THIRD TEST MATCH.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17885, 13 September 1921, Page 6

THIRD TEST MATCH.

TEAMS .IN TRAINING*

SPRINGBOKS' "GRIEVANCES.

THE MATCH WITH THE MAORIS. [Br TKLEGRAPH.—OWX COSK.ESPOJTDEJTT. ] WELLTNGTON. Monday. The players from whom the All Black team for the third test match are to be selected, were hard at work to-day, in the training quarters at Days Bay. A reporter visited the training ground this morning, and found 'the men showing excellent form. They were being practised to acrum work, line-outs, and passing rushes, and were being coached by the experienced old hands who are in charge of the training.

A line of basis swept backwards and forwards across the ground, passing with machine-like precision. The trainers were testing the scram organisation, and making certain experiments that may produce results next Saturday. The Springboks .were also training today. They have established themselves outside Wellington, and have put into training 20 men, from whom 'the team will be selected Friday night or Saturday morning. The men in training are: —Backs: G. P. Morkel, Van Heerden, Meyer, Zaller, Clarkson, Strauss, J. P. Michau, and De Cock. ForwardsW. H. Morkel, Ellis, Kruger,/ Van Rooyen, Du Plessis, Walker, Mellish, R. Morkel, EL Morkel, Mostert, Schultz, and Piennaar. Several of these men are suffering from slight injuries, but they are expected to be fit by the end of the w|eek. The South Africans appear to be a little sore about the mismanagement of

the Nelson trip. They consider they were put to a quite unnecessary amount of trouble and .fatigue and their manager, Mr. Bennett, is of opinion thai his protest was fully justified. It appears, htrwever, that the Springboks bald a grievance about another matter before they reached Nelson. This matter wae the match against the Maoris at Napier. The viators ctrme from a country where the colour line is drawn very clearly, \ and their acquaintance with New Zealand baa not been sufficiently long for them to understand the status of the Maoris in this country. It is a pity that such a point should have to be raised, but the South Africans are indicating their opinions in no uncertain terms. They did not want to play the Maoriß, and they did pot like the game when they got into it.