TRIBAL MATCH

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 650, 30 September 1933, Page 4

TRIBAL MATCH

TE ARAWA AND WAIKATO TO MEET AT ARAWA PARE \ . STRONG CUP CHALLENGERS A close and exciting display 0f Rughy is anticipated at Arawa Park this afternooU when.Te Arawa tribal ■team will meet the Waikato Maori challengers for the Tainui-Maniapoto Cup. Although T-e Arawa has developed into a solid combination since the cluh retumed from Taranaki with the cup earlier in' the seas'on, to-day's challengers are expected to he the strongest team it has.yet met in the cup series of match'es) and it will he no easy task to retain possession of the trophy. Included in the personnel of the visiting team are -many well known footballers of no mean standard in the Waikato and.- the team has the appear ance of proving one of the best representative sides which has visit-j ed Rotorua for some years. I However, with 'probably only onej more ehallenge in view for ith'e pre-l sent season, T-e Arawa will be makincj every effort to retain its- unbeaten re-| cord and hold possession of the cupl until next year. " 1 The two teams are as follows: — 1 Te Arawa | Full-back, B. Hataraka; three-quar-l ters, E. Hohapata, M. Howell, Gra-j ham; five-eighths, E. Howell, P. How-| ell; half, H. Potaka; breakaway, L.I Mackie; second row, T. Whiteley, B.I Heke, T. Raymond, P. Taiajpa; frontl row, J. Te Ngaio, M. McRae, A. Solo] ' mon; emergency hacks, T. Waerea! H. Hamiora; forwards, Cooper, n! Hulton. | Waikato S Full-back, W.' Savage; three-quar! ters, J. Wilson, T. Te Mete, Jim Wiri! •hana; five-eighths, R. Jackson, hI Kara; half-hack, A. Jackson. Por! wards: A. Tore, D. Nath'an, M. Tua! M. Koroheke, Watene, A. McDonald! B. ,Abraham and A. Carnachan. EmB ergencies (hacks): J. Ake, J. Hira! (forwards), T. Aperahana, N. Poi! hakina and A. Hopa. ■ As a curtain-raiser, at 1.30 p.m* interesting football should also b witnessed between the Rotorua junio representatives and a State Fores team. Both sides play good footha and a fine, open game should resul '