Te Puke V Tauranga

Te Puke Times, 27 June 1933, Page 2

Te Puke V Tauranga

The following team has beeti chosen to. represent Ta Puke against Tauranga in a match fof the Parata Cup to be played next Saturday at Tauranga i Potaka Mc&eniSie, liaslatn, McNaUghtoti Farmer, Corbett Dunlop Whiteside, Jones, Barker T. Raymond, Wibklife P. Webber, Webster, Joybe Emergehcies—Backs I Arthur* Whitburn • Forwards I fifiDgi* Sparks. Very litfcla fault can be found with the above team. The forwards.are a good all-round lot and while a little criticism may be levelled at the backs it. must be admitted that the selectors have picked a fairly strong team, McNaughton’s inclusion as wing three quarter may cause a little heart-burning but he has pace and, is strong, not only in attack, but in defence. Potaka’s strong points are his nippyness and scoring ability and at full he is to a oertain extent wasted. Had he been placed at centre three* quarter and another selected 6a full-back it would possibly haVe been an improvement. Haslam ift sura but is inclined to be s!os, Howe Var, tho galbe on Saturday will be a guide with regard td future matches. , An A hud B Junior ihat’ch was played hn Saturday in view of the mutch ftpinet the T&Ur&hfr

juniors for the Shalfoon Shield on Saturday and in the evening the following team was selected to represent Te Puke : Potene. Hini, Godber, Butcher Walters, Cooney Capon Smith, Merriman, Harris Hini, Clark Johnston, McCullough, Jackson Emefftencies : Keys, Hotene, C. Jackson,' A. Gordon. Matamata defeated Tauranga seniors on Saturday by 34 points to 6. Tauranga juniors were also defeated by Matamata juniors by 21 points to nil. We have received from Mr Pat Wihapi a list of forwards, with a description of each man’s play,' whom he considers should be selected in the representative team, but as this has already been chosen we cannot make use ot his contribution.