[1][2] Alec (Snowy) Morris played rugby for Poneke and had represented Wellington in 1911.
He played for Poneke right through the junior grades and in 1914 was reported as having already spent 14 years at the club.
He played them a third time in an 'Olympic' fundraiser match but only a small crowd turned out owing to war have just broken out.
He later switched codes in July 1918 after falling out of favour with his club selector just weeks prior to being selected for the New Zealand rugby league team.
He then played in the match between Wellington and Australia in which the home team were thrashed 93-5 with Morris scoring a try and kicking a goal.