SPRINGBOKS v. NEW ZEALAND

Patea Mail, Volume XLV, 16 September 1921, Page 2

SPRINGBOKS v. NEW ZEALAND

THE THIRD TEST interest is being taken throughout the Dominion in the Third Test Football match between the Springboks and New Zealand which takes place at Wellington to-morrow. A largo contingent is expected to attend from the' South Island whilst special trains will convey a large nuyibcr from all parts of die North Island. A special train will leave Patca shortly after midnight tonight and will carry a goodly number of local enthusiasts who have signified their intention of seeing the match at all costs. They will rcurn by a special train leaving Wellington to-morrow night at 5.35. Both the All Blacks and the Springboks have been training hard at their respective quarters and a game that should live long in football history will undoubtedly be witnessed. The manager of New Zealand team states that his men. will go onto the field as fit as it is possible to make them. Twenty of the Springboks arc in training but several of these are suffering more or less from injuries received during the present tour. However in spite of this fact they should bo able to put a strong team into the field. The following arc the probable teams. NEW ZEALAND. ) Full-back: Kingston. Three-quarters; Siddolls, AT. Nicholls, Steele. Five-eighths: Ifwerson, Fea. Half: Roberts. Wing-forward: Beilis. Forwards; Fletcher, Fogarty, McLean Moliitt, Richardson, West, Turnbull.. SOUTH; AFRICA. Full-back; G. P. Morkel. ‘Three-quarters: Van Heerden, Meyer, Strauss, Zeller. / Halves; J. P. Michau, De Kock. Forwards: Boy Morkel,. Van Rooyan, Du Plessis, Walker, Mellish, Moestert, Royal Morkel, Scholtz.