All Maoris from north
All '22 members of the New Zealand Maoris rugby league squad to play in the Pacific Cup tournament next month have been drawn from provinces in the code’s northern zone.
The small contingent of Wellington representatives who took part in the trials at Ngaruawahia on Sunday failed to find favour, and Canterbury’s nominees apparently lost any chance of selection because they gave priority to the Rothmans encounter with West Coast at Greymouth. Eleven of the players who assisted the Maoris to win
the first cup contest in Papua New Guinea two years ago have been retained — Pesa Sua, Harry Waikai, Warren Rangi, Eddie Orchard, Ray Harris, Dennis Key, lan Bell, Pop Raihe, Murray Netzler, Rick Muru and John Wilson. Because present internationals were not considered, there are only three Kiwis in the squad. Dennis Key was a wing in one test against Australia in 1969 and has since settled in to scrum-half, John Wilson is now a specialist prop after World Cup experience at full-back in 1972, and Josh
Liavaa was in the New Zealand second-row in Australia in 1975. The squad, from Auckland unless otherwise stated, is.—
Backs: R. Tamihere, D. Uluave (Manawatu), N. Rollo, C. Morgan (Waikato), J. Leuluai, P. Sua, W. Rangi (Waikato), H. Waikai (Waikato), R. Harris, J. Knuckey (Taranaki), D. A. Key. Forwards: M. Netzler, R. Muru (Waikato), N. Aspin, P. Raihe (Waikato, captain), J. Wilson, E. Orchard (Bay of Plenty), J. Liavaa, T. Tolea, R. Tiananga (Hamilton), I. Bell, K. Jenkinson.
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Press, 17 August 1977, Page 38
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