FINAL TEST.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 1 September 1928, Page 5

FINAL TEST.

SEATS SOLD FOR £4 10s.

GREAT PUBLIC INTEREST.

ANOTHER MATCH ARRANGED

(Special .to Press Association). CU-PETOWN, Aug. 3-1

As the day of the Test arrives enthusilasm becomes intense and interest swells. Considerable trafficking is being done in Test tickets, as- much as £1 10s being demand and paid. Special trains are arriving from all •over the country, and it is expected the Johannesburg record for a crowd will be broken. Both teams have- finished training and are fit. Harvey will play lock for the All Blacks, whose- team is sis previously announced. Mr V. H. Nesiser will be referee.

It has been decided to play a match against a -sidefrom Capetown and Stellenbosch Universities. The game will be -played under New Zealand rules and refereed by one of the All B-laeks. The Ceramic. leaves on Thursday at daybreak so the match will be played on Wednesday. The Western Province Universities are the nursery of South African football and provide 52 per cent, of the Springbok players.

CRITICISM OF PLAYERS

OBJECTION BY HAiWiKE’S BAY UNION.

(By Tekgniph—Press A>sociation.) NAPIER, Aug. 31

An inquiry into certain allegedly unfair Press criticisms of some members of the All Black team at present in South Africa -is to be urged up-on the New Zealand Rugby Union by the Hawke’s Bay Union. Mr N. A. McKenzie -introduced the subject at a meeting to-night when he expressed the opinion that the New Zealand union should take some notice of the reports, which he said were biased and a reflection on certain members of the team. The manager of the team should have supervised the -reporta before- they came 1o New Zealand, and any -spiteful reference should have been deleted. Air T. Fletcher,- a member of the New Zealand union, agreed with Mr' McKenzie, regretting that players should be criticised behind their backs. Ho did not think the criticism came from the reporter who- went a.wny with the team. The worst- criticism came from an Auckland source, and was wired round the country. He thought the union should sub-edit reports-. _ The trouble arose from personal criticism from private sources. Mr Fletcher thought the Hawke’s Bay union’s motion would strengthen j the New Zealand union in any effort to stop unjust criticism of players not! here to protect themselves. j