ALL BLACKS.
THE SECOND TEST. ELVY FIT AGAIN. By Telerraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Aus. & X.Z. Cable Association. SSI (Received June 19, noon.) SYDNEY. June 19. The third test between the All Blacks and New South Wales will be played on Tuesday next instead of Wednesday as originally intended. The teams for the second test on Saturday are: i new South wales. : Full-back—Ross. Three-quarters —Crossman, Reid, Mor3ssey, Smith. Five-eighth—George. 1 lalf-back—Snell. Forwards—Thorn, I-aycock, Rigney, s t'X, Shaw, Erby, Tarlton, Smith, Ritchie. One forward is to be omitJted. NEW ZEALAND, f Full-back—Harris. I Three-quarters—Elvy, Blake. Wise. Five-eighths—Matson, Johnson. I lalf-back—Wright. Forwards—Donald (wing), Lomas, .Kirkpatrick, Finlayson, Righton, JKnight, Walters, Dickson. From the above it will be noted with satisfaction that Elvy has recovered from the injury received on Wednesday. He is again wing three-quarter, with Blake, of Hawke's Bay, centre, and Wise, of Otago, on the other wing! These players were all in the first test. In fact, the backs are the same again all-round as on that occasion. ' hanges in the forwards are that 1\ alters and Knight replace Archer and M'Nablt looks as if the New Zealand selectors learned a sharp lesson from the defeat by Metropolitan on Wednesday. THE CASUALTY LIST, Fer Press Association. M ELLINGTON, Tune 19. The New Zealand Kugbv Union has been advised from Svdnev that T. M Nab has undergone an operation fir appendicitis. Elvv and Archer are suffering front injuries which ntav keep them out of action for the rest ‘of the tour. (As Elvy has been selected to plav to-morrow it looks as if he has recovered.)
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17568, 19 June 1925, Page 11
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