Rangi Chase played his early rugby for the Huia club in the Taihape area, located in the Whanganui province.

In fact he was the only back showing representative form… he made several tricky openings for Taihape, but lack of support of the right type brought most of them to failure”.

Chase was the one star in the [Taihape] maroon backs on Saturday, and the fact that he played so well for a losing team justified the selectors in placing him in the representative side for yesterday’s match”.

Late in the match a kick went behind the Bush side and “Chase tore into the opening and made a dive at the ball just as H. Wolland went back to force, the referee awarding the Wanganui centre a try”.

He failed to muster with the other players for practice prior to the match against the Australians and the “Big Three” stood him down and called on Dave Jones (Kaierau)”.

The Whanganui Chronicle said “Rangi Chase played a brilliant game for the red and blacks and undoubtedly won the match for his side.

[38] Three days later Huia beat Hautapu 22 to 0 with it said “this match was a triumph for Rangi and Tommy Chase, who played with perfect understanding and were always a thorn in the side of the opposition.

[40] It was reported on 2 June in the Whanganui Chronicle that the Taihape Rugby Union secretary informed their weekly meeting that “Rangi Chase had received a tempting offer to play League football in Auckland and was considering the matter.

[47] The New Zealand Herald said he was “a fine type of player, Chase did some brilliant work on attack, running strongly and straight and showing ability in making an opening.

In addition to Hemi, the Manukau side also included New Zealand internationals Puti Tipene Watene, Jack Brodrick, and Angus Gault.

[52] The Fox Memorial championship then resumed with round 8 matches and Rangi once again found the try line, scoring twice in a 31–11 win over North Shore Albions.

Their fine understanding of each other’s play was a feature, and the seemed equally at home at second five-eights and centre when they elected frequently to exchange positions”.

[54] Rangi had been playing in the five-eighths with Tommy, but in their 17 July, round 10 match with Newton Rangers he moved into the centres to give Wilson, a Bay of Plenty recruit, a chance in the backline.

[58] Due to his outstanding form in his short time in the game Rangi and Tommy Chase were both selected in the New Zealand trial between the Probables and Possibles.

His splendid all-round play must have impressed the New Zealand selectors, as he is included in the fifteen players to train for the first test on Saturday against the Australians”.

[65] Rangi Chase was then selected in the centre position with Puti Tipene Watene at fullback, Ces Davison on one wing, and Brian Riley on the other.

[67] The first test was played at Carlaw Park before a crowd of 20,000 and saw Australia run out narrow 12–8 winners after the scores were tied at 6–6 at half time.

[71] Australia elected to make several changes to their first test side and New Zealand Māori ran out comfortable 16–5 winners despite being hampered by injuries during the match.

The New Zealand Herald said that “the two Chase brothers combined nicely behind the scrum, while Broughton and Rata, on the wings, both handicapped by want of the ball, tackled and defended soundly”.

He was chosen in the centre position by selectors Bert Avery, Hec Brisbane, and A. Renwick, with Clarry McNeil and Brian Riley on the wings and Jack Smith at fullback.

[90] The Herald said that “Chase played an impressive game at centre, but the test, however was not severe” with the rest of the North Island side being totally outclassed across the field.

A short time later “McNeight and McLeod … dribbled through, and Chase gathering it, beat Conlon to score again”, the conversion gave New Zealand 12–8 lead.

[108] The Referee newspaper in Sydney echoed those words saying “Tittleton and Chase in the centre seldom got an even break in attack, due primarily to the inability of five eighth W. P. Brimble to get them on the run”.

[111] After the match Chase was pictured with Ray Brown at Central Station in Brisbane where they were about to depart on the Wallangarra mail train to play Tamworth.

In the first half “there was a fine handling burst in which Brimble, Hemi, Kay and Chase took part to carry the game into the home 25.

Rangi Chase himself “disclosed a nice eye for an opening and wonderful ability to take the gap or change the trend of play”.

[125] In a season summary in the New Zealand Herald it was said that “a lot of credit must go to J. Hemi and R. Chase, at centre three-quarter, the latter being the most-improved player in the code”.

At the end of the season it was mentioned in the Auckland Star that Gregory from Rotorua had “filled the big gap caused by R. Chase dropping out of the game”.

The Wanganui Chronicle stated “Rangi Chase, the well-known New Zealand representative league player wants to be reinstated to rugby according to information which Mr. W. Pine, a member of the Taihape Rugby Union, supplied to the Union at a meeting of the management committee… “Rangi Chase is now a married man living in the Taihape district and he informs me that he wishes to be reinstated, and has no intention of playing league again”, Mr. Pine said.

[136] The New Zealand Rugby Union advised in June “that the application for reinstatement of Rangi Chase (Taihape) had been considered and declined”.