N.Z. Herald Photo Mac Herewini scoring a magnificent solo try in the Ranfurly Shield match, Auckland v. Taranaki, last September Mac Herewini, whose photo is on the cover of this issue of Te Ao Hou, comes from Mokai, a tiny mill settlement north-east of Lake Taupo. When he was seven his family moved to Auckland, and for a period of two years in his early teens, he was an apprentice jockey. His career very nearly ended at one stage during this time, when a savage horse reared, threw him and fell on him. As it fell, one of the horse's hooves struck the young boy in his chest. The injury was extremely serious—but if it had been an inch higher, it would certainly have been fatal. At this stage Mac rode at 6 stone, a tiny wisp of a boy. At 5 ft. 7 ins. he still looks pretty small on a football field, but he's now a strongly built 11 st. 4 lb., and once he's in action it's exceedingly clear that his height is no disadvantage to him. Mac worked for a time with his great friend Waka Nathan on meat-boning contracts at the Westfield works, but then he took up drain-digging work. He has his own special machine now, is his own boss, and is doing very well at it. He's also a good tennis player, though there's been less time for this since his marriage, and especially since the birth of his daughter—‘a great little kid’—a few months ago. Auckland Star Photo. N. Z. Herald Photo. Victor Yates (left) and Waka Nathan (right) are both rugged, intelligent and fiery forwards who have proved themselves worthy of wearing the silver fern. They will be a ‘must’ for the English tour.