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Telegraph Messengers Rugby League Club
The Telegraph Messengers Club was a rugby league club in Auckland, New Zealand which existed from 1916 Auckland Rugby League season, 1916 to 1919 Auckland Rugby League season, 1919. They competed in the Auckland Rugby League lower grade competitions. They were initially affiliated to the Ponsonby Ponies, Ponsonby United club before amalgamating with the Maritime Football Club during the 1920 season. They were composed of telegraph messengers for the Post and Telegraph organisation hence their name. History 1916 formation and debut season On May 8, 1916 “the Telegraph Messengers Club wrote nominating a team for the sixth grade, and the secretary was instructed to make the necessary arrangements for affiliation”. The Observer newspaper said that they were “messenger boys”. They were affiliated with the Ponsonby Ponies, Ponsonby United club which was common for lower grade teams when forming. Ultimately they entered a Fifth grade team and played their first match against Gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1916 Auckland Rugby League Season
The 1916 Auckland Rugby League season was the 8th year of the organisation. All grades were dramatically affected by players enlisting in the war efforts. Prior to the commencement of the season it was stated in the management committee meeting that 487 players in the Auckland district alone had committed to the war effort. Teams were filled with older players and juniors. The Otahuhu senior team as was noted at their committee meeting featured “only three men eligible for military service..., and these were all registered and waiting to be called up. Of the remainder, six were married men with families, two were permanent force men, and four were under military age”. Despite this attendances were still good, with the mid season match between City Rovers and Grafton Athletic at Victoria Park attracting 3,000 spectators. While the Round 7 fixtures at Victoria Park drew the same number of spectators and 4,000 attending the round 8 matches. All the gate takings were donated to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
