OTAGO TEAM

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27384, 9 May 1950, Page 8

OTAGO TEAM

Match With British Side ELEVEN INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS The Otago team to meet the British Isles Rugby side on May 20 in the fourth match of the visitors’ tour was announced yesterday by the selectors —Messrs C. K. Saxton, A. £. Marslin and R. Nieper. Every player in the side has appeared in Ranfurly Shield games for Otago in the past two years, eight toured South Africa with the All Blacks and three others played for New Zealand against Australia. The forwards are a strong and weighty combination of internationals, averaging just on 14st 4£lb. The only members of the team who have not played for New Zealand are C Moore, R. H. Bell, L. S. Haig and A. R. Haig. L. S. Haig played for a New Zealand fifteen against the Combined Services. BACKS Full-back: G. J. T. Moore (University A), 13.2. Three-quarters: W. A. Meates (Maniototo) 12.10, C. Moore (University A) 12.4, R. H. Bell (Pirates) 13.2. Five-eighths: R. R. Elvidge (Union) 12.2, second; L. S. Haig (South Otago) 12.12, first. v „„„ Half-back: A. R Haig (Dunedin) 12.2. FORWARDS Front-row: R. A. Dalton (Pirates) 14.7 N L. Wilson (Zingari-Richmond) 13.7| K. L. Skinner (Pirates) 14.12. Middle-row: J. R. McNab (South Otago) 14.0, H. W. Wilson (Maniototo) 14.12, L. R. Harvey (Vincent) 14.12, W. A. Lunn (Vincent) 14.2. Back-row: P. A. Johnstone (Taieri) 13.11. The captain and vice-captain have not yet been appointed.