SIDELINES

Press, 26 June 1987, Page 20

SIDELINES

CANTERBURY’S 75th anniversary celebrations have prompted the Kaiapoi Rugby League Club to have a reunion of its own. On the week-end of August 7 and 8, players and officials of the club’s 1964 squad ■ will gather to recall the first season in which Kaiapoi participated in premier football. It was tough going for the newcomer, but wins over Marist and Sydenham were achieved before the club competition was completed. The reunion will be attended by Kalapoi’s president in 1964, Bob Sincock, and the first coach, Jimmy Stewart, manager, Doug Shearer, and captain, Barry McConnon. It was McConnon who kicked the two goals in Kalapoi’s 4-16 loss to Papanui in Its debut AMONG THE MANY punters who made money on the All Blacks’ victory in the World, Cup was the Minister of Tourism, Mr Mike Moore. He bet the French Minister of Trade, Mr Michel Noir, 2H francs (SNZSS) that New Zealand would win, and intends to collect the money when next in France. “We all knew . the All Blacks were the best in the world; now the world knows as well,” he quipped.

WE WERE in error earlier this week when we said that Colin Williamson was only the second man, after Peter Jeliyman, to score 1000 points in Christchurch senior rugby. Two others have achieved the feat: Bernie Stewart (Marist) and Richard Wilson (Christchurch and Merivale). Their careers both began in 1972, with Wilson finishing in 1981 and Stewart in 1982. Wilson scored 999 points for Christchurch and topped 1000 the following year when he played his final season for Merivale. His career total was 1072 and Stewart’s 1087.