John Cleaver, right, breaks from the back of the Papanui pack to cover the Linwood scrum-half, Ken O’Brien (No. 7), in the premier rugby league match at the Addington Show Grounds last Saturday. Although at loose-forward for his team, Cleaver was not wearing the listed No. 13 jersey. Instead, officials were notified of a programme change and Cleaver went on to the field in No. 15. No-one, in fact, wore the devil’s number for Papanui. It seems that the club temporarily retired that jersey after the dismissals of the two previous wearers, Gary Taie and Bruce Mayell, in matches on successive week-ends. This time, the match proceeded smoothly, more so for Linwood, which won, 13-8.
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115John Cleaver, right, breaks from the back of the Papanui pack to cover the Linwood scrum-half, Ken O’Brien (No. 7), in the premier rugby league match at the Addington Show Grounds last Saturday. Although at loose-forward for his team, Cleaver was not wearing the listed No. 13 jersey. Instead, officials were notified of a programme change and Cleaver went on to the field in No. 15. No-one, in fact, wore the devil’s number for Papanui. It seems that the club temporarily retired that jersey after the dismissals of the two previous wearers, Gary Taie and Bruce Mayell, in matches on successive week-ends. This time, the match proceeded smoothly, more so for Linwood, which won, 13-8. Press, 13 June 1984, Page 34
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