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Parnell Rugby League Football Club
Parnell Rugby League Football Club were a rugby league club in Auckland. They competed from 1918 Auckland Rugby League season, 1918 (though more officially 1921) until 1930 Auckland Rugby League season, 1930 before amalgamating with City Rovers at the start of 1931. They represented the Parnell, New Zealand, Parnell suburb in inner Auckland. History 1918 Tentative start Although the Parnell club did not officially form until 1921 Auckland Rugby League season, 1921 they did in fact compete in the 1918 Auckland Rugby League season, 1918 season, fielding two teams. Their sides were in the 4th and 6th grades. Prior to the start of the season they asked the Auckland Rugby League if they could affiliate with Grafton Athletic, Grafton. It was decided to leave the arrangement to the Grafton club. The reason Parnell had asked to affiliate was that they had been late to register as a club. Parnell then tried to affiliate with Newton Rangers. The Auckland Star in reporting on the matter wrot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1918 Auckland Rugby League Season
The 1918 Auckland Rugby League season was its 10th since its inception in 1909. It was again severely affected by the ongoing war with several hundred players serving overseas and 44 killed who were named in the annual report. North Shore Albions withdrew from the competition early in the season and on other occasions teams played short-handed. There was also a truncated representative program with only a trial match and one full Auckland rugby league team, Auckland representative match versus Canterbury rugby league team, Canterbury, which was played at the Auckland Domain in front of 10,000 spectators. The senior grade featured six teams. Ponsonby Ponies, Ponsonby United won their second consecutive title with an 8-win–1-loss record. Ponsonby then travelled to Christchurch to play Sydenham for the Thacker Shield and they won 11 points to 0. City Rovers won their second Roope Rooster title with a 6–3 win over Maritime following their first win in 1916. Senior games still regul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
