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1922 Auckland Rugby League Season
The 1922 Auckland Rugby League was the 14th in its history. There were 68 teams playing across the various grades. City Rovers won the first grade championship for the 5th time, with Ponsonby winning the Roope Rooster for the 2nd time. City Rovers also defended the Challenge Shield, warding off efforts from Petone, Tongariro, and Huntly to lift it from them. Bill Davidson set a record for points scored in an Auckland club rugby league season with 116 for City Rovers. He and his brothers Ben and George between them scored 186 of City Rover's 339 points which was also a competition record for a team in a single season. City scored a further 19 points in the Roope Rooster competition and 85 points in their 3 Challenge Shield matches for 443 points in all official games. It was an incredibly busy year for the Auckland representative team. They played more matches than some club teams had played in earlier seasons with ten matches in total. There was also an Auckland Provincial te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland Rugby League
The Auckland Rugby League (ARL) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It is responsible for rugby league in the region, including both club and school rugby league. It began in 1910 when the first season of club league in Auckland occurred. The first match was a practice game between Newton Rangers and Ponsonby United at Victoria Park which Ponsonby won 17 to 15. The first full club season was in 1910. The Auckland Rugby League was once recognised by England's Northern Rugby Football Union as New Zealand's governing body for the game of rugby league. In 2009, the ARL celebrated its centenary. Club competitions Auckland's premier competition is the Fox Memorial Shield. This has been contested since 1910. Senior Competition The Fox Memorial competition for 2022 has been shortened due to covid. It will be played over 13 weekends following a later start date (May 7). There will be 2 sections with 10 teams in each. The top 6 te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Shore Albions
The North Shore Albions were a rugby league club based on the North Shore of Auckland in Devonport, New Zealand, Devonport before moving to Bayswater at a later time. They formed in 1909 and folded in the early 2000s due to a lack of playing numbers. At the start of the 1920 Auckland Rugby League season, 1920 season they were renamed Devonport United when they amalgamated with the Sunnyside club. It was proposed at the merger that they be known as North Shore Albions but Sunnyside objected and the name of Devonport United was chosen. In 1937 Auckland Rugby League season, 1937, 17 years later at their annual general meeting they decided to revert to the name "North Shore Albions" as they had been commonly referred to as "shore" for many years. Chairman H. Mann made the proposal and it was adopted by the club. Aside from Northcote Tigers, Northcote and Birkenhead Ramblers they were the only club on the North Shore at that time. They closed their doors in 2005. The only remaining cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Littlewood
Inglis Ivan Irwin Levers Littlewood (20 October, 1902 – 26 July, 1951) was a rugby league player who represented New Zealand for the first time in 1925. In so doing he became Kiwi 181. He also represented the Lower Waikato, South Auckland (northern Waikato), and Auckland representative rugby league teams from 1919 to 1927. Early life Ivan Littlewood was born on 20 October 1902 in Taupiri, in the Waikato region of New Zealand. He was the son of Sarah Jane and Frederick Walker Littlewood. Ivan was the second youngest of twelve children with 8 older sisters; Mary Esther May, Ruby Ethel Wardlow, Laura Mabel Hamilton, Ivy Eleanor Muriel, Alice Eliza Pearl, Gladys Evelyn Elsie, Eileen Frances, and Bertha Margaret, a younger sister; Ada Dorothy Winifred, and two older brothers; Frederick Henry Carlton, and Albert. His father Frederick died on 26 May 1914 in Taupiri. Playing career Waikato beginnings Ivan Littlewood began his playing career in the Waikato region. The first record o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Grey
Eric Charles Grey (1 May 1895 – 2 May 1977) was a New Zealand rugby league player. A , Grey represented Auckland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national team in 1920. He played two test matches for New Zealand against England. In 1921 he played for Maritime against City Rovers in the first ever game on Carlaw Park Carlaw Park was a multi-purpose stadium in Parnell, a central suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It neighboured the Auckland Domain's Northern end. It was primarily used for rugby league and had a peak spectator capacity of around 28,000 in the 1 ... and kicked the first goal on the ground. In 1922 Maritime changed their name to Athletic. Grey was something of a drop goal specialist and in 1922 alone he kicked 5 for Athletics when in some seasons there were none kicked in the club competition at all. His son, Ian Grey, also played rugby league for New Zealand. In 1923 Grey transferred to the Ponsonby United team. He played for them in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Paki
George Paki was a New Zealand international rugby league player. He debuted for New Zealand in 1921 and became Kiwi number 151 in the process. He also played for New Zealand Māori rugby league team and an unofficial New Zealand Māori rugby side which toured Australia and New Zealand in 1913. Early life George (Hori) Paki was born on June 16, 1893, in Huntly, Waikato. His father was Hori Kerei Paki, and his mother was Raukura Paki (née Matena). He had 2 brothers and 6 sisters; Ngaurupa, Wetere, Huatahi Turoa Brown, Rangiatea, Te Atawhai, Pitongatonga Marama Nancy Te Paki, and Mere Nutana Te Paki. Playing career Rugby Union beginnings In 1909 aged 16 Paki was chosen for the final Huntly representative match of the season against Taupiri at Taupiri. He was named to play in the five-eighth position. In 1909 Paki played for the “Kia Ora (native) junior” team in the Lower Waikato competition. He made 6 appearances in their backline, in the fullback and three quarters positio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alf Townsend
Alfred Charles Townsend (23 January 1900 – 26 September 1973) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played for New Zealand in 1928, as a during the era of contested scrums. Playing career Townsend originally played for the City Rovers in the Auckland Rugby League competition. In 1921 he represented Auckland in a match with Canterbury in Christchurch. He later represented the North Island in 1925. Midway through the 1927 season he moved to Otago for work reasons and joined the City Rugby League Club there. He represented Otago between 1926 and 1929. He also represented the South Island, thus becoming one of the few New Zealand league players to have played for both islands. In 1928 he represented New Zealand against Great Britain, in the 3rd test which New Zealand lost 6-5 in Christchurch becoming Kiwi #199. He had been in the reserves in the 1st and 2nd tests. He continued to play off and on for City until 1932 as he was also refereeing a l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bert Laing
Henry Bircher "Bert" LaingLAING, Henry Bircher (Bert) 1919, 1921, 1925 - Kiwi #113 ''nzleague.co.nz'' (1893-1963) was a New Zealand player who represented and . His brother, |
Neville St George
Robert Neville St George (2 July 1897 – 27 October 1980) was a rugby league footballer. He represented the New Zealand rugby league team in 2 test matches in 1925. In the process he became the 178th player to represent New Zealand. He also represented the North Island and Auckland representative side. St George played his club rugby league in Auckland for the Marist Old Boys side initially before moving to Devonport United (North Shore Albions) where he spent most of his career. Early life Robert Neville St George was born on July 2, 1897, in the Auckland suburb of Papatoetoe, New Zealand. While his first name was Robert he went by Neville for much of his life, reverting back to Robert later. His parents were Lillian Neville, and Robert Montgomery St George. Robert Sr. had been born in Papakura, Auckland, in 1874 and Lillian had come to New Zealand as an infant and lived in Onehunga, Auckland. Lillian died on October 12, 1916, aged 42 when Neville was 19 years old and his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lang (New Zealand Rugby League)
John Henry Lang (1 August 1896 – 29 November 1971) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer. A stand-off, Lang represented Auckland provincially. Lang played for Maritime in the Auckland Rugby League competition from 1919 to 1921. During the 1921 season he applied for reinstatement into Rugby Union but was refused and when he returned to league he switched to the Marist Old Boys club. He was a member of the 1919 New Zealand Kiwis team that played Australia. Lang played in the first test, but did not represent New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ... again afterwards. References 1896 births 1971 deaths New Zealand rugby league players Auckland rugby league team players Maritime Football Club players Marist Saints players New Zealand national ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Stormont
William Stormont (25 August 1898 – 4 June 1925) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand. His parents were John Stormont (1 Aug 1863 – 23 September 1936), a pastry chef and baker, and Annie Stormont nee Brownlie (7 July 1871 – 7 Dec 1944). Playing career Stormont played for Marist in the Auckland Rugby League competition. He represented Auckland and was first selected for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1920 following Aucklands 24-16 win over the touring English team. Stormont was the first member of the Marist club to be selected for the Kiwis. He played in all 3 tests in the #10 prop position against the touring England team in 1920. New Zealand lost the 3 matches 7-31 at the Auckland Domain, 3-19 at Lancaster Park, and 10-11 at the Basin Reserve. Film of Stormont playing for Auckland against the 1924 touring English team can be seen at the Ngā Taonga Sound and vision archive. Military career Stormont enlisted in the New Zeal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarrie Polson
Clarence Percival "Clarrie" Polson was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand. He debuted for New Zealand in 1920 and became Kiwi number 143. Personal life Clarrie Polson was born Clarence Percival Polson on 27 July 1900. His parents were Catherine (Kate) Polson (1860-1938), and Ole (Oliver) Polson (1856-1915). Catherine had been born in Ireland. He was the youngest of 11 children. His siblings were Mary Ann (b.1880), John (b.1882), Maggie (1884), Eliza Jane (b.1886), Dennis Oliver (b.1888), Andrew (b.1890), Eric (b.1892), Arthur Paul (b.1894), Annie (b.1896), and Amelia Gertrude (1899). His brother John was killed in action in 1917 during World War 1. Clarrie's brother Dennis Oliver Polson who also spent 3 years fighting in World War 1 was also involved in rugby league and was the honorary secretary of the Ponsonby United club in the 1920s before his death in 1932. Playing career Rugby union with Ponsonby and Auckland representative team Clarrie Polson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Delgrosso
Frank Delgrosso (3 November 1899 - 29 July 1981) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand national rugby league team, New Zealand. Playing career Frank attended St. Columba's School in Ponsonby. Following school he began playing for the Ponsonby Ponies, Ponsonby player in the Auckland Rugby League competition, Delgrosso was first selected for the New Zealand national rugby league team, New Zealand side in 1921. He made his Test debut against Great Britain national rugby league team, Great Britain in 1924 and went on to play in nine Test matches. This included captaining New Zealand in the second and third Test matches in 1924. He also played for the Auckland Provincial team in 1924 and scored a try in a 13–28 loss. He was part of the 1926–1927 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain, 1926-1927 tour of Great Britain. Delgrosso was also an Auckland rugby league team, Auckland representative and was part of the side that won the Northern Union Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
