1921_Auckland_Rugby_League_season
The 1921 season of Auckland Rugby League was its 13th. Seventy two teams played across its six main grades.[1]
| Preceded by | 13th Auckland Rugby League season 1921 | Succeeded by |
The first grade competition featured seven teams, City Rovers, Marist Old Boys, Maritime, Devonport, Fire Brigade (formerly Grafton Athletic), Newton Rangers, and Ponsonby United. City Rovers comfortably won the senior championship for the 4th time with a 8 win, 1 draw, 0 loss record ahead of Maritime who were unable to repeat their title win from the previous season. City had previously won the title in 1910, 1911, and 1916. This was to be the first of 3 consecutive titles for them. They also won the Roope Rooster knockout competition for the 3rd time after previous wins in 1916 and 1918.
Club teams by grade participation
| Team | 1st Grade | 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | 4th Grade | 5th Grade | 6th Grade A | 6th Grade B | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marist Old Boys | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Ponsonby United | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| City Rovers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Maritime | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Manukau Rovers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Devonport United | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kingsland Rovers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Richmond Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Newton Rangers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ellerslie United | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Otahuhu Rovers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Takapuna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Parnell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Fire Brigade (Grafton Athletic) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Point Chevalier | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Māngere Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 58 |
Junior Management Committee
The Junior management committee elected for the season was: G. Stevens, W. Church, J. Ball, H. Clayton, W. Dowle, A.E. Smith, W. Lusty, W.J. Davidson (Hon. Sec), T. Fielding (Chairman), J. Aggers, K. Lippiatt.
Club name changes and mergers
On 13 April the Management Committee of the Auckland Rugby League met. At the meeting Grafton was granted permission to change its name to "Fire Brigade Club". Devonport United notified the league that the Devonport Borough Council had allocated the Devonport Domain for its use. During the season the club was named 'North Shore' and 'Devonport' interchangeably by both The New Zealand Herald and the Auckland Star. In 1920 the club had seen a merger between North Shore Albions and the Sunnyside club and agreed on the name Devonport United but it appears that the stronger club's name was still more favoured by those reporting on the games, and it was eventually the name adopted by the club. While the Kingsland Rovers club wrote asking for advice on what it should do regarding a ground for the club to play at.[2]
Carlaw Park open for business
Carlaw Park was named after James Carlaw who had been heavily involved in the development of rugby league in the Auckland area for many years. History was made on 25 June when the first ever match was played on Carlaw Park between City Rovers and Maritime. The match was won by City Rovers 10 points to 8. Prior to the match an official opening ceremony was held. "The park was declared open by Hon. Arthur Myers, MP. Mr and Mrs. Carlaw were each presented with a gold badge and certificate of life membership on the ground, and at the conclusion of the ceremony Mrs Carlaw kicked off for the first game on the new park".[3]
City Rovers capped a remarkable season by winning the Thacker Shield from Ponsonby United on the final day of the season after having already won the Monteith Shield by winning the First Grade Championship, and the Roope Rooster Knock-out trophy.
Female football club denied by the league
On 12 July a meeting was held in Parnell to form a "girls" rugby league competition with over 40 enrolling. They were to play a game on Carlaw Park on the following Saturday afternoon. They were all aged between 16 and 20 years of age. The chairman of the Parnell club, Mr. A.R. Turner explained "that it wished to develop the girls as well as the men, and to this end the club was being formed at the suggestion of the girls". A trophy "similar to the Monteith Shield" had been donated, and "members of the Auckland League Management Committee had donated a football, and were providing assistance in supplying jerseys. At the meeting when the time for enrollment came it was described that "they rose in a body and fairly rushed the table, which was in danger of being overturned in the excitement of the moment" Ivan Culpan, secretary of the league told the girls that the league would train them every evening in the lead up to the match.[4] Over the next week the number of girls enrolled increased to 65. It later transpired that the members of the Auckland Rugby League who had attended had done so by invitation and were not necessarily acting on behalf of the league with the comments they had made. At the Auckland Rugby league Management meeting the following night the decision on whether to support the girls playing and affiliate the club with the league was deferred. Both George Hunt and E Phelan spoke against allowing the girls to play.[5] And at a meeting on 20 July the Auckland Rugby League decided to oppose the girls playing football. Mr. James Carlaw said that medical opinion was in opposition to females playing the sport. Mr Stallworthy and Mr. E. Feilding suggested a trial game with modified rules take place with doctors watching but the request was declined.[6]
Arthur Singe switches to rugby league
At the beginning of the season Marist Old Boys enticed Arthur Singe to join the club. He was an outstanding rugby player playing in the wing-forward position (flanker in today's terms). He played for the New Zealand Army rugby team which toured Great Britain and then South Africa at the end of the war. When he returned to New Zealand he played for the Marist rugby club and played for Auckland 8 teams. He narrowly missed the New Zealand rugby team to tour Australia after playing just 10 minutes in the North Island v South Island match which acted as a trial of sorts. He switched codes and joined Marist, playing for them in 1921–22 and 1925–26 before going on tour with the New Zealand team on their ill-fated tour of England. Seven players went on strike due to issues with management on the tour and were ultimately banned for life. Singe was the only Auckland player among the strikers. The ban was lifted in 1962, 26 years after his death in 1936. Singe was to play 48 games for Marist scoring 148 points, 15 games for Auckland scoring 25 points, and 8 matches for New Zealand.
Monteith Shield standings
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Rovers | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 250 | 50 | 17 |
| Maritime | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 135 | 112 | 12 |
| Marist Old Boys | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 167 | 122 | 10 |
| Ponsonby United | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 138 | 99 | 10 |
| Newton Rangers | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 83 | 129 | 7 |
| Devonport United | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 61 | 132 | 2 |
| Fire Brigade | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 49 | 179 | 2 |
Monteith Shield fixtures
Round 1
Arthur Singe debuted for Marist. His mother was Irish and father Chinese, making him the first ever player of Asian heritage in New Zealand representative rugby league along with James Hing who played in the same era for Marist and later coached Point Chevalier. Singe had played for the New Zealand Army team during World War 1 and narrowly missed out on selection for the All Blacks in 1920. He was a magnificent loose forward and went on to play for Auckland and New Zealand. On the 1926-27 tour of England he was one of several players who boycotted matches due to a disagreement with the coach/manager and was suspended for several matches. Following the tour he was banned for life by the New Zealand Rugby League, though the ban was renounced many years later. Singe had died in the mid 1930's however.
| 23 April | City | 22–5 | Marist | Victoria Park 1 | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Alf Townsend, Bill Davidson, Bert Laing, Harry Hawkes Con: Bill Davidson 4 Pen: Bill Davidson |
[7] | Try: Bill Stormont Pen: Bill Stormont 1 mark |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Bill Murray |
| 23 April | Devonport | 3–2 | Fire Brigade | Victoria Park 2 | ||
| 3:00 | Try: J Price | [7] | Pen: Charles Woolley | Attendance: 6000 Referee: Clayton |
| 23 April | Newton | 13–3 | Ponsonby | Auckland Domain | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Bill Cloke, Clarrie Polson, Leonard Newdick Con: Craddock Dufty 2 |
[7] | Try: W Edwards | Referee: W Ripley |
Round 2
| 30 April | City | 33–2 | Maritime | Auckland Domain 1 | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Ben Davidson, Bert Laing 2, Tim Peckham, V Thomas 2, Alf Townsend Con: Bill Davidson 5 Pen: Bill Davidson 1 mark |
[8] | Pen: Eric Grey | Attendance: 7500 Referee: Archie Ferguson |
| 30 April | Newton | 16–10 | Devonport | Auckland Domain 2 | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Thomas Virtue, Alfred James, Wally Somers, Unknown x 1 Con: Craddock Dufty Pen: Craddock Dufty |
[9] | Try: Alf Scott, D Doran Con: E Johnson 2 |
Attendance: 7500 Referee: Walter Ripley |
| 30 April | Marist | 43–8 | Fire Brigade | Auckland Domain 3 | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Arthur Eustace, Arthur Singe, Unknown x 7 Con: Bill Stormont, Unknown x 6 Pen: Bill Stormont |
[10] | Try: R Coates, Unknown x 1 Con: Charles Woolley |
Attendance: 7500 Referee: Frank Thompson |
Round 3
| 7 May | Ponsonby | 17–10 | Devonport | Auckland Domain 1 | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Dougie McGregor, R Mitchell, W Edwards, Bill Walsh, Eric McGregor Con: Thomas McClymont |
[11] | Try: J Johnston, H Wynn Con: E Johnston Pen: E Johnston |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: A Ball |
| 7 May | Maritime | 17–5 | Fire Brigade | Auckland Domain 2 | ||
| 3:00 | Try: George Yardley, Eric Grey 2, Woods, W Miller Con: Eric Grey |
[12] | Try: Dunn Pen: Albert Ivil |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Len Farrant |
| 7 May | Marist | 22–15 | Newton | Victoria Park 2 | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Arthur Eustace, Percy Gallagher 3 Con: Arthur Singe 3 Pen: Bill Stormont, Arthur Singe |
[13] | Try: James, Leonard Newdick, Bill Cloke Con: Craddock Dufty 2 Pen: Craddock Dufty |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: T Hill |
Round 4
Ivan Littlewood debuted for Maritime and scored a try in their 12-10 win over Newton. He went on to represent Auckland 22 times from 1921 to 1927 and played for New Zealand in 1 test match in 1925. He was a consistent try scorer with 80 tries from 120 club games from 1921 to 1934.
| 14 May | Maritime | 12–10 | Newton | Victoria Park 1 | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Ivan Littlewood, Ernie Herring, Jim Brien, George Yardley | [14] | Try: Wally Somers, Nelson Bass Con: Craddock Dufty Pen: Craddock Dufty |
Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Walter Ripley |
| 14 May | Ponsonby | 35–3 | Marist | Devonport Domain 1 | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Eric McGregor 2, Bill Walsh, Dougie McGregor, George Mormon, W Hanlon, L Martin, Longbottom Con: Thomas McClymont 4 |
[15] | Try: Percy Gallagher | Referee: Frank Thompson |
| 14 May | City | 61–7 | Fire Brigade | Auckland Domain 2 | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Harry Tancred 2, George Reid, Ben Davidson 2, Bill Davidson, V Thomas, Alf Townsend, Bert Laing, Unknown x 4 Con: Bill Davidson 11 |
[16] | Try: Charles Woolley Con: R Coates Pen: Albert Ivil |
Referee: William Mincham |
Round 5
| 28 May | Newton | 6–6 | City | Auckland Domain 1 | ||
| 3:00 | Try: F Lovelock 2 | [17] | Try: Bill Minogue, Unknown x 1 | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: A Ball |
| 28 May | Maritime | 19–17 | Ponsonby | Auckland Domain 2 | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Eric Grey, Jim Brien 2, Ivan Littlewood, Unknown x 1 Con: John Lang, Mike Flynn |
[18] | Try: Dougie McGregor 2, Eric McGregor, Bill Walsh, Unknown x 1 Con: Unknown x 1 |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: H Clayton |
| 28 May | Marist | 17–9 | Devonport | Auckland Domain 3 | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Arthur Eustace 3, James (Sonny) Hing, Percy Gallagher Con: Edmund (Mick) Carroll |
[19] | Try: A Nelson, Pat Morgan, C Nicholson | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: T Hill |
Round 6
Round 6 was somewhat farcical. Devonport fielded several juniors and when the score got to 14–0 in favour of Maritime very quickly four Maritime players changed teams to make it a more even contest. The remainder of the game more resembled a practice match. While Newton defaulted their match with Fire Brigade as only 6 players turned out. The New Zealand Herald match report stated that "counter-attractions proving too strong for the Newton players".
| 4 June | City | 24–3 | Ponsonby | Victoria Park 1 | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Ben Davidson 2, Alf Townsend 2, Tim Peckham, Ernie Mackie Con: Ernie Mackie, Bill Davidson Pen: Maurice Wetherill 1 mark |
[20] | Try: Dagnall | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Len Farrant |
| 4 June | Devonport | 5–25 | Maritime | Devonport Domain | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Unknown x 1 Con: Unknown x 1 |
[21] | Try: Unknown x 7 Con: Unknown x 2 |
Referee: Henning |
| 4 June | Fire Brigade | WBD-LBD | Newton | Auckland Domain | ||
| 3:00 | [22] | Referee: Walter Ripley |
Round 7
| 11 June | Maritime | 15–8 | Marist | Auckland Domain 1 | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Ivan Littlewood 2, George Yardley Con: Mike Flynn 2 Pen: Eric Grey |
[23] | Try: James (Sonny) Hing, Arthur Eustace Con: Bill Stormont |
Attendance: 5,500 Referee: A Ball |
| 11 June | Ponsonby | 10–8 | Fire Brigade | Auckland Domain 2 | ||
| 3:00 | Try: George Mormon, L Martin Con: Dougie McGregor Pen: Dougie McGregor |
[24] | Try: H McNeil, Corfield Pen: Albert Ivil |
Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Frank Thompson |
| 11 June | Devonport | 6–37 | City | Devonport Domain | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Charles Hand, H Mann | [25] | Try: George Reid 2, Ben Davidson 2, Harry Hawkes, Alf Townsend 2, Bill Minogue, Tim Peckham Con: George Reid, Ben Davidson 2, Bill Minogue, Bill Davidson |
Referee: Walter Ripley |
Round 8
John Lang, who had switched to rugby union weeks earlier was denied reinstated reinstatement in that code. As a result he returned to rugby league and joined the Marist club, making his debut in their game against City. He went on to represent them for 4 seasons and also made several appearances for Auckland while a Marist member.
| 18 June | City | 11–8 | Marist | Auckland Domain 1 | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Ben Davidson 2, Harry Hawkes Con: Maurice Wetherill |
[26] | Try: Ernie Herring, Arthur Eustace Con: Bill Stormont |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Archie Ferguson |
| 18 June | Newton | 6–5 | Ponsonby | Victoria Park 2 | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Jones, Leonard Newdick | [27] | Try: Artie Rae, Dougie McGregor | Referee: T Hill |
Round 9
Round 9 saw the opening of Carlaw Park and the first ever match played on its soil. City defeated Maritime by 10 points to 8 in front of 7000 spectators. Herb Lunn of the Maritime side had the honour of scoring the first try on the ground. The other two matches for this round were postponed. The captains of both Newton and Devonport decided to postpone the match, though the majority of the Devonport players were unaware of this arrangement and arrived at the ground ready to play. While on the same day the Fire Brigade players were called to a warehouse fire in the city at mid-day and were tired and late arriving to the ground so the match was abandoned.[28]
| 25 June | City | 10–8 | Maritime | Carlaw Park 1 | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Harry Hawkes, Harry Francis Con: Bill Minogue Pen: Bill Minogue (1 mark) |
[29] | Try: Herb Lunn, Ivan Littlewood Con: Eric Grey |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Archie Ferguson |
| 25 June | Devonport | PPD | Newton | Devonport Domain | ||
| 3:00 | [29] |
| 25 June | Marist | PPD | Fire Brigade | Auckland Domain 2 | ||
| 3:00 | [29] |
Round 10
| 2 July | Marist | 34–3 | Newton | Carlaw Park 1 | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Ernie Herring 2, John Lang, Arthur Singe, Puka, Arthur Eustace, Percy Gallagher Con: Ernie Herring, Bill Stormont, John Lang, Edmund Carroll 2 |
[30] | Try: Charles James | Attendance: 3,700 Referee: T Hill |
| 2 July | Ponsonby | 18–11 | Devonport | Victoria Park 1 | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Dougie McGregor, Ben McGregor, Sam Lowrie, Wilfred McNeil Con: Dougie McGregor 2 Pen: Dougie McGregor |
[31] | Try: J Price, Cargill, Alf Townsend Drop: McAneny |
Referee: L Hemming |
| 2 July | Maritime | 24–6 | Fire Brigade | Auckland Domain 1 | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Syd O'Donnell, Ivan Littlewood 3, Bill Ballyntyne, Jack McGregor Con: Syd O'Donnell, Ivan Littlewood, George Yardley |
[32] | Try: Bill Williams, Phil Castles | Referee: William Mincham |
Round 11
The City v Newton game was discontinued at halftime due to the score line. Newton had started the match a man short and the score line had already blown out to 37–5 by the interval.
| 9 July | Marist | 18–4 | Maritime | Carlaw Park 1 | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Arthur Eustace, Arthur Singe, John Lang, Leo Casey Con: Edmund Carroll, Billy Ghent Pen: Arthur Singe |
[33] | Pen: George Yardley, Mike Flynn | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Len Farrant |
| 9 July | City | 37–5 | Newton | Carlaw Park 2 | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Bill Davidson Unknown 30 other points Con: Bill Davidson 2 |
[34] | Try: S Delaney Pen: S Delaney |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: H Clayton |
| 9 July | Ponsonby | 21–5 | Fire Brigade | Victoria Park | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Dougie McGregor 2, Eric McGregor, W Edwards, Bill Walsh Con: Dougie McGregor 3 |
[35] | Try: R Coates Con: Unknown x 1 |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: L Hemming |
Roope Rooster knockout competition
The first round match between Marist Old Boys and Maritime ended controversially with Marist complaining that the match had finished early (when they were trailing by 10 points to 8). They protested and the match was replayed with Maritime winning 21 to 10. The referee in charge, Walter Ripley announced his resignation in the following week but did referee again for several years and later served on the board of the Referee's Association.
The final was won by City Rovers who defeated Maritime in the final in front of a large crowd by 30 points to 14. Over £230 were taken at the gate which was a record for Carlaw Park, albeit in its first season of use. From this 50 percent went to the Auckland League Sick and Injured Players' Fund, 25 percent to the Hospital Radium Fund, and 25 percent to the St. John Ambulance Association.[36]
Round 1
| 16 July | City | 13–7 | Newton | Carlaw Park 1 | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Bill Davidson, Harry Hawkes, Ben Davidson Con: Bill Davidson Pen: Bill Davidson |
[37] | Try: J Biggs Con: Craddock Dufty Drop: Craddock Dufty |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: A Ball |
| 16 July | Maritime | 10–8* | Marist | Carlaw Park 2 | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Jim Brien 2 Con: Eric Grey Pen: George Yardley |
[38] | Try: Unknown 2 Pen: Arthur Singe |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Walter Ripley |
| 16 July | Ponsonby | 34–11 | Devonport | Auckland Domain 1 | ||
| 3:00 | Try: George Mormon 2, Thomas McClymont 2, R Mitchell, Wilfred McNeil, Bill Walsh, W Hanlon Con: Unknown x 5 |
[39] | Try: J Price, Alf Scott, Selwyn Chatfield Pen: McAneny |
Referee: T Hill |
Semi final
| 23 July | City | 8–5 | Ponsonby | Victoria Park 1 | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Harry Hawkes, Alf Townsend Con: Bill Davidson |
[40] | Try: Penalty Try Pen: Thomas McClymont |
Attendance: 6,500 |
Round 1 replay
| 13 August | Maritime | 21–10 | Marist | Victoria Park 1 | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Ivan Littlewood 3, Bill Ballantyne, Eric Grey Con: Mike Flynn Pen: George Yardley, Mike Flynn |
[41] | Try: Arthur Eustace, Arthur Singe Con: Billy Ghent Pen: Bill Stormont |
Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Len Farrant |
Semi final
| 3 September | Maritime | 12–7 | Fire Brigade | Carlaw Park 1 | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Ivan Littlewood, Jim Brien Con: Mike Flynn 2 |
[42] | Try: R Coates Con: J Wareing Drop: Joseph |
Attendance: 4000 Referee: Walter Ripley |
Final
| 1 October | City | 30–14 | Maritime | Carlaw Park 1 | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Ben Davidson 3, Bill Davidson, C Mitchell, Harry Hawkes Con: Bill Davidson 4, Maurice Wetherill Pen: Bill Davidson |
[43] | Try: Bert Avery 3, Jim Brien Pen: Jim Brien |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Bill Murray |
Bill Davidson's point total includes senior matches in the championship and the Roope Rooster.
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Challenge Shield
The Thacker Shield was held by Ponsonby United coming into the 1921 season however there was a dispute over whether the shield should be held by North Island teams as it was unclear if it had been intended for competition among South Island teams only. The New Zealand council decided that the rules should be amended to allow North Island teams to hold it but the donor, Dr. H.T.J. Thacker and the Canterbury Rugby League would not agree to them. As such the shield was returned to the donor. Mr. C Weaver donated a trophy to take its place and this became known as the Challenge Shield and it was this that Ponsonby went on to defend twice. They first hosted Petone from Wellington who they beat 18–13. In the curtain-raiser Petone juniors were defeated by Richmond by 14 points to 8. In the evening the Petone players were entertained at the Druids' Hall by the Ponsonby club and Auckland League. They later defeated Huntly 19–8 before losing the Shield to local rivals City Rovers
| 10 September | Ponsonby | 18–13 | Petone | Carlaw Park 1 | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Eric McGregor 2, William Southernwood, Dougie McGregor Con: Dougie McGregor 3 |
[44] | Try: Horace Nunn, Shanahan 2 Con: Balks Pen: Nicholls |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Bill Murray |
| 8 October | Ponsonby | 19–8 | Huntly | Carlaw Park 1 | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Thomas McClymont, Blackie, W Edwards, Wilfred McNeil, James Hing Con: Thomas McClymont 2 |
[45] | Try: Huatahi Paki, J Peckham Pen: J Raynor |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Archie Ferguson |
| 15 October | City | 25–10 | Ponsonby | Carlaw Park 1 | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Harry Francis, Bill Davidson, Tim Peckham, Ben Davidson, Harry Hawkes Con: Bill Davidson 4 Pen: Bill Davidson |
[46] | Try: George Mormon, Dougie McGregor Con: Dougie McGregor, Frank Delgrosso |
Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Len Farrant |
Exhibition matches
| Date | Score | Score | Venue | Referee | Scoring | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhibition match | 18 June[47] | Hamilton | 19 | Maritime | 16 | Steele Park, Hamilton 3pm | Hampton | For Hamilton: Mawhinney, Prickett, Vernall tries, Mawhinney 1 conv. Dufty 1 conv and 2 pen., Vernall 1 conv.; For Maritime: Mike Flynn 2, Young, Brake tries, Flynn 2 conv. |
| Exhibition match | 13 Aug[48] | Cambridge | 16 | City Rovers | 14 | Victoria Square, Cambridge | T Smith | For Cambridge: Churches, Pau, Stewart, and Coe tries, McMillan 2 conv; For City: Hawkes 2, Peckham, Miller tries, with 1 conv. |
There were 7 lower grades in 1921.
Second grade
Newton defeated Maritime in the second grade final by 17 points to 11 at Carlaw Park to win the Second Grade Cup. Future New Zealand representative Charles Gregory played for Newton. They ultimately finished the season with a 10 win, 1 draw, 1 loss record, scoring 149 points and conceding 57.[49] North Shore withdrew prior to round 2, Marist withdrew after round 8, Manukau after round 10, and City after round 11. There were very few results reported and Newton's win/loss and for and against record was learned from their championship team photograph.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Rangers | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 149 | 57 | 20 |
| Maritime | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 114 | 54 | 19 |
| Otahuhu Rovers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 24 | 4 |
| Ellerslie United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 13 | 2 |
| Ponsonby United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 50 | 2 |
| Manukau | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 2 |
| Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 0 |
| City Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Marist Old Boys | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 0 |
| North Shore Albions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Third grade (Myers Cup)
Kingsland Rovers won the competition when they drew with Newton 9-9 on August 6 in round 12. Future New Zealand international Claude List was in the Kingsland side, aged 18. In the first 5 rounds many results were reported however the second half of the season had very few reported. Parnell entered a team in the knockout competition which began on August 13 and had a 3-3 draw with Ellerslie. Marist were scheduled to play Ellerslie in round 1 but there was no result reported and they withdrew from the competition after this.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsland Rovers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 31 | 5 |
| Point Chevalier | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 18 | 8 |
| Newton Rangers | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 105 | 58 | 7 |
| North Shore Albions | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 23 | 4 |
| Ponsonby United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 92 | 2 |
| Ellerslie United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 84 | 0 |
| Marist Old Boys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fourth grade
Otahuhu won the championship though not all results were reported.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otahuhu Rovers | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 26 | 10 |
| City Rovers | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 50 | 11 |
| Ponsonby United | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 25 | 8 |
| Richmond Rovers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 32 | 6 |
| Manukau Rovers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 40 | 4 |
| Marist Old Boys | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 48 | 5 |
| North Shore Albions | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 2 |
| Kingsland Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 2 |
| Takapuna | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 2 |
| Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 0 |
| Marist Old Boys A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 |
| Marist Old Boys B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
Fifth grade
City Rovers defeated Richmond by 5 points to 2 to win the championship.[49] There were very few results reported during the season. Marist entered 2 teams however their B team withdrew after round 3. Kingsland withdrew after round 11, and North Shore and Manukau after round 12. Parnell entered a team late in the season to play a friendly match.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Rovers | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 50 | 11 |
| Otahuhu Rovers | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 26 | 10 |
| Ponsonby United | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 25 | 8 |
| Richmond Rovers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 32 | 6 |
| Manukau Rovers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 40 | 4 |
| Marist Old Boys | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 48 | 5 |
| North Shore Albions | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 2 |
| Kingsland Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 2 |
| Takapuna | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 2 |
| Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 0 |
| Marist Old Boys A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 |
| Marist Old Boys B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
Sixth grade A
Richmond won the competition. There were very few results reported during the season. Parnell entered a team in the competition on July 23 though it is unclear if their 5 matches counted towards the championship. Only one of their results was reported, a 9-2 loss to Maritime.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Rovers | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 22 | 12 |
| City Rovers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 10 | 8 |
| Maritime | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 2 |
| Manukau Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 2 |
| Takapuna | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 87 | 0 |
| Parnell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
Sixth grade B
Ponsonby won the competition. There were almost no results reported beyond round 6, with only 3 of Ponsonby's results reported. Parnell entered a team on July 16 and played 3 matches. It is unclear if their matches contributed to the final standings, the only game that had a result reported for them was a 33-0 loss to Ponsonby.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ponsonby United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 11 | 4 |
| Marist Old Boys | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 10 | 2 | 10 |
| Otahuhu Rovers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 6 |
| Kingsland Rovers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 32 | 4 |
| Richmond Rovers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 4 |
| City Rovers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 0 |
| Maritime | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Manukau Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Parnell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
Cadet competition
This was the first year that a cadet competition had been played. The 18th Company won the competition. The 34th Cadets were based in Mt Eden while the 51st Senior Cadets were based in Devonport. This competition was won by the 18th Company of Senior Cadets after they won the final game of the season defeating the 13th Company by 7 points to 2. The 23rd Company played a match with the 37th Company which they won 19 to 0. This match was outside of the competition.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18th Company | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 122 | 7 | 11 |
| 13th A Company | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 85 | 23 | 11 |
| 4th Company | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 17 | 8 |
| 51st Company (Devonport) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 66 | 4 |
| 34th Company (Mt Eden) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 77 | 2 |
| 13th B Company | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 163 | 2 |
It was a very busy season for the Auckland representative team with ten matches played. Though in reality B and C teams played some of the fixtures as matches were played at the same time in different centres. They won seven matches and lost three. On 20 August Auckland played three matches, which showed off their depth. One at Carlaw Park versus King Country, one in Hamilton against South Auckland, and one against Wellington on the Basin Reserve. They won against King Country and Wellington, with a loss against South Auckland.
Auckland v New Zealand
| 21 May | Auckland | 16–22 | New Zealand | Auckland Domain 1 | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Frank Delgrosso, Thomas McClymont, George Cargill, Leonard Newdick Con: George Yardley, Thomas McClymont |
[50] | Try: Bill Davidson 3, Jim Sanders, Bill Williams, Henry Tancred Con: Bill Davidson Pen: Bill Davidson |
Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Archie Ferguson |
Auckland v Wellington (Northern Union C.C.)
| 30 July | Auckland | 31–8 | Wellington | Carlaw Park 1 | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Bill Davidson, John Lang 2, Bill Stormont, Harry Hawkes, Bert Avery 2 Con: Bill Davidson |
[51] | Try: K Thompson, Nicholls Pen: J Kruse |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Billy Murray |
Auckland v Hawkes Bay (Northern Union C.C.)
| 6 August | Auckland | 18–3 | Hawkes Bay | Carlaw Park 1 | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Eric Grey, Charles Woolley, Harry Hawkes, Bert Avery Con: Bill Davidson 3 |
[52] | Try: A Atkins | Attendance: 6500 Referee: Archie Ferguson |
Auckland v King Country
| 20 August | Auckland | 58–25 | King Country | Carlaw Park 1 | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Wally Somers 3, Charles Woolley, Bill Davidson, Bert Avery 5, Thomas McClymont 3, Arthur Singe Con: Wally Somers, Bill Davidson 2, Thomas McClymont 3, Eric Grey, Arthur Singe |
[53] | Try: Lyall 2, Wallace 2, Jumbo Con: Cribb, Henry 3 Pen: Henry |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Billy Murray |
South Auckland (Waikato) v Auckland
| 20 August | South Auckland (Waikato) | 13–3 | Auckland | Claudelands Showgrounds, Hamilton | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Hemmingway 2, Wilson Con: J Dufty Pen: J Dufty |
[54] | Try: George Paki | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: T Smith |
Wellington v Auckland
| 20 August | Wellington | 21–23 | Auckland | Basin Reserve, Wellington | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Hodges, J Shanahan 2 Con: Nicholls 2 Pen: Nicholls 2 (and 1 mark), Balks |
[55] | Try: Ivan Littlewood, Tim Peckham, Wilfred McNeil, Bill Stormont, Harry Hawkes Con: Mike Flynn 3, Bill Stormont |
Referee: C Snow |
West Coast v Auckland
| 24 August | West Coast | 7–47 | Auckland | Victoria Park, Greymouth | ||
| 3:00 | Try: A McElwee Con: A McElwee Pen: Charlie McElwee |
[56] | Try: Harry Hawkes 4, Ivan Littlewood 2, Tim Peckham, George Cargill 2, Mike Flynn, Maurice Wetherill Con: Harry Hawkes, Mike Flynn 2, Maurice Wetherill, Bill Stormont, Arthur Eustace, George Cargill |
Referee: B Munson |
Hawkes Bay v Auckland
The Auckland team was mentioned as "Auckland B" in 2 sources however they were named as Auckland on multiple occasions and was essentially the same team which played South Auckland the week prior where it was considered Auckland and therefore they have been considered a full Auckland side.
| 27 August | Hawkes Bay | 18-15 | Auckland | Nelson Ground, Napier | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Con McCarthy, W Gibson 2, H Douglas Con: P Exeter Pen: N McCarthy, P Exeter |
[57] | Try: Percy Gallagher 2, S Delaney Con: Craddock Dufty Pen: Craddock Dufty 2 |
Attendance: 1,000 |
Canterbury v Auckland
| 27 August | Canterbury | 14–39 | Auckland | Sydenham Park, Christchurch | ||
| 3:00 | Try: W Green, Jim Sanders, R Watts, W Healey Con: Jim Sanders |
[58] | Try: Ben Davidson 2, John McGregor, George Yardley, Maurice Wetherill, Charles James, Bill Stormont, Harry Hawkes 2 Con: Mike Flynn 5, Tim Peckham |
Attendance: 5000 Referee: A Morris |
Hawkes Bay v Auckland B
| 27 August | Hawkes Bay | 18–15 | Auckland B | Napier | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Douglas, Gibson 2, McCarthy Con: Exeter Pen: McCarthy, Exeter |
[59] | Try: Percy Gallagher 2, S Delaney Con: Craddock Dufty Pen: Craddock Dufty 2 |
Auckland v South Auckland (Waikato)
| 17 September | Auckland | 35–13 | South Auckland (Waikato) | Carlaw Park 1 | ||
| 3:00 | Try: Ben Davidson 4, Bill Davidson, Harry Hawkes 2, Bert Avery, George Paki Con: Bill Davidson 4 |
[60] | Try: Lyall Stewart, H Manning, S Neill Con: A. Wilson-Hall Pen: A. Wilson-Hall |
Attendance: 5500 |
Auckland representative matches played and scorers
| No | Name | Club Team | Play | Tries | Con | Pen | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Davidson | City | 4 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 37 |
| 2 | Harry Hawkes | City | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 35 |
| 3 | Bert Avery | Marist | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 4 | Mike Flynn | Maritime | 6 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 23 |
| 5 | Thomas McClymont | Ponsonby | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| 6 | Ben Davidson | City | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 7 | Bill Stormont | Marist | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | Wally Somers | Newton | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 8 | George Cargill | Marist | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Ivan Littlewood | Maritime | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 11 | Tim Peckham | City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Maurice Wetherill | City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | George Yardley | Maritime | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | Craddock Dufty | Newton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 14 | Charles Woolley | Fire Brigade | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | John Lang | Maritime | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | George Paki | City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Percy Gallagher | Marist | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 19 | Arthur Singe | Marist | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 19 | Eric Grey | Maritime | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 21 | S Delaney | Newton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Frank Delgrosso | Ponsonby | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Leonard Newdick | Newton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Wilfred McNeil | Ponsonby | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Charles James | Newton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | John McGregor | Maritime | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Arthur Eustace | Marist | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Sam Lowrie | Ponsonby | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Bill Williams | Newton*, Fire Brigade | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Harry Wynn | Devonport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Neil Ballantyne | Maritime | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | M Clark | Maritime | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Billy Ghent | Marist | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | George Mormon | Ponsonby | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Alf Townsend | City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Vic Thomas | City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Frank Turner | Marist | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Clarence Webb | Devonport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Nelson Bass | Newton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | R Coates | Fire Brigade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | E Elliott | Fire Brigade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Ray Harley | City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | James (Sonny) Hing | Marist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Joe Meadows | Ponsonby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | A Nelson | Devonport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Bill Walsh | Ponsonby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | J Price | Devonport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Bill Walsh | Ponsonby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Williams began the season playing for Newton Rangers however after they were struggling for numbers and defaulted a game he transferred to the Fire Brigade team where he played 3 matches in June and July.
Team to tour Australia
Backs
- Eric Grey (Maritime)
- Charles Woolley (Fire Brigade)
- Bill Davidson (City Rovers)
- Bert Laing (City Rovers)
- Clarrie Polson (Newton Rangers)
Forwards
- Wally Somers (Newton Rangers)
- Bill Williams (Newton Rangers)
- Henry Tancred (City Rovers)
- George Paki (City Rovers)
- Joe Meadows (Ponsonby)
- Bert Avery (Maritime)
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