Western News: December 20, 2016

WESTERN NEWS Tuesday December 20 2016 15
Hornby Panthers duo up for awards
• By Gordon Findlater
TWO HORNBY Panthers have
been made finalists for major
awards at next month’s New
Zealand Rugby League awards.
Jordan Riki is a finalist for the
under-16 domestic player of the
year, while Tevin Arona is up for
the domestic player of the year.
Arona, 21, has been a star
player for both the Panthers and
Canterbury Bulls since returning
to Christchurch two years ago
after a stint in Australia with the
Canberra Raiders.
The scrum-half helped lead the
Panthers to a grand-final appearance
and was also named in the
New Zealand Residents team.
“Getting to play for my
country was one of my proudest
moments. Going into camp with
the residents team was a great
experience,” said Arona.
His efforts saw him picked up
by the Warriors recently. Arona
is currently in Auckland training
with the NRL team’s New South
Wales Cup side. He will return to
Christchurch for Christmas before
returning to Auckland with
the goal of making the squad for
the 2017 season.
Riki, 16, was the standout
player for the South Island Scorpions
at the national under-17
tournament in October. He was
named tournament MVP after
helping the team to a second
place finish.
SPORTS
The second rower was also the
MVP at this year’s under-16 New
Zealand Rugby League performance
camp in Rotorua.
“I went there last year as a
15-year-old and at the end said,
‘I would love to get one of the
awards one day.’ That was my
goal going into it this year and
everything panned out,” said
Riki.
Recognition of his talent hasn’t
only come from within New
Zealand. Riki was noticed by
an agent two years ago and was
soon picked up by the Brisbane
Broncos. He has recently signed
a new three-year deal with the
NRL club and will make the
move to Brisbane following his
final year at Christchurch Boys’
High School.
Riki has also proven handy
in the 15-man game. His first
experience with the oval ball
was in union with Burnside as a
four-year-old, before his parent
moved him to league because of
his build.
“A lot of parents were complaining
because I was a bit too big and
rough. My mum actually had to
take down my birth certificate to
prove how old I was,” said Riki.
YOUNG STAR: Jordan Riki (above) scored two tries during the under-16 New Zealand Rugby
League performance camp in Rotorua. While Tevin Arona’s performances on the domestic
front have seen him pick up a pre-season contract with the Warriors.
He then joined the Riccarton
Knights before moving to the
Panthers.
Riki was part of a combined
Panthers and Halswell Hornets
team that won this year’s under-18
Canterbury club grandfinal,
defeating the Papanui
Tigers 50-6.
Riki has also returned to union
since his first stint as a youngster.
This year he played a handful
of games at No 8 for the
Christchurch BHS first XV
before deciding to concentrate
on league. However, he’s planning
on giving the defending
UC Championship team another
crack during his final year of
school in 2017.
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