Tauranga Representatives

Tauranga Representatives, c. 1898
Mounted albumen print by F.W. Edwards, Auckland
Image courtesy of Tauranga Heritage Collection, Ref. 0104/10

This team photograph is of Tauranga’s rugby representatives and although it is not dated it is likely to have been taken around 1898 as many of the players are mentioned in reports of rugby matches in the Bay of Plenty Times.

The names listed are (left to right):
(Standing, Back row) S. Darragh (Wing Forward), A. King (Forward), A. Mathias (Wing Forward), D. Brown (Forward), G. Brown (Forward), Taikato (Forward)
(Seated, Middle Row) Mr C. Hulme (Hon. Sec.), A. Matheson (Threequarter), J. Jordan (Forward), I. Vercoe, Capt. (Five-Eighths), D. Thom (Threequarter), J. Cook (Half-back), W. Darragh (Line Umpire)
(Seated, Front Row) H. Asher (Forward), J. Peter (Forward), Kauku (Forward), R. Hoyte (Full-Back).