National Ki o Rahi selection

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By Frank Neill

Wainuiomata K o Rahi player Reihana

Te Rauna has been selected in the New Zealand secondary school team. Reihana won his selection following his outstanding performance for Wainuiomata High School’s Wharekura team at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Championships in Rotorua.

The New Sealand Secondary Schools team will play the New Zealand M ori Secondary School team in Rotorua during Labour weekend. There will be some family rivalry in the match, too, as Reihana’s father, M tauranga Te Rauna, is the coach of the M ori team.

Mr Te Rauna is the head teacher of Wainuiomata High School’s Te Kura Matua o Wainuiomata.

The Wainuiomata High School team played very well at the New Zealand tournament, which concluded on 14 April.

Following the first day of play they were ranked number one. However they lost their semi-final match and finished the competition in seventh place.