NICHOLLS EXCLUDED

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 19, 17 August 1928, Page 5

NICHOLLS EXCLUDED

THE TEST CAME. ‘ITAGTICAL BLUNDER” .] DROPPED FOR JCfHNSON. SPRINGBOKS JUBILANT. n.:i , - TEAM FOR TO-MORROW. United Pr©s s Assn.—By Electric . Telegraph Copyright. (Received IKK) «.x«.) . PORT ELIZABETH, August 10. The New Zealand test team is; Lindsay Rohiliiard, Carleton, Ox en sid e Johnson, iLllhume • f ' < ' i Dppley / ’■Stewirti, Swaiiiy, Hatley, M. Brownlie. Alley, Finlayson, Haslett, McWilliams. < The only change .‘rc.m the sec- • " ond test slide is the inclusion of IJihidTne ns first five-eighths. H, would appear that a tactical; hlumkii- has been made hy the Selection Committee in exChiding Nicholls. In the lasi three games he has given the best exhibition of .flyer eighths play on the tour. He staged a fine'comeback, yet he has been (implied for Johnson, who in his last three matches has gone oil. v JOHNSON FOR DEFENCE. Johnson has played only one game at second five-eighths on the tour and , that wa s a poor exhibition. His- defence is always sound, and it would appear that it is on that’ quality.he has been chosen.,--.; Robilliard, who has not shown his true form once on the tour, has heefl put in ahead of Lucas, who, has been playing good football.- • It is plain that the hacks have "been chosen A>r their ability on defence rather than for good attack. There are no surprises among the forwards. The pack is probably the nbest that the New Zealanders can field. There was rejoicing in the Spring-- ‘ bok camp when it was learned that Nicholls wa s not playing in the test.-' ‘ 'morkell surprised. Gerhard Morkell, the famous 1921, Springbok full-back, writing in the journal “Outspan” said it was beyond his comprehension why Mark - Nicholls was left out of interna-. Itional mathces. The Springbok team, will he: — Tindall v-ell Dejongh, Rousseau, Van de West--. huizen./ Brand, Bennie Osier. De Yilliers Mostert, "Daniel, Nel Boy, Louw, Yandruten, Oliver, Pretorius, Dutoit. ■ The. Springbok selectors notify that the team i s liable to changes in the event of wet 'weather. WHATis WRONG WITH SLATER? The greatest surprise is the omission sdf Slater as. wing three-quar-ters. In a trial match yesterday, he was outstanding. He showed himself to be a brilliant scoring mail. ! V Dejotigh- the new wing, previously represented Western Provinces, but ‘ he did not impress at practice. Dutoit, Louw, and Oliver are three vigorous young forwards, averaging fifteen stone. y Evidently itheir inclusion indicates that the Springboks are concentrating on obtaining possession from the scrums. All the 'backs are Western Province players who know each others’ play intimately.—Special to Press Assn.