PAEROA RUGBY

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 54, Issue 32620, 12 September 1945, Page 5

PAEROA RUGBY

MATCHES ON SATURDAY GAME WITH PONSONBY OTAHUHU TO PLAY ALSO A meeting of the management committee of the Paeroa Rugby Union was held in the Labour Party Rooms on Monday night, the chairman, Mr D. G. McMillan, presiding. Others present were Messrs J. J. Hill, G. Master, L. Gloyn, R. Harris, A. Lindsay, W. F. IF. (Faber, B. Kelly, R. L. Darley, H. Grant, F. Craig, K. Dean and the secretary, Mr A. Bradburn. It was decided to donate £5 to the Eden Football Club to assist in. the payment of their expenses for their visit to Paeroa. The following matches were arranged. for .’Saturday:— (Ponsonby v. ipaeroa, senior representatives 1 , .No. 1 at 3.0 p.m. Manager Mr IG. Masters. Referee, Mr H. Grant. Otahuhu v. Paeroa Colts, No. 1 at 1.30' p.m. (Manager, Mr A. McCollum. Referee Mr A. Ripley. Thames Valley iPrim’ary School Representatives (winners of the Roller Mills Shield), v. Waikato Primary School Representatives, Vancouver Cup challenge, No. 1 at 12.30 p.m. Manager, Mr R. Harris. Referee Mr F. Craig. OPEN TYPE FOOTBALL TEAM FROM PONSONBY “Our boys are very fit and keenly looking forward to the trip. So far we are undefeated in the championship round and our bright, open type of football is greatly admired and appreciated by public here,” stated 1 a letter from the "secretary of the Ponsonby Football Club to the secretary of the Paeroa 'Rugby Union in supplying the names of players l who will be visiting 'Paeroa on .Saturday. The (Ponsonby team will be:—Fullback, J. Cameron; three-quarters, C. (Stewart, C. Kingstone, R. Finlay; fiveeighths, >P. McKay, IG. Hook; forwards, J. (Mcßae, B. Johnson, B. Gardiner, J. Gunning, G. Burke, A. Taygencies: Forwards, A. Boyd, EsUrß lor, T. Te iPuni andi M. Menzies. Emergencies: Forwards, A. Boyd, ■S'chiscbka, Sheehan. (Backs, Hamill, Menzies. PAEROA COLTS TEAM TO PLAY OTAHUHU The Paeroa Rugby Union’s Colts, to play Otahuhu at Paeroa on Saturday will be as under: — A. P. Cassrels; R. Adams, J. Bax, G. Vuglar; G. Alley, W. McKain (captain); V. McCallum; S. Locke, R. Neil, K. Locke, R. Finlay, IG. Kemp, C. McGregor, G. Masters, C. Bax. Emergencies.—Backs: M. Bax, W. Barraclough, N. Pariti. Forwards: L. Cooper, A. Finlay, J. McCrea. HIKUTAIA WIN JUNIOR KNOCK-OUT Playing at Hikutaia on Saturday in the final of the Paeroa Rugby Union’s junior knock-out competition, Hikutaia defeated the third grade representatives by 12 points to three. Mr Southwick was the referee. VISIT TO WHITIANGA UNITED BEATEN 14 TO 6 The United Football Club journeyed to Whitianga and played the Bay team last Saturday. Through the absence of C. McKain, W. Harrison, G. Laverick and P. Oram the team lacked penetration and had to play on the defensive for the greater part of the game. The Bay team played a clean and fast game, scoring three tries, one converted and a penalty, winning by 14 points to six. United’s points came from two tries by Ed. Short. * WEST BEATEN MATCH .WITH COROMANDEL The West Football Club’s senior team played at Coromandel on Satur day, being beaten by Coromandel by 18 points to nil. .