Ranfurly Shield Rugby – Wellington Hawke’s Bay 1969

RANFURLY
SHIELD
RUGBY

WELLINGTON
HAWKE’S BAY

MCLEAN PARK, NAPIER

AUGUST 30th, 1969

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Page ONE

Chairman’s Welcome

The giants of New Zealand provincial Rugby meet today in what promises to be the match of the season.

Both teams have been carefully nurtured and the public should be treated to a champagne exhibition of Rugby at it’s best.

To the Wellington team and to the Wellington officials we extend a hearty welcome and hope that they and their thousands of supporters will enjoy their stay in the Bay.

May it be a grand game with the best team “bringing home the bacon”.

At this stage, however, I think it is desirable that I should repeat the Hawke’s Bay motto:

“TO HAVE AND TO HOLD”

W. S. BRAMWELL,
Chairman H.B.R.F.U.

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Page THREE

WELLINGTON PEN PORTRAITS

G. F. Kember: One of the finest utility backs in the country. Ideally suited to the full-back game under the new law. Toured Great Britain and France as a utility in 1967.

J. F. Karam: A 17-year-old full-back prodigy. Scored 100 points in his first club season. A Centurion Colts representative last season.

M. O. Knight: Grand club season, scoring record 26 tries in his first year in Wellington Rugby. Toured Australia last year with the All Blacks.

O. G. Stephens: Can be a devastating runner but has failed to reproduce the form which carried him into the third Test against France last year.

G. R. Weinberg: A very resourceful wing three quarter. Deceptive runner with fine centre kick. A former New Zealand Universities representative.

B. L. Hill: A sharp-running midfield back who is a fine servant of his three quarters. Back in representative Rugby after lay-off for studies. Figured prominently in Wellington’s triumph over British Isles in 1955.

R. L. Gray: A robust, long-striding centre whose length of leg belies the sharpness of his take-off.

M. Sayers: Affected by a severe illness during the off-season, has been only a shadow of the player plucked from virtually obscurity for the Inter-Island match last year.

M. Blackburn: Wellington’s “Mr Drop.” A balanced five-eighth with neat hands and unerringly accurate left boot. Played for New Zealand Maoris against the Tongans this year.

I. N. Stevens: One of the brightest half-back prospects in the country. Long passer of the ball and a very dangerous runner. New Zealand Junior representative last season against the Japanese.

R. M. J. Barlow: A tall scrum-half, a consistent passer and also dangerous runner.

A. R. Leslie: Developing as long-shot candidate for South Africa next year. A very heady No. 8 with fine understanding with Stevens close to the line.

W. J. Nicholls: A powerfully-built all-purpose forward. Extremely mobile for his size and a valuable lineout forward towards the back.

G. C. Williams: Very fast and most dangerous going forward. Devastating tackler with uncanny anticipation.

J. H. W. Kirkby: Honest flanker, solid in a supporting role.

R. Guy: Playing the best Rugby of his career. Aggressive lock with great lineout ability.

P. Delaney: Great comeback after year away from representative Rugby. Good lineout forward and a solid, non-stop worker in the tight phases.

R. B. W. Gill: Strong forward, prop or lock.

K. F. Gray: Widely-rated as finest prop in the world today. Has played for New Zealand since touring Great Britain and France in 1963-64.

G. A. Head: Developing into a very strong prop. Completes an all-Petone front row with Gray and Abraham.

T. K. McDonald: Back in Wellington after a year overseas, during which time he played for Scottish Districts against the All Blacks. Very good scrummager.

P. W. V. Abraham: A solid hooker; very honest toiler, dependable around the front of the lineout.

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Page FIVE

Hawke’s Bay Points Scorers this Season

P.   T. C.   D.G.   Pts.
I. R. Bishop   8   –   7   –   38
P. R. Carney   6   –   3   –   24
W. L. Davis   –   7   –   –   21
J. P. Dougan   –   1   –   4   15
M. G. Duncan   –   3   –   –   9
I. R. MacRae   –   3   –   –   9
B. D. M. Furlong   –   –   –   2   6
H. Meech   –   2   –   –   6
H. J. Paewai   –   1   –   –   3
D. G. Curtis   –   1   –   –   3
K. R. Tremain   –   1   –   –   3
R. S. Abel   –   1   –   –   3
M. R. S. Natusch   –   1   –   –   3
D. B. Smith   –   1   –   –   3
Total    14   22   10   6   146

Other Representative Matches

Today: Tonga v. North Auckland, Whangarei; King Country v. Bay of Plenty, Whakatane; Bush v. Manawatu, Palmerston North; Wanganui v. Wairarapa, Wanganui; Nelson-Golden Bay-Motueka v. Canterbury, Motueka; Canterbury v. Buller, Westport; Otago v. Auckland, Auckland; Wellington v. Horowhenua, Levin; Counties v. Thames Valley, Papakura; Waikato v. Southland, Hamilton; South Canterbury v. North Otago, Timaru; Mid-Canterbury v. Combined Services, Ashburton.

Hawke’s Bay’s 1969 Match Record

v. Wairarapa   17 – 14
v. Auckland   6 – 3
v. Counties   17 – 9
v. Wairarapa*   18 – 11
v. Manawatu*   22 – 6
v. King Country *   19 – 16
v. Bay of Plenty 20 – 14
v. Waikato*   27 – 13

Points   146 86

AUGUST

30 v. Wellington   (Napier)*.

SEPTEMBER

6 v. Poverty Bay   (Gisborne).
10 v. North Auckland   (Napier)*.
13 v. East Coast   (Tokomaru Bay).
20 v. Taranaki   (Napier)*.
27 v. Canterbury   (Napier)*.

* Ranfurly Shield.

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“FOURMIDABLE” DAVIS TRIES…

…PLUS TWO, AGAINST WAIKATO

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Page NINE

LOOSE FORWARD FOREVER

By K. R. Hawker

It has often been suggested that if Kel Tremain’s prowess and days as a flanker were fast disappearing, thEn perhaps a lack of pace from yesteryear could readily be compensated for by his playing in a tight forward position.

Tremain has the physique, and ability through his natural Rugby talents to play as, say either a prop or lock.

I put this question to Tremain when he announced his retirement from International Rugby a few days ago and met with a very prompt denial of the point.

I asked him if in fact he had ever been asked to consider the possibility of playing either as a prop or lock.

“No. I’ve not been asked and wouldn’t want to play in either position.

“I started out as a loose forward and that is the way I wanted to finish up.

“I do not think there is much point in trying to bolster up a fading career by changing positions at this stage.

“I played once as a prop (against Victoria during the 1967 Australian tour) but that was only because I wanted to play and not sit on the bank and watch.” Tremain added.

Perhaps Tremain’s admirers were clutching at straws in the hope that their hero’s day of reckoning could be forestalled. Not so Tremain, his decision to stick with the loose forward role is to be admired.

WELLINGTON ’69 MATCH RECORD

Beat Wanganui, 33-0.
Beat Wairarapa, 15-8.
Beat Waikato, 27-15.
Beat Manawatu, 25-6.
Lost Wales, 6-14.
Beat Canterbury, 12-11.
Beat Taranaki, 20-17.
Beat Bay of Plenty, 18-8.
Beat Auckland, 17-13.

Played 9, won 8, lost 1. Points for 173, against 92.

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Page ELEVEN

CURTAIN-RAISER

McLEAN PARK   12.45 p.m.

Hastings Junior
(Yellow and Black)

15   J. Ropata
14   D. August   13   A. Gillies
12   L. Bright
11   J. Pohe   10   R. Lang
9   B. Eden
8   J. Cartwright
7   B. Macklow   6   P. Jones
5   M. McCool   4   D. Strickland
3   B. Keehan   1   P. Ruki
2   B. Horton

Reserves – 16   L. Hercock, 17   T. Watene, 18   K. Schofield, 19   M. Ferris.

Napier Junior
(Black and White)

15   S. Redshaw
14   P. Durham   13   G. Larsen
12   A. Williams
11   D. Glover   10   R. Jensen
9   J. O’Rourke
8   B. Brown
7   I. Grant   6   P. Moroney
5   R. Campbell   4   J. Winter
3   L. Ditchbury   1   M. Dallimore
2.   I. Wirepa

Reserves – 16   I. Morley, 17   M. Kean, 18   S. Little, 19   R. Wiig.

Referee: Mr R. Husheer

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WELLINGTON
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15   G. F. Kember
14   M. O. Knight   12   B. L. Hill   13   O. S [G]. Stephens
11   M. Sayers   10   M. Blackburn
9   I. N. Stevens
8   A. R. Leslie
7   G. C. Williams   6   W. J. Nicholls
5   P. Delaney   4   B. Guy
3   G. A. Head   2   P. W. V. Abraham   1   K. F. Gray

Reserves – 16   R. L. Gray, 17   G. R. Weinberg, 18   T. K. McDonald, 19   J. H. W. Kirkby, 20   R. B. W. Gill.

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(Black and White)

15   I. R. Bishop
14   M. G. Duncan   12   W. L. Davis   13   D. B. Smith
11   I. R. MacRae   10   B. D. M. Furlong
9   H. J. Paewai
8   G. A. Condon
7   J. P. Rumball   6   K. R. Tremain
5   K. K. Crawford   4.   R. S. Abel
3   N. W. Thimbleby   2.   A. Meech   1   H. Meech

Reserves – 16   P. R. Carney, 17   J. P. Dougan, 18   M. A. Thomas, 19   M. R. S. Natusch, 20   D. G. Curtis, 21   M. J. O’Malley, 22   G. T. Wiig, 23   P. D. Pratt, 24   R. L. Stuart, T. Davis.

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Page FIFTEEN

NOT ALL IMPRESSIVE VICTORIES THIS SEASON

This article was written specially for this publication by G. R. David, Sports Editor of “The Evening Post”, Wellington.

Nothing succeeds like success, unless it is excess, and criticism at the Wellington Rugby side this season has been met and countered by the bland reminder that the provincial record in eight matches could hardly be bettered.

Oddly enough, with eight straight wins there is just cause for the critics, none more so than myself, to be silenced. It is true however, that not all the victories have been scored in a impressive or conclusive manner.

Still, you can’t drown a man if there’s no water about and even if there has been an uneasiness about the method of some of the Wellington successes on the provincial paddock the important fact emerges that eight wins in matches isn’t a bad sort of record for starters.

The Wellington strength has undoubtedly centred on the strong, robust and mobile pack with experienced men like K. F. Gray, G. C. Williams, B. Guy and P. Delaney giving impetus to young players who have developed with startling significance during the season.

The loose men of the calibre of W. J. Nicholls and A. R. Leslie, complemented by Williams, have been perhaps the feature of the Wellington forward play and a dominating factor in the supremacy the capital city has enjoyed up front.

The lack of midfield thrust has provoked most of, if not all the criticism of this winter but here one must also balance the circumstances as well as the performances.

Although there have been several promising young fullbacks making bright contributions in club matches, none has matured sufficiently or showed that promise is fulfilment in order to earn a place in the Wellington side.

The selector has been forced, as a result, to call on the versatile G. F. Kember, the lad who went overseas with the All Blacks as a five-eighth and returned as a devilish fine fullback.

Playing Kember as the last line of defence has been rewarding and secure but his absence in the key attacking positions has left a certain brittleness that otherwise would have been strengthened.

Mr A. P. Freeman, now in his sixth season as Wellington’s sole selector, has invariably held to his policy of retaining the same team, despite setbacks.

True, he has yet to win the Ranfurly Shield for Wellington but his stringent policy, some say it is a dogmatic one, has nevertheless, had fine results including prestige victories over international sides like the 1955 Springboks and the 1966 British Lions.

This season most notable wins so far have been over Canterbury, Taranaki, Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Auckland. Most regrettable loss was to the touring Welshmen.

In almost every instance, the Wellington forwards were the cutting edge of the attack as well as the rapier point of the winning thrust. The backs were orthodox and just a trifle unimaginative but they complemented the work of the pack – which is just about as important as anything else they might have done.

Mr Freeman has aimed at two plateaus this season; the first a climb to consolation, and the second the bid for the summit – a successful Ranfurly Shield challenge.

The Wellington side has successfully, if a trifle shakily, achieved the first ascent and, it might be observed, are well prepared for the final climb today.

Page SIXTEEN

MATCH SCORING RECORD

WELLINGTON   HAWKE’S BAY

Time   Scorers   Time   Scorers

[Handwritten]

1   STEVENS   TRY   2   2   DAVID   TRY   3   3
4   BLACKBURN   F.G.   3   BISHOP   CONV   2
5   PAEWAI   TRY   3
6   McRAE   TRY   3
7   BISHOP   PEN.   3
6   14

REFEREE MR KC GAWN ALSO REFEREED P.B. 1968

Half-Time: H.B.  Wellington   Full-Time: H.B.   Wellington

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The Marist 1969 senior Rugby team, co-holders of the Maddison Trophy with Napier Old Boys, from left: Back row, R. H. Exeter, P. H. Beck, K. E. M. Gibbs, V. L. Hargrave, B. D. M. Furlong, D. B. Buckley, J. R. Smith, D. A. McCuish. Second row: Mr M. McGill (secretary), M. C. Madden, K. J. Parker, G. A. Condon, C. C. Little, P. M. Bryne, B. J. Harker, I. J. Transom, Mr P. F. Primrose (manager). Sitting: Mr J. B. Mahoney (chairman), D. E. N. Verschaffelt, Mr F. P. Crotty (coach), N. W. Thimbleby, I. R. MacRae (captain), Mr Keith Falvey (president), M. J. O’Malley, Mr J. Blundell (club captain). In front: A. M. Murphy. G. T. Lenihan, P. J. Hobdell, B. J. Peacock. Absent: J. Beddingfield, A. Johnson, L. Kaye.

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Page TWENTY-ONE

“INSTANT JUSTICE”

(By “Flyhalf”)

In these days of instant this, that and the other thing it is probably only natural that the Rugby referee is the dispenser of “instant justice” on the Rugby field.

It takes our courts days, even weeks sometimes, to decide “beyond a reasonable doubt” that A did something to B that he ought not to have done.

But in two flips of a pea in a whistle the referee has summed up the case for the prosecution and the defence and delivered his judgement. There’s no appeal – you likes it or lumps it!

Smiling Laurie O’Keefe, the exponent of the free flow game, had a couple of tough decisions to make last week in the Hawke’s Bay-Waikato match.

The first of these is better considered second in the light of the penalty try which was awarded to Andy Johnson after being tackled without the ball by Bill Davis.

The referee had to decide whether Johnson, had he actually taken the ball, would have scored a try. Mr O’Keefe decided he “probably” would have. It may well have turned out, of course, that the ball would have beaten Johnson over the deadball line.

This was all the more interesting because a similar situation arose earlier in the match when in fact Ian MacRae did score a try. Mr O’Keefe noticed however that while MacRae was making for the line he was obstructed by Waikato defenders.

He said after the match that he thought a try would probably not have been scored as there were too many Waikato defenders on hand.

But MacRae did score only to find that before touching down the ball Mr O’Keefe had awarded a penalty against Waikato.

It would have seemed, but for the awarding of a penalty, that a penalty try was probably more in order in MacRae’s case than in Johnson’s episode at the other end of the ground.

But such are the difficulties of handing out instant justice.

As it turned out, Ian Bishop goaled and the crowd acclaimed his record for a Hawke’s Bay player in Ranfurly Shield Rugby. Bishop now has 152 points, 11 points fewer than Canterbury’s S. K. Henderson with 163 and 25 fewer than points record holder M. C. M. Cormack, of Auckland.

Bill Davis’ four tries gives him a total of 12 in shield Rugby since 1966 and with 36 points he is top try scorer and second to Bishop in total points scored in the 19 shield matches since 1966.

Hawke’s Bay’s Ranfurly Shield record is:

P.   W. L.   D.   F.   A.
1904-21   4   –   4   –   14   54
1922-26   25   25   1   –   729   213
1927-33   4   3   1   –   85   42
1934   4   3   1   –   85   42
1935-65   6   –   5   –   38   66
1966-69   19   17   –   2   390
Totals   62   46   13   3   1300   541

Midget Match

N.H.S.O.B.
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B. Nelson, M. Angen, R. Wong, G. Beirne, P. Ahern, J. Hick, M. Tester, W. McIntyre, L. Cave, A. Horrocks, G. Nicholson, S. Conolly, M. Paradine, S. Derwin, R. Squire, J. Orringe, S. Norton, A. Warren, B. Hansen.

WAIROA (Green)

C. Lambert, L. Aitken, J. Hooper, S. Winiata, P. Gemmell, G. Taylor, D. Winiana, J. Gemmell, R. Corbin, J. Henare, S. Pitman, R. Joe, T. Rarere, M. White, R. Karpene, B. Jones, A. Marsh, L. McIntyre.

2.15 (5mins halves).

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POPULAR IN RUSSIA

Ever since Rugby schoolboy William Webb Ellis first took the ball into his arms and ran in 1823, “Rugby” has spread throughout the world. Now, this muddy, vigorous game of Tom Brown’s Schooldays has taken a firm place on the playing fields of Russia.

The original makers of the oval rugger ball, James Gilbert, one-time shoemakers who have a small premises in Rugby, have just had one of their largest single export orders of recent years. Surprisingly, from the Soviet Union.

“We are making 300 match balls for them.” said managing director of the family firm, 47- year-old Alan Thomas in a recent report from Britain.

“We make about 250 balls a week and supply many countries. But this is the first order that we have had from Russia. We sometimes send them to Rumania [Romania].”

Rugby football has existed in Russia for some years. But it was never particularly popular. It was once frowned on by a Russian magazine for young people who said “that it maimed the souls and bodies of players.”

But more recently there has been a widespread call for encouragement throughout Russia.

Meanwhile in Sweden, a country where Rugby is played but not to any great extent, it is nothing for players to make a round trip of some 700 miles just for a weekend match.

Although the game started there in 1931, there are only some eight clubs – the reason for this lack of growth is in part due to the climate as from November to April the grounds are usually covered with snow and frozen hard.

There is a league competition which runs from Spring to Autumn but other matches are arranged on a friendly basis between Denmark, Holland and the Eastern bloc countries, of Poland and Czechoslovakia.

The Swedish clubs are well catered for financially and receive municipal grants – especially generous where youth is concerned.

The national Rugby union also gets $3000 a year from the State to cover the cost of administration, publicity, instructional matter and international exchanges.

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TEAM STATISTICS

HAWKE’S BAY

Age   Height   Weight
I. R. Bishop   26   5 11½   12 3
P. R. Carney   22   6 0   13 0
M. G. Duncan   21   6 1   13 10
D. B. Smith   25   5 10½   11 0
D. G. Curtis   25   5 9½   12 3
W. L. Davis   26   5 11½   12 12
I. R. MacRae   26   6 2   14 0
J. P. Dougan   22   5 7½   11 8
M. R. S. Natusch   18   5 10   13 0
B. D. M. Furlong   24   6 0   13 7
M. A. Thomas   22   5 6   10 7
H. J. Paewai   21   5 7   11 9
G. A. Condon   24   6 2   14 3
T. Davis   22   5 11   14 4
K. R. Tremain   31   6 2   16 7
J. P. Rumball   26   6 1   13 12
P. D. Pratt   24   6 1½   12 8
K. K. Crawford   26   6 3   17 7
R. M. Robinson   20   6 7   16 7
R. S. Abel   33   6 4½   16 7
N. W. Thimbleby   30   5 10   15 7
G. T. Wiig   21   6 3½   15 10
H. Meech   27   6 3   15 7
M. J. O’Malley   27   5 11   13 0
A. Meech   29   5 10½   13 7

WELLINGTON

Height   Weight   Age

O. G. Stephens   5.8½   12.2   22
M. O. Knight   6.0   12.12   23
B. L. Hill   5.8   12.2   23
R. L. Gray   6.2   13.12   23
M. Sayers   5.11   12.7   22
G. F. Kember   6.1   13.7   23
M. Blackburn   5.7   11.6   25
I N. Stevens   5.9   11.7   21
R. M. J. Barlow   5.9½   12.4   22
G. R. Weinberg   5.10½   12.10   23
J. Karam   5.8   12.0   17
A. R. Leslie   6.2   14.3   24
W. J. Nicholls   6.2   15.5   25
G. C. Williams   6.0   13.10   24
J. H. W. Kirkby   6.2   15.4   24
B. Guy   6.4½   16.4   24
P. Delaney   6.3   14.10   29
R. B. W. Gill   6.2   17.7   25
K. F. Gray   6.2   16.12   29
G. A. Head   6.1   15.7   25
T. K. McDonald   6.2   14.9   27
P. W. V. Abraham   6.1   14.6   25

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