MAORI TRIAL TEAMS

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1008, 26 June 1930, Page 18

MAORI TRIAL TEAMS

PRELIMINARY FOR MATCH WITH BRITAIN PRACTICE NEXT WEEK Press Association WELLINGTON, Today. The following teams will take the field in the Maori Possibles v. Probables trial match to be played in Wellington on July 2 as a preliminary to the selection of the Maori team to meet Britain in Wellington on July 9: PROBABLES Fullback: M. Johnson (Manawhfnua) ; threequarters, J. Ruru (Hawke’s Bay), W. Jonfcs (Auckland), W. McKay (Poverty Bay); five-eighths, C. Hohaia (Taranaki), E. Howell (Pov'ertv Bay); halfback, W. Harrison (East Coast); wing-forward, R. Bell (Southland); forwards, Toby Robinson (Canterbury), Tom Robinson (Canterbury), W. Wilson (Hawke’s Bay), W. Reside (Wairarapa), J. Manihera (Canterbury), J. Leach (East Coast), John Gemmell (Hawke’s Bay). POSSIBLES Fullback, W. Turei (Auckland); threequarters, R. Watson (Taranaki), R. Pelham (Wellington), H. Phillips (Marlborough); five-eighths, IC. Ropata (Marlborough), Tui Robinson (Taranaki); halfback, W Parata (Manawhenua); wing-forward, M. McDonald (Marlborough); forwards, S. Gemmell (Hawke’s Bay), Wanoa (Hawke’s Bay), T. Manning (Canterbury), M. Kahu (Auckland), "Ike Katene (Taranaki), W. Pine (Wanganui), M. Rika (North Auckland). Reserves. —Back, P. Howell (Poverty Bay); forwards, J. Walker (Wairarapa), R. Oxley (Wanganui). T. Reid (East Coast). G. Nepia is not available for inclusion in the trial game’s teams as he will be in Christchurch for the second test. He will be available, however, for the match with Britain.

Mr. Kingi Tahiwi, representative of the Maori Advisory Board on the Nov/ Zealand Rugby Union, lias been appointed to manage the team. J