SPRINGBOKS AT DUNEDIN.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13653, 10 September 1937, Page 5

SPRINGBOKS AT DUNEDIN.

SECOND EDITION

FIT BUT TIRED.

TEAMS FOR TO-MORROW’S MATCH.

Electric Telegraph,—Press Association DUNEDIN Sept. 9. The Springboks arrived at Dunedin this evening to play the thirteenth match at the New Zealand tour against Otago on Saturday. They were received informally by the mayor and the president of the Otago Rugby Union. Dr. Arnold Perry. who played ter Otago in tho match against the 1921 team. The manager, Mr P. W. Day. said that liis team was thoroughly fit. There had been, no further casualties and players injured early in the tour had made a good recovery. “Invercargill was the turning point of the tour,” he said. "The players are very tired and they «ill not he sorry to lie botnen ard bound.”

There is every indication that conditions will be very much to the Springboks’ liking on Saturday. After a spell of dry weather Carisbrook is very fast and a fine day is all that is needed to make the tourists feelcompletely at home. Following are the teams:— Springboks: Brand; Turner. Williams. Hofmeyer. Babrow, Eochner; Van der Vyver ; Craven: Bergh ; van Reenan. Bastard, du Toit. van den Berg; M. Louw, Lots. Jennings. On* three-quarter is to be omitted. Otago: J M. Taylor; U. Werner. K. Park. R. Mahoney: D. Trevnthan, D. Murray; rf_ Simon; C. Qua id W. Laney. G. McDonald ; A. Parkhill J. Mahoney; R Neiper. L. Niven ; F. Green.