PROVISIONAL TEAM

Taranaki Daily News, 17 October 1935, Page 5

PROVISIONAL TEAM

ALL BLACK CONFERENCE CHANGES STILL POSSIBLE FAILURE IN THE SCRUMS UNWILLINGNESS TO PUSH By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. ■, London, Oct 15. After a three-hour conference the All Black team for to-morrow’s match against Glasgow and Edinburgh at Glasgow was announced provisionally, changes being possible. It was decided to give Mahoney a try out instead of Best. The team will be:— Full-back: Gilbert. Three-Quarters: Hart, Mitchell, Brown. Five-eighths: Solomon, Griffiths. Half-back: Corner.

Forwards: Pepper, Hore, Lambouni* Manchester, Collins, King, Mahoney, McLean.

The Daily Mail says there is only one conclusion from the failure in the scrums; that is that the New Zealanders are not a . patch on their predecessors. The county and border forwards, not to mention Swansea’s pack, gained supremacy over the All Blacks. The chief faults are high packing'and inability or unwillingness to push. The All Blacks spent the afternoon in a motor trip to Loch Lomond and inspected the liner Queen Mary. McLean cabled Thomas (Auckland) congratulating' him on his inclusion in the university team to visit Japan and similar cables were sent Tricklebank and Wild (Wellington) by Ball and Sadler. . Five members of the team, including Manchester and Oliver, have been invited during the next visit to Wales to spend the week-end with Viscount Bledisloe.

Manchester has received a letter froip Mr. J. E. Lovelock in which the athlete hopes the side will have an enjoyable and successful tour.

The All Blacks are not over-confident regarding to-morrow’s game against Glasgow and Edinburgh. There are some fears that the Scottish backs may prove too good.