MAORIS V. WELLINGTON

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10295, 2 June 1919, Page 7

MAORIS V. WELLINGTON

GOOD MATCH EXPECTED TO-MORROW.

At 2;45’ p.m. to-morrow the Rugby,- r& pj-csentativcs of tho ■ finest battalion In the New Zealand Expeditionary Force Will''stop out at the Athletic-: Park to meet : Wellington's first representative fifteen of the season. The Maoris stowed n, magnificent side on the ploying fields of England, Franco; and Egypt, ntul although not so strong;this. Reason are. still a• fine"combination after their four matcho3 on tho present tour. Two

notable absentees are Kaipara (killed in action;, the North Island iive-eigiiths, and French (lost an arm), the best forward the Maoris possessed. Two fine players in Captain Vercoe and Captain ,j. H. Hall, the famous North Island representatives, are playing to-morrow, and Weilingtonians will bo surprised to learn that both are South African war veterans- The Maoris are not playing a wing-forward, tho scrum consisting of seven men, with two halves, and as the Wellington selectors have chosen a winger, the result should he interesting. Tie teams are as follow; —

Pioneer Battalion—Full-back, Corporal Edwards; three-quarters, Lieutenant H. Wilkensou, Lieutenant W. Barclay, Sergeant ■ Jlapu; five-eighths. Sergeant F, Barclay and Sergeant R. Rodgers; halves. Lieutenant .H. Jacobs, Captain E.’Vercoe; forwards. Sergeant Tui Carroll, Private P. Tapihana, Captain J. H. Hall (lock). Lieutenant J. Ormond, Corporal Tirihi, Lieutenant A. Auhana, and Corporal Te Uiupu. Wellington—FUU-baok, Csayland (Poneke); three-quarters, McArthur (Poneke), Corner (Petone), Holey (Athletic); five-eighths, E. Roberts (Athletic), Algar (Poneke); half-back, Pollock (Poneke) ; wing-forward, Gair (Oriental); forwards, Bruce (Selwyn), Albert Parker (Petone), T. Beard ('Varsity), Patou (Athletic), Taylor (Poneke), Ryan (Athletic), Marks (Poneke). Emergencies— Backs: Jackson (’Varsity).- A. Thomas (Petone); forwards: Devine (Poneke), Kent (Selwyn).