FINAL RUGBY TEST

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 726, 27 July 1929, Page 1

FINAL RUGBY TEST

BOTH TEAMS SELECTED FOR MATCH GREAT INTEREST SHOWN (United P.A.—By Telegraph — Copyright) SYDNEY, Friday. The All Blacks returned to Sydney today, accompanied by the Queensland members of the Australian team for tomorrow’s test match, which is creating tremendous interest. Nepia has again been admitted to hospital. The indications are for fine weather tomorrow for the match. Mr. A. V. Mayne will be the referee. The teams will be as follow: NEW ZEALAND Fullback. —Tuck. Threequarters.—Grenside, Stringfellow, Hook. Five-eighths.—Carleton, Lilburne. Halfback.—Leys. Wing-forward.—Porter. Forwards. —Kiveli, Snow, Rika, Sontag, McWilliams, Reid, Cotterill. The reserves are Cundy, Steere, Mahoney and Palmer. •Oliver and Dailey were chosen this morning to play, but acting on medical advice neither will play, and their places will be filled by Carleton and Leys. AUSTRALIA Fullback.—Westfield. Threequarters. McGhie, Towers, King, E. Ford. Five-eighths.—Lawton.

Halfback.—Malcolm. Forwards. —Breckenridge, A. Ford, Ives, Hamalainen, Finlay, Thompson, Bonis, Cerutti. TEAM’S MISFORTUNES

Discussing the misfortunes of the team this evening the manager, Mr. J. McLeod, said the All Blacks had a good chance of turning the tables on the Australians. He deeply regretted that there had been so much sickness and so many injuries. The tour was eventful on that account. He had, like the players, felt the cold severely. He never again wished to experience such cold as was felt in Melbourne. He found the sunshine in Sydney and Brisbane glorious, but the nights in both capitals were extremely cold. It was quite unlike the cold weather in New Zealand, he added.

Nepia will remain until tbe team returns, in order to benefit by the sunshine.