Pupuke Rugby League Club

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Pupuke
Club information
Full namePupuke Rugby League Club
ColoursRed
Founded 1917
Exited1917;107 years ago (1917)
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Ground(s)
  • Takapuna
Competition Auckland Rugby League

The Pupuke Rugby League Club were a rugby league club which existed briefly in 1917 and competed in the Auckland Rugby League competitions. They were based in Takapuna on Auckland's North Shore in New Zealand.

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1917 season

On May 17, 1917, the Pupuke rugby league club was granted affiliation with the Auckland Rugby League at their weekly management meeting. [1] They entered a single team in the 3rd grade competition. The Observer newspaper reported that “Takapuna is the latest recruit to Northern Unionism. Forty-three lads there have formed a club to be known as the Pupuke Club. One team has been entered in the third grade competitions to play in all red jerseys”. [2]

Their first match was against Newton Rangers at 3pm on May 19 at Takapuna with the referee Mr. F. Tyson. There was no result reported in the newspapers for the match. [3] During the following week it was reported that W.E. Thorpe had transferred to the club from Newton. [4] They then played City Rovers on May 26 and lost 5–12. The Auckland Star reported that McGirr scored their try and Thorpe converted it. [5]

They then lost to North Shore Albions on June 2 by 6 points to 0 before registering their first win, over North Shore rivals Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers by 5 points to 0. [6] During the week their team list was published in the Auckland Star newspaper and was as follows: Adams, Quedley, Creamer, De Piua, Warinan (captain), Stewart, Henderson, Thorpe, Dunn, Brown, Gibbons, Sheriff, Holmes, Patrick, Brunton, and Moseley. [7] They were scheduled to play North Shore again on June 23 but there were no matches played due to poor weather. Their 5th match was eventually played, against North Shore after being rescheduled for June 30. They lost by 11 points to 5. [8]

There were very few results reported over the remainder of the season. They played matches against Northcote on July 7, City on July 14, North Shore on July 21, and City once again on July 28 with a 28–0 loss. Their last competition match of the season and ultimately ever, was against Northcote on August 11. As this was beyond the end of the championship matches it is possible that this was a rescheduled match from earlier in the season. Then on August 23 the Pupuke club wrote a request to the Auckland Rugby League to play a fancy costume match “in aid of the Navy League” and permission was granted provided the match was under the supervision of officials from the league. [9] The events of the match were not reported.

At the start of the 1918 season it was reported in the Auckland Star that the club was scheduled to have their team weighed in on Thursday, April 18. However they ultimately never entered a team in any grade and they thereafter ceased to exist. In 1921 later a Takapuna team was entered into the competition and competed until 1925 though this was a new team with no obvious links to the Pupuke team from the same area. [10] [11]

Pupuke Team Record (1917)

The season record for the most senior men's team in the club.

SeasonGradeNamePlayedWDLPFPAPDPtsPosition (Teams)
1917 3rd GradePupuke101041551-362Approximately 3rd of 6, 5 scores not reported.

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References

  1. ↑ "Meeting Of Executive". New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16542. 18 May 1917. p. 7. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "League Football". Observer, Volume XXXVII, Issue 38. 26 May 1917. p. 10. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Third Grade". Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 117. 17 May 1917. p. 2. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Executive Committee Meeting". Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 123. 24 May 1917. p. 2. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Third Grade". Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 126. 28 May 1917. p. 7. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "Third Grade". New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16562. 11 June 1917. p. 7. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "Pupuke". Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 142. 15 June 1917. p. 2. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "Under League Rules". New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16580. 2 July 1917. p. 3. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "Meeting Of Executive". Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 202. 24 August 1917. p. 2. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "Auckland Rugby League". Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 86. 11 April 1917. p. 10. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "The Auckland League". New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17726. 10 March 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
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