RUGBY TEAMS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17570, 22 June 1925, Page 8

RUGBY TEAMS.

TO PLAY ALL BLACKS. THIRD TEST PROSPECTS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. A us. & X.Z. Cable Association. (Received June 22, 1 p.n%) SYDNEY. June 22. The New South Wales team to oppose the All Blacks in the third test will be:— Full-back—A. W. Ross. Three-quarters—O. Crossman. or Jameson, E. Reid. Morrissey, Smith. Five-eighth—W. George. ■Half-back —Snell. Forwards—Breckenridge. Bryant, 11. Laycock, C. Fox. Shaw. T. Smith, K. Tarleton, E. Y. Ritchie. The New South Wales team in the Newcastle match is:—Fullback, Ross: three-quarters. Crossman. Reid, Morrissey, Smith: five-eighths, Anderson: halfback, Snell: forwards, Thorn, Bryant, Breckenridge. Fox, Baber, Davis, Blackwood and Erby. The New South Wales team for the third test is almost the same in the backs as that which played in the second test. Bondfield, however, goes out of the three-quarter line to make room for Crossman or Jameson. Changes in the forwards arc that Breckenridge, Bryant and Shaw replace Thorn, Erby and Riquey. Thorn, the captain, was injured on Saturday. Morrisev, the three-quarter, is a New South Wales rep. cricketer. It does not look at present as if Elvy will play again for New Zealand on the present tour. He was injured in the irjatch against Sydney Metropolitan.