All Blacks Glad Of Few Days' Spell

Northern Advocate, 4 August 1949, Page 4

All Blacks Glad Of Few Days' Spell

PRETORIA, Wed.—The All Blacks were fortunate that the railway smash in which they were involved did not occur on the eve of a midweek match. This incident upset their travelling schedule between Salisbury and Pretoria, and they were 12 hours late in arriving at Pretoria.

However, their next match does not take place until Saturday, so that they will still have a useful few days’ spell. All the players need this, as, although none were injured in the smash, several had nasty shakes and a certain amount of nervous reaction set in later. The Otago forward Willocks, landed on his shoulder when thrown from his bunk. This later gave him trouble and may affect his preparation for the second test. CATLEY’S 100 GAMES Catley will have taken part in 100 first-class Rugby matches when takes the field on Saturday against Northern Transvaal. He had 03 such games to his credit when the tour began. Allen and M. P. Goddard were the only other players with a prospect of reaching a century of first-triass games on this tour, having 88 and 86 to their credit, but a broken wrist spoiled Goddard’s chances. Allen has had nine games on this {our, bringing his total to 97, and with nine games left he should reach the century. When he registered his brilliant try on Saturday against Rhodes_ia, Scott brought his total in 11 matches to 33 points, which have been scored by all possible sources—namely, one try, seven conversions of tries, six penalty goals and one field goal. Scott has played in most games, followed by Henderson. McNab, Harvey Skinner and Simpson, ten each, and Elvidge, Allen, Crowley, Kearney and Grant, nine each. IMPPRESSIVE WINS Northern Transvaal which will play the All Blacks on Saturday, has not been beaten this season, and has had some impressive victories. A week ago it only just managed to beat Eastern Province bv five to nil. The Northern Transvaal team is:— Fullback, Viviers; threequarters, Symington, Mostert, Esterhuizen, Lourens; halves, Brewis Dutoit; front row, Berry, Jordaan, Bekker; middle-row Strydom, Barnard, Vandeventer, Vandermerwe; back row, Dinklemann. Four of this side, Brewis, Jordaan, Strydom and Vandermerwe, played in the first test, and five others Mostert, Dutoit, Batnard, Vandeventer and Dinklemann, played in the Springbok trials. PERSONAL...

Viscount Althorp, aide-de-camp to the Governor of South Australia, Lieu-tenant-General Sir Willoughby Norrie, arrived by Tasman flyingboat yesterday afternoon for a month’s holiday in New Zealand. With him was Miss Rosemary Norrie, the Governor’s eldest daughter. They were met on arrival by the Viscount’s sister, Lady Anne Wake-Walker. The Viscount, who is 25 years of age, has been aide-de-camp to the Governor for the past three years. While in New Zealand, Viscount Althorp and Miss Norrie will spend a few weeks at the Chateau and at Mt Cook. They are both keen skiers. Mr H. W. R. Black, headmaster of the Taumarunui District High School, has been appointed to the inspectorate attached to the Maori schools branch of the Education Department. He will be stationed at Auckland and will take up his new duties at the beginning of the third school term this year. Members on both sides of the House of Representatives yesterday paid tribute to the memory of the late Rev. J. K. Archer, of Christchurch, who recently resigned his appointment to the Legislative Council and whose death occurred shortly afterward. The House placed on record its high sense of the faitnful services given to New Zealand by Mr Archer, and offered to his widow and family its sincere sympathy.