ALL BLACKS.

Northern Advocate, 4 June 1924, Page 5

ALL BLACKS.

FULL TEAM CHOSEN. FOUETEEN BACKS TO GO. A .REPRESENTATIVE SELECTION. WELLINGTON, This Day. The New Zealand selection committee has completed the choice of the 29 All Blacks to represent New Zealand in the Rugby tnur of Australia, Britain and France. Th , . , selection includes fourteen backs and fifteen forwards, and Mr S. S. Dean goes as manager. The names of the.chosen players are as follows: —

ITINERARY OF TOUR

BACKS. - Nepia (Hawko's Bay).— Hart (Tarannki). — F. Lucas (Auckland). — A. Cooko (Auckland). - M. Iv.icholls (Wellington). ~ .7. Steel (West. Coast). *- Robilliard (Canterbury). — Brown (Taranaki). — Svenson (Wellington)- — C. Badeley (An -Wand) — McGregor (Canterbury). — Pacwai (Hawse's Bay).— Dallcy (Canterbury). — Mill "(Hftwke's Bay). _ FORWARDS. Munro (Canterbury). "~~ ■ Q. Donald (Wairarapa). — Cup])les (Bay of Plenty). *- West (Taranaki). — Masters (Canterbury). — Porter (Wellington). —

M. Brownlic (Hawke's Bay). -» Irvine (Hawke's Bay). ■-— C. Brownlic (Hawke's Buy). - J. H. Parker (Cantemury). — B. McCleary (Canterbury). — White (Southland). — Richardson (Southland). — R. Stewart (South Canterbury).— Harvey (Wairampa). •«-•

September l.'< —Devon. September 17—Cornwall. September 20—Somerset. September 124 —Gloucestershire. September 27—W;, 1 es. October I—Wales. October 4 —Leicester. October S—North Midlands. October 11—Cheshire. October 15 —Durham. October 18—Yorkshire. October 22 —Cumberland. October 25 —Lancashire. November I—lreland1 —Ireland (International). November 3—Xorth of Ireland. November <S—Northumberland. November 12 —Cambridge University. November 15 —London. November 20 —Oxford University. November 22—Wales. November 21)— Wales (International). December ?> —Wales. December (> —East Midlands. December 10 or 11 —Warwickshire. December IT—.Combined Services.

Between December 17 and 26 the team will play two matches with France, and on December 2f> will ploy London. January 3 —Engb.rd (International).

HIGH TRADITIONS. WILL BE MAINTAINED. TEAM EQUIVALENT TO 1905. WELLINGTON, This Day. Mr E. MaeKcnzic, representing the Management Committee on the Selection Committee, considers that fooi;ball as the selectors have seen it is satisfactory. After travelling through the Dominion he is of opinion fhat the play to-day compares favourably with that of 1905, more particularly as far as the forwards are concerned. He believes that the inside backs chosen will dispel.the idea that we have none. If Kugby has improved at Home it will have to be. improved relatively to dispose of our new team. The Selection Committee lias done good work, done it conscientiously and honestly, and is confident that the players will uphold the Dominion's high traditions. —Press Assn.

PROBABLES v. POSSIBLES

COLOURLESS EXHIBITION.

WELLINGTON, This Day

In the final match, Probables v. Possibles, the former won by 10 points to •8. The game was played in miserable -vveather, on a-greasy ground, before •about 7000 spectators. It was a colourless exhibition-an'l provi<ii*<l "little opportunity for judging flip , merits of 'the players. '* For 'tlio winners Brown, McGregor 'and West scored tries, Nopiti converting two. Bailey. gt>aled from a mark. For .the-losers Turpin and Robilliard scored, O , Regan converting-' one try. Paewai injured dm , of liis shoulders in ' the first spcll-'-aud' had to retire. His place was taken by Cooke. Svenson did not play ami Hail appeared instead. —Press Assn.

N.S. WALES MATCHES

VISITING PLAYERS CHOSEN.

WELLINGTON, This Day

The following New Zealanders have been chosen to play In New South Wales:—Nepia, Hurt, Lucas, Brown, Svenson, Cooke, M. Nicholls, C. Badcley, McGregor, Dalley, Mill, "Porter, Irvine, McCleary. Munro, Harvey, Masters, G. and M. Brownlie, J. H. Parker, White, Richardson and Cuppies.—Press Assn.