Larry Moore and Harry Barsdell students of Whakatāne’s Trident High School were picked to trial for the Balmain Tigers and Cronulla Sharks Australian League teams in September and both have been selected as part of the 25 member under 16 Cronulla Sharks team. They each have a 12 month contract and will relocate to Australia. Larry Moore says that if it wasn’t for the NZ Māori Rugby League Rangatahi Tournament in Rotorua they would not be in this position.

Kua tohua ētahi tokorua no te kura tuarua o Taoroa hei kaitākaro mo te tima whutupōro riiki o ngā mako o Ahitereria, ko Larry Moore rāua ko Harry Barsdell i haere ki ngā whakamātautau i te marama o Māhuru, ā, i tohua rātou mo te tiima mako mo ngā kaitākaro kei raro i te tekau ma ono tau te pakeke. Rāua tahi i whakawhiwhia ki ngā kirimana mo ngā marama tekau ma rua, hei tā ngā kōrero mai a Larry Moore, ki te kore e tū ai te whakataetae whutupōro riikii rangatahi Māori ki Rotorua e kore rawa rāua e tae ki tēnei taumata