ALL BLACKS.
TEAM SELECTED. MATCH WITH FRANCE. GREAT INTEREST DISPLAYED. BY CABLE— PBESS ASSOCIATION —COTYBIGHT. PARIS, Jan. 13. The All Black team against France on Sunday will he: Full-back —Nepia. Three-quarters —Svenson, Lucas, and Steele. Five-eighths—Nicholls, Cooke. Half—Mill. W ing-f orward —Porter. Forwards —Donald, Irvine, M. Brownlie, C., Brownlie, Masters, White, Richardson. French Rugby enthusiasts are storming Toulouse in readiness for Sunday’s match, All Blacks against France. All the reserved seats in the stadium, which accommodates 30,000, 1 have been booked up, and the hotels are turning away applicants. Special detachments of police and troops have been detailed to cope'with the traffic. The All Blacks were enthusiastically received at Toulouse. The New Zealanders’ exhibition on Sunday has created a tremendous impression all over the country. The French Rugby authorities are seriously contemplating the adoption of the New Zealand formation next Sunday. The team is in excellent condition, and Nicholls will probably be available.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 15 January 1925, Page 5
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153ALL BLACKS. Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 15 January 1925, Page 5
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