Annual Meeting Of White Star Rugby Club

Grey River Argus, 20 March 1947, Page 8

Annual Meeting Of White Star Rugby Club

There was a large attendance ol players and supporters of the White Star Football Club at its annual meeting on Tuesday. It was decided to grant the Police Youth Club permission to use the club’s gymnasium. Remits to be forwarded to the Buller Rugby Union included an insurance scheme for all players, and a suggestion that town teams be granted a percentage of the gate takings of town matches. The election of officers resulted as follows. —

Patron: Mr. T. Murphy; president: Mr. L. Eddy (re-elected); secretary: Mr. L. Martin (re-elected); delegates to 8.R.U.: R. Hansby, J. Connolly, R. Hawes; management committee: T. Scanlon, J. Connolly, H. Merron, J. Colvin, ’t. Hansby, D. Bateman, N .Comerford, A. Eddy, R. Hawes, V. Rayner, J. Colvin, B. McEnaney, D. Bateman; auditor: T. Brown; vicepresidents: Mesdames A. G. Colvin, R. Brown, Messrs W. Jenkins, R. Curragh, S. Colton, M. Durkin, S. Spencer, F. Higgins jnr., A. Jackson, J. P. McEnaney, O. Prince, J. Lambert, R. Hansby; coaches: R. Hansby (senr), A. Ellis (jnr), N. Comerford and L. Martin (third grade); club captain: A. Hansby. New members elected were: R. O’Callaghan, C. Iramy, G. Ridden, J. Lawe, G. Rogers, R. Peak and H. Peak.

In his annual report, the president said that although the senior team did not win any competitions, they played good football and moulded into a well-balanced side which was at all times treated with respect by other senior teams. Attendance at training was poor, there being room for much improvement on training evenings. He congratulated R. Hawes, J. Alexander, T. Hansby, J. Taylor, M. Taylor, M. Ryan, J. Stewart and T. Coyne on gaining representative honours.

The juniors, after a poor start, rallied and became a really good side. They were unlucky not to come out on top agaihst the crack Rover side on more than one occasion. The club had some very promising players. The juniors were fortunate in playing two visiting teams at Westport and also journeying to Hokitika to take part in games there.

A. Ellis as coach was to be commended for his keenness. He congratulated G. Parkinson, A. Walsh, L. Kearns, J. Colvin and G. Williamson on representing the club in the Buller juniors. He concluded his report by expressing the club’s deepest sympathy to the Scanlon, Holliss, O'Callaghan, O’Neill, Colvin, Ellis, McHerron, Dennehy and Eddy families, who had suffered bereavements during the year.