G. Fawcett, Marlborough, W. A. Reed, Nelson, and Spencer Smith, Golden Bay-Motueka) Full-back: Reed (G.8.-M.). Three-quarters: Barton (M.). Lunn (G.8.-M.), Busch (N.). Five-eighths: Brinsden (N.). Kotua CM.). Half-back: Mellish (M.). Forwards: Craig (N.), McLean (N.), R. . Woolley (M.), McDonald (M.), Roberts (M.), M. Woolley (M.), Fleet (N.), Drummond (N.). Emergencies: Backs, Costello (NJ,

O’Rourke (M.); forwards. Soane (N.), Hippolite (M.). Arrangements are being made for the team to assemble in Blenheim on Monday, August 16, and in the afternoon a game will be played against a Marlborough side at Lansdowne Park. I