RUGBY FOOTBALL

Grey River Argus, 20 June 1947, Page 6

RUGBY FOOTBALL

R. Stoop (Hokitika) will replace W. Amberger (who is suffering from an injury to his thumb) in the West Coast team to play Buller on June 28. The emergency back will be R. Olsen (Grcym'outh). TEAMS FOR SATURDAY Blaketcwn seniors.—Morgan, Nelson, Walsh, Lines, Benyon, McLean, Roberts, Walsh McKendry, Webster, Panther (2), Smith, Hagan, Tomlinson, Thurlow. Blaketown fourths: Dawson (2), Marshall, Graham, Rooney, Preston, Curtain, Leitch, Holmes, Absalom, Henderson, Scott, Dow, Walton and Ranger. SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR AUCKLAND, June 19. If the All Blacks do nto tour next year, it will be the greatest disappointment South African sport has ever had. This is the opinion of the South African Association team, which arrived from Sydney to-day. They said South Agrica was going right ahead with its plans in anticipation of the New Zealanders’ tour, 1

and it. was the principal sporting topic of the Union.

One of the team's managers, Mi? M. Taylor, said: “So- far as South Africa is concerned, visits by Ausiralian and English teams are all very well, but it is the tests of strength between the All Blacks and South Africa that really count.” A South African pressman with the team said: “The tests between New Zealand and South Africa are for the Rugby championship of theworld. The other Rugby countries just don’t count.”