SPRINGBOKS TOUR.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 199, 23 July 1937, Page 8

SPRINGBOKS TOUR.

TEAMS FOR MATCH. SELECTION AT AUCKLAND.

Per Press Association. AUCKLAND,. July 22. The exceptional interest in the first match of the Springboks tour of New Zealand was clearly demonstrated at Eden Park to-day when a large crowd watched both the touring and local players training. There was great speculation as to the strength of the team the Springboks would field against Auckland on Saturday. It evident from the team chosen for the match that the Springboks are taking do risks. The teams are as follow SPRINGBOKS.

Full-back: G. H. Brand. Three-quarters: J. Bester, L. Babrow, J. White, D. O. Williams. _ Half-backs: T. A. Hams, D. H. Craven (scrum). Forwards: M. M. Louw, J. W. Lotz, H. J. Martin, L. 0. Strachan, r. J. Nel, W. F. Berg, W. E. Bastard, C. B. Jennings

AUCKLAND. Full-back: R. G. Bush. Three-quarters: J. Dick, A. Prentice, D. Solomon, B. A. Killeen. „ ~ Half-back. W. Frankham. Forwards: T. H. Pearce, W. E. Hadley, C. S. Pepper, T. Lockington, It. K. Hull, W. Lange, R. Anderson, F . Solomon. _ , , Mr A. Thompson (King Country), a former Canterbury and South Island representative, will be referee.

MAORI GOODWILL. Per Press Association. ROTORUA, July 22. Appreciation of the friendly _ sentiments of members of the Springbok team toward the Maori race. when they expressed a desire to meet the Maoris both on and off the playing field, was expressed by Mr H. lai Mitchell on behalf of the Arawa tribe to When the prospect of a Springbok * tour was first announced the Arawa tribe prepared a memorial expressing the hope that a definite statement would be made clarifying the attitude of the visitors toward the Maori people in view of the colour-line prejudices entertained by the South Africans. Mr Mitchell said that lie could say with confidence that the Springboks’ expression of goodwill would be reciprocated in every part of _ New Zealand where Maori communities existed, and that the traditional hospitality of the race would be extended to the visitors whenever they visited these communities. His only regret was that statement had not been made earlier, for if this had been done, the Maori people would have had time to prepare their football representatives to meet such doughty opponents in proper fashion. The South Africans, lie thought, would prefer to meet a properly representative Maori team rather than one brought together at short notice.