1915 Auckland Rugby League season

The 1915 season, and 7th of Auckland Rugby League saw the First Grade competition begin on 8 May featuring the same 6 senior clubs who had competed in 1914.

The First World War was in full effect by the time the 1915 season began. War had been declared just as the 1914 rugby league season was concluding in August 1914. As a result, several efforts were made during the 1915 season by the Auckland Rugby League to raise funds for Auckland Hospital Ship and Wounded Soldiers Relief Fund.

On 12 June, a seven-a-side tournament was arranged to be played at Victoria Park to raise money for the Auckland Hospital Ship and Wounded Relief Fund.[1] In total £200 was raised with "almost 1,000 people" in attendance. All senior clubs entered teams and the final was played between North Shore Albions and City Rovers though the match was not completed owing to the fact that some earlier matches went to extra-time and the final saw an injury requiring a stoppage. As it had become dark it was decided to call the game off with North Shore leading by 3pts.[2] A further £35 was raised from the 19 June round of matches at Victoria Park for the same cause.

Grafton Athletic were crowned First Grade champions for the first time after defeating City Rovers 10–5 in the championship final at Victoria Park in front of 4,000 spectators.

The beginning of the Roope Rooster

A trophy which is still played for today saw its beginnings in the 1915 season. Namely the Roope Rooster trophy which was donated by Mr. R Roope. It was a knockout competition with one round of matches before semi-finals were played.[3] With the semi-final between Newton and Grafton being drawn (after North Shore received the bye) the management committee decided rather than replaying a match between the same teams there would be more interest in a match between Grafton and North Shore, with Newton progressing to the final. The second semi-final was played at Victoria Park and saw both teams wearing white armbands in memory of 3 men killed in action at the Dardanelles who had played club rugby league in Auckland (Charles Savory from Ponsonby United, Charles James Hally from Otahuhu, and William Moeki from City Rovers).[4] A charge was made for the semi-final between North Shore and Grafton with the proceeds going to the Door of Hope, the Salvation Army Maternity and Rescue Homes, Sister Esther's Relief Work, and the St John Ambulance Brigade. The final was played on 11 September at Victoria Park between North Shore Albions and Newton Rangers, with North Shore winning 10 points to 7.[5]

Preceded by 1914	7th Auckland Rugby League season 1915	Succeeded by 1916

Obituaries

Charles Savory

Charles Savory was born on 23 March 1889 and grew up in Auckland. In 1910 he was suspended from playing rugby for two years for kicking an opponent and he switched to rugby league where he joined the Ponsonby team. Savory played for Ponsonby United from 1911 to 1914 and scored 16 tries and kicked 13 goals. For Auckland he played 4 times, scoring 3 tries and kicking 11 goals all in the 1914 season. He had made a quick impression after switching codes and was selected to play for the touring New Zealand side on their visit to Australia. He was then selected for the 1911–12 tour of the United Kingdom for the Australasian side. In 1912 he was sent off in a club match versus Newton which meant he was unable to tour with the New Zealand team to Australia. In 1913 he was accused of injuring a player from Manukau and was banned for life however on appeal the New Zealand Council refused to confirm the ban and ultimately sacked the entire Auckland Rugby League board and selected a new one.[6] Savory was also an outstanding boxer and in 1914 he became the National Amateur Heavyweight Boxing champion. In 1915 he enlisted in the army and on 8 May 1915 he was killed by a shell to the head before he reached shore at the Dardanelles aged 26.[7]

William Moeki

William Moeki was born at Port Awanui on the East Coast. He was also known as Wātene Moeke and William Moeke. He played for the City Rovers from 1911 to 1914 in the forwards and scored 8 tries. He joined the Auckland Infantry Battalion and embarked for Suez, Egypt on 16 October 1914. William Moeki was killed in action at the Dardanelles on 25 April 1915. In a letter back to New Zealand by well known Auckland boxer Private Alfred Gault, Moeki was said to have last been seen in a bayonet charge.[8] His name is memorialised on the Lone Pine Memorial, at Lone Pine Cemetery in Anzac Cove, Turkey and at Tikitiki Church's War Memorial.[9] He was awarded the 1914–1915 Star, and British War & Victory Medals.[10]

Charles James Hally

Charles James Hally was born on 18 May 1889 in Cambridge, New Zealand. Hally was also an outstanding sprinter and in 1913 was runner-up in the 100 and 220-yard championships of New Zealand.[11] In 1914 he had moved to Auckland and played for the Otahuhu senior team where he scored 2 tries. He had moved to Morrinsville where he was farming before enlisting in the army soon after the outbreak of the war on 11 August 1914. He was injured in battle on 8 May in an attack on the Daisy Patch at Gallipoli and recovered on Hospital Ship Franconia and at Cairo once ashore. He again joined the battle on the attack at Courtnays Post, Gallipoli serving in the Hauraki Company of the Auckland Infantry however this time he was wounded more seriously in the lungs and legs and succumbed to his injuries on 26 July 1915. He was buried at sea off Gaba Tepe. Like William Moeki he is commemorated at the Lone Pine Memorial in Anzac, Turkey.[12]

First grade championship

Twenty eight matches were played in the first grade competition. Nine full rounds were played followed by the final. Victoria Park was the main ground used, with matches also played at the Auckland Domain, Devonport Domain, and Otahuhu.

Final standings

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Grafton Athletic	10	7	1	2	118	70	15
City Rovers	10	6	1	3	93	63	13
Ponsonby United	9	5	1	3	93	63	11
North Shore Albions	9	4	1	4	76	83	9
Newton Rangers	9	3	0	6	80	118	6
Otahuhu	9	1	0	8	48	111	2

First grade fixtures

Round 1

	8 May	City	15–0	Newton	Auckland Domain
	3:00	Try: Vic Barchard, Harold Denize, A Brooks, Jim Rukutai, Bill Davidson	[13]		Referee: Vance

	8 May	Ponsonby	2–11	Grafton	Victoria Park
	3:00	Pen: Charles Webb	[13]	Try: Dougie McGregor Con: Karl Ifwersen Pen: Karl Ifwersen 2 & a mark	Referee: J Fielding

	8 May	Otahuhu	3–4	North Shore	Otahuhu
	3:00	Try: McManus	[13]	Pen: Jack Paul 2

Round 2

	15 May	Ponsonby	4–0	City	Victoria Park
	3:00	Pen: Frank McWhirter 2 marks	[14]		Referee: A Ferguson

	15 May	North Shore	24–3	Newton	Devonport Domain
	3:00	Try: Stan Walters 2, Jack Paul, Stewart, Chatfield, Nicholson Con: Jack Paul 2 Pen: Jack Paul	[15]	Try: Jim Bennett	Referee: Murray

	15 May	Otahuhu	0–10	Grafton	Otahuhu
	3:00		[14]	Try: Karl Ifwersen, Brook Con: Karl Ifwersen Pen: Karl Ifwersen	Referee: Nield

Round 3

	22 May	Grafton	7–7	North Shore	Victoria Park
	3:00	Try: Owen Pen: Karl Ifwersen 2	[16]	Try: Stan Walters Con: Jack Paul Pen: Jack Paul	Referee: J Nield

	22 May	Ponsonby	14–2	Newton	Auckland Domain
	3:00	Try: Jones 3, Pahi Con: Thomas McClymont	[16]	Pen: Jim Bennett	Referee: Tyson

	22 May	Otahuhu	2–0	City	Otahuhu
	3:00	Pen: Farrelly	[16]		Referee: Hempsey

Round 4

In the match between Ponsonby and Otahuhu following a penalty being awarded to Ponsonby Arthur Hardgrave threw the ball and it struck the referee. It was unclear if this was accidental or deliberate according to the NZ Herald reporter of the time.

	29 May	Ponsonby	19–9	Otahuhu	Victoria Park
	3:00	Try: W Edwards, Thomas McClymont, R Longbottom Con: A Cross 3 Pen: A Cross 2	[17]	Try: Richardson Con: Farrelly Pen: Farrelly 2	Referee: Calthorpe

	29 May	Grafton	15–11	Newton	Auckland Domain
	3:00	Try: Karl Ifwersen 2, Collins Con: Karl Ifwersen 2 Pen: Karl Ifwersen	[17]	Try: Clark, Alan Blakey, Len Farrant Con: Clark	Referee: Whitley

	29 May	North Shore	8–15	City	Devonport Domain
	3:00	Pen: Jack Paul 2 & 2 marks	[17]	Try: Albert Asher 3 Con: Ernie Asher 3	Referee: Fielding

Round 5

	19 June	City	16–10	Grafton	Victoria Park # 1
	3:00	Try: George Asher 2, Albert Asher 2 Con: Ernie Asher Pen: Ernie Asher	[18]	Try: J McGregor 2 Pen: Karl Ifwersen & 1 mark	Referee: R Benson

	19 June	Newton	18–6	Otahuhu	Victoria Park # 3
	3:00	Try: Bowen, Jim Bennett, Biggs, Potier Con: Jim Bennett 2 Pen: Tobin	[18]	Try: Fisher, Spence	Referee: Ferguson

	19 June	Ponsonby	18–0	North Shore	Victoria Park # 2
	3:00	Try: V McCallum 2 Con: A Cross 2 Pen: A Cross 3, S Jones	[18]		Referee: Vause

Round 6

	26 June	Grafton	10–5	Ponsonby	Victoria Park
	3:00	Try: Rogers, Dougie McGregor Pen: Karl Ifwersen & 1 mark	[19]	Try: S Jones Con: A Cross	Referee: Ferguson

	26 June	City	16–13	Newton	Auckland Domain
	3:00	Try: Vic Barchard 2, George Asher, Jim Rukutai Con: Ernie Asher 2	[19]	Try: P Roope, Clark, Len Farrant Con: Clark Pen: Clark	Referee: Fielding

	26 June	North Shore	11–10	Otahuhu	Devonport Domain
	3:00	Try: Perritt, T Paul, McDonald Con: Jack Paul	[19]	Try: Fisher, Spence Con: Stanaway, Bert Farrelly	Referee: Murray

Round 7

In the match between Newton and North Shore both Kiwi international Stan Walters, and Roope were sent off for "rough play".

	10 July	Ponsonby	3–3	City	Victoria Park # 1
	3:00	Try: S Jones	[20]	Try: V Barchard	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Fielding

	10 July	Grafton	21–3	Otahuhu	Victoria Park # 2
	3:00	Try: Rogers, J McGregor 3, George Iles Con: Karl Ifwersen 2, Dougie McGregor	[20]	Try: Wrightson	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Whitley

	10 July	Newton	5–3	North Shore	Victoria Park # 3
	3:00	Try: Biggs Con: Clarke	[20]	Try: Wynyard	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Calthorp

Round 8

	17 July	Newton	19–10	Ponsonby	Victoria Park
	3:00	Try: Clark 2, Jim Bennett, Potier, Rope Con: Clark Pen: Clark	[21]	Try: S Jones, Danrell Con: A Cross Pen: A Cross	Referee: Murray

	17 July	North Shore	12–9	Grafton	Devonport Domain
	3:00	Try: Wynyard, Nicholson Con: Jack Paul Pen: Jack Paul 2	[21]	Try: Warner Con: Karl Ifwersen Pen: Karl Ifwersen 2	Referee: A Ferguson

	17 July	City	10–6	Otahuhu	Auckland Domain
	3:00	Try: Vic Barchard, Albert Asher Con: Ernie Asher Pen: Ernie Asher	[21]	Try: Spence, Donohue

Round 9

	24 July	Grafton	15–9	Newton	Victoria Park # 3
	3:00	Try: Karl Ifwersen, Bob Mitchell Pen: Karl Ifwersen 2 (and 1 mark)	[22]	Try: Jim Bennett Pen: Clarke 2 (and 1 mark)	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Whitley

	24 July	City	13–7	North Shore	Victoria Park # 2
	3:00	Try: Jim Rukutai Con: Ernie Asher Pen: Ernie Asher 2 (and 2 marks)	[22]	Try: Nicholson Con: Jack Paul Pen: Jack Paul	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Murray

	24 July	Otahuhu	9–18	Ponsonby	Otahuhu
	3:00	Try: Fisher Con: Bert Farrelly Pen: Bert Farrelly 2	[22]	Try: S Jones, V McCallum, W Edwards, unknown x 1 Con: A Cross Pen: A Cross 2	Referee: Hill

Championship final

	31 Jul	Grafton	10–5	City	Victoria Park
	3:00	Try: Karl Ifwersen, Warner Con: Karl Ifwersen 2	[23]	Try: W Mincham Con: Ernie Asher	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: A Ferguson

Roope Rooster knockout competition

Newton, Grafton and North Shore were round 1 victors and North Shore received a bye meaning they should have advanced to the final directly. However Grafton and Newton played out a 2–2 draw in their semi-final. Rather than play a replay the league decided to have a second semi-final match between Grafton and North Shore, with Newton progressing to the final. North Shore beat Grafton and then defeated Newton in the final to win the inaugural Roope Rooster trophy which is still played for today.

Round 1

	7 August	Grafton	13–9	Ponsonby	Victoria Park 1
	3:00	Try: Karl Ifwersen 3 Con: Karl Ifwersen 2	[24]	Try: D Corby, S Jones, F McWhirter	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Calthorpe

	7 August	North Shore	16–8	City	Devonport Domain 1
	3:00	Try: T Paul 2, Fife, Anderson Con: Jack Paul 2	[24]	Try: B Tresize, Bert Avery Con: Albert Asher	Referee: Fielding

	7 August	Otahuhu	9–24	Newton	Otahuhu 1
	3:00	Try: Eustace, Fisher, O’Connell	[24]	Try: Clark 3, Rope 2, unknown x 1 Con: Clark 3	Referee: Herrick

Semi-final

	14 August	Newton	2–2	Grafton	Victoria Park
	3:00	Drop: Potier	[25]	Pen: Owen (mark)	Referee: A Ferguson

Semi-final

	21 August	North Shore	17–13	Grafton	Victoria Park
	3:00	Try: Ernie Bailey, Nicholson, Mason Con: Jack Paul 2 Pen: Jack Paul	[26]	Try: Dougie McGregor 2, Collins Con: Karl Ifwersen Pen: Karl Ifwersen (mark)	Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Murray

Final

	11 September	North Shore	10–7	Newton	Victoria Park
	3:00	Try: Morgan, Stan Walters Con: Jack Paul Pen: Jack Paul	[27]	Try: Jim Bennett Pen: Jim Bennett, Clark	Referee: Murray

Top try scorers and point scorers

The following point scoring lists include both Senior Championship matches and the Roope Rooster competition. Unlike in previous seasons where there were several matches with incomplete scoring lists the 1915 season was well reported by the New Zealand Herald and only two tries were unattributed (one for Ponsonby and one for Newton). For the second year in a row the outstanding Karl Ifwersen easily topped the point scoring lists.

Rank	Player	Team	Tries
1	Karl Ifwersen	Grafton Athletic	8
1	S Jones	Ponsonby United	8
3	Clark	Newton Rangers	7
4	Albert Asher	City Rovers	6
5	Vic Barchard	City Rovers	5
5	Jim Bennett	Newton Rangers	5
5	J McGregor	Grafton Athletic	5
8	Fisher	Otahuhu	4
8	Nicholson	North Shore Albions	4
8	Stan Walters	North Shore Albions	4

Rank	Player	Team	Tries	Con	Pen	Mark	Points
1	Karl Ifwersen	Grafton Athletic	8	11	12	4	78
2	Jack Paul	North Shore Albions	1	11	13	0	51
3	Clark	Newton Rangers	7	7	5	1	47
4	Ernie Asher	City Rovers	0	10	4	2	32
4	A Cross	Ponsonby United	0	8	8	0	32
6	S Jones	Ponsonby United	8	0	1	0	26
7	Jim Bennett	Newton Rangers	5	2	2	0	23
8	Albert Asher	City Rovers	6	1	0	0	20
9	Vic Barchard	City Rovers	5	0	0	0	15
9	J McGregor	Grafton Athletic	5	0	0	0	15

Charity Carnival

Then on 3 July a "Patriotic Carnival" was held involving the Auckland Hockey Association, Auckland Rugby League, Auckland Rugby Union, and the Auckland Football Association. In addition there was a golf competition and a school basketball competition. Over 15,000 people crammed into the Auckland Domain to watch the matches. In the league matches Grafton Athletic defeated City Rovers by 15 points to 10, in the second grade match City Rovers beat Mangere 8 points to 3, and in the fourth grade match the Manukau Rovers defeated Ponsonby United by 8 points to 3 also.[28]

Charity seven-a-side tournament results


	Date		Score		Score	Venue	Notes
First round	12 June[29]	Newton Rangers	10	Grafton B	0	Victoria Park
–	–	Ponsonby United A	8	City Rovers B	8	Victoria Park	* City Rovers won in extra-time
–	–	Grafton Athletic A	17	Otahuhu B	0	Victoria Park
–	–	City Rovers A	8	Otahuhu A	0	Victoria Park	-
–	–	North Shore Albions	5	Ponsonby B	0	Victoria Park	-
Second round	–	Newton Rangers	15	City Rovers B	10	Victoria Park	Won in extra-time with a converted try
Semi-final	–	City Rovers A	8	Grafton Athletic A	5	Victoria Park	–
Semi-final	–	North Shore Albions	3	Newton Rangers	2	Victoria Park	-
Final	–	North Shore Albions	3	City Rovers	0	Victoria Park	Match Abandoned due to darkness

Lower grades

Other clubs competing in lower grades (second, third, fourth, and fifth grades) included Thames Old Boys (made up of players who had settled in Auckland), Northcote Ramblers, Sunnyside, Remuera, Richmond (who were affiliated with the Eden Ramblers), Manukau, and Mangere.

Representative season

Due to World War I having broken out and the large number of players who had gone to fight the representative season was far reduced from previous years. The Auckland Rugby League did however decide to play 3 fixtures at the end of the season to support fledgling country leagues. Auckland had seen the death of a representative player already when Charles Savory died of his wounds at Gallipoli. The first representative match of the season was played on 28 August when Auckland defeated Thames by 27 points to 16 at Victoria Park with over 4,000 in attendance. In the return match a week later Thames won 25–13. The following weekend saw Auckland lose to Waikato in Huntly, though they had several new combinations and the first ever Roope Rooster club final was played at the same time in Auckland. A junior representative fixture was played as the curtain-raiser with Auckland winning by 16 points to 3 over a Lower Waikato team.

Representative fixtures

Auckland v Thames

	28 August	Auckland	27–16	Thames	Victoria Park
	3:00	Try: Dougie McGregor, S Jones, J Cross, Stan Walters, Rodgers 2, Jim Rukutai, Frank McWhirter Con: J Cross 2, Stan Walters	[30]	Try: V Ryan 2, A Lomas 2 Con: J Winder Drop: V Ryan	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: L Nield

Auckland v Thames

In the return match 350 Auckland supporters made the journey on board the Wakatere and were entertained by the Onehunga Brass Band.

	4 September	Thames	25–13	Auckland	Dodd's Paddock, Parawai (Thames)
	3:00	Try: Smith, Tookey 3, Ryan Con: Maddison 3 Pen: Maddison 2	[31]	Try: F Collins, Clark 2 Con: Stan Walters Pen: Clark	Referee: E T Price

Auckland v Lower Waikato

	11 September	Lower Waikato	19–6	Auckland	Huntly
	3:00	Try: D Bookham 2, A Cook, George Paki, H Johnson Con: H Peckham, F Littlewood	[32]	Try: Spence, Forsyth	Referee: R Nield

Auckland representative matches played and scorers

No	Name	Club Team	Play	Tries	Con	Pen	Points
1	Jim Clark	Ponsonby United	1	2	0	1	8
2	Stan Walters	North Shore Albions	2	1	2	0	7
3	F Rogers	Grafton Athletic	2	2	0	0	6
4	J Cross	Ponsonby United	2	1	0	0	4
5	Dougie McGregor	Grafton Athletic	1	1	0	0	3
5	S Jones	Ponsonby United	2	1	0	0	3
5	Jim Rukutai	City Rovers	2	1	0	0	3
5	Frank McWhirter	Ponsonby United	2	1	0	0	3
5	F Collins	Grafton Athletic	1	1	0	0	3
5	Spence	Otahuhu	1	1	0	0	3
5	Forsyth	?	1	1	0	0	3
12	George Asher	City Rovers	2	0	0	0	0
12	Joe Bennett	Newton Rangers	2	0	0	0	0
12	Boylan	City Rovers	2	0	0	0	0
12	H Wynyard	North Shore Albions	2	0	0	0	0
12	Bill Walsh	Ponsonby United	2	0	0	0	0
12	Albert Asher	City Rovers	1	0	0	0	0
12	Thomas McClymont	Ponsonby United	1	0	0	0	0
12	M Stanaway	Otahuhu	1	0	0	0	0
12	F Tresize	City Rovers	1	0	0	0	0
12	J McGregor	Grafton Athletic	1	0	0	0	0
12	W Mincham	City Rovers	1	0	0	0	0
12	McCallum	Ponsonby United	1	0	0	0	0
12	Francis	Ponsonby United	1	0	0	0	0
12	Fisher	Otahuhu	1	0	0	0	0
12	R Longbottom	Ponsonby United	1	0	0	0	0
12	Richardson	Otahuhu	1	0	0	0	0
12	Sam McGee	City Rovers	1	0	0	0	0
12	Wrightson	Otahuhu	1	0	0	0	0

References

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"Seven-A-Side Tournament". The New Zealand Herald. LII (15943). 14 July 1915. p. 8. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
"The Knock-Out Round/Wins for Grafton, Shore, and Newton". Auckland Star. XLVI (188). 9 August 1915. p. 7. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
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"League Football Incident". Auckland Star. XLIV (153). 28 June 1913. p. 10. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
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"Soldiers' Letters/In the Trenches at the Dardanelles/A Well Told Story". Auckland Star. XLVI (155). 1 July 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
"Memorial at Lonepine Cemetery". Auckland Museum. 18 January 2020. p. 1. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
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"Charles James Hally". Cambridge High School. 18 January 2020. p. 1. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
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"Ponsonby Defeats City/North Shore and Grafton Win". The New Zealand Herald. LII (15919). 10 May 1915. p. 3. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
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"Some Interesting Games/Grafton Leading/Ponsonby's Easy Win/Newton's Great Effort/A Surprising Win". The New Zealand Herald. LII (15931). 31 May 1915. p. 3. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
"First round Concluded/Ponsonby LeadingGrafton's First Defeat/Newton's Initial Win/Ponsonby's Easy Victory". The New Zealand Herald. LII (15949). 21 June 1915. p. 4. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
"Grafton in the Lead/Some Close Contests". The New Zealand Herald. LII (15955). 26 June 1915. p. 3. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
"Grafton Still Leading/Ponsonby and City Draw/Grafton's Easy Victory/Newton's Second Win". The New Zealand Herald. LII (15967). 12 August 1915. p. 9. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
"Surprise Victories/Grafton Defeated/Newton's Great Effort/Newton Beats Ponsonby". The New Zealand Herald. LII (15973). 19 July 1915. p. 3. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
"Grafton Beats Newton/City Wins Again". The New Zealand Herald. LII (15979). 26 July 1915. p. 8. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
"Grafton Wins Competition". The New Zealand Herald. LII (15985). 2 August 1915. p. 4. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
"Roope's Rooster/The Initial Round/Grafton Defeats Ponsonby/City's Poor Exhibition/Newton's Easy Win". The New Zealand Herald. LII (15991). 9 August 1915. p. 4. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
"Roope's Rooster/Newton v Grafton/A Drawn Game". The New Zealand Herald. LII (15997). 16 August 1915. p. 3. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
"Roope's Rooster/North Shore Defeats Grafton". The New Zealand Herald. LII (16003). 16 August 1915. p. 8. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
"Roope's Rooster/Won by North Shore". The New Zealand Herald. LII (16021). 13 September 1915. p. 3. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
"Patriotic Carnival/A Successful Function/15,000 People at the Domain". The New Zealand Herald. LII (15961). 5 June 1915. p. 3. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
"Seven-A-Side Tournament/£200 For Hospital Ship Fund/The Final, An Unsatisfactory Ending". The New Zealand Herald. LII (15943). 14 July 1915. p. 8. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
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"Waikato Beats Auckland". The New Zealand Herald. LII (16021). 13 September 1915. p. 3. Retrieved 10 August 2019.

External links

Auckland Rugby League Official Site

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[2] "Seven-A-Side Tournament". The New Zealand Herald. LII (15943). 14 July 1915. p. 8. Retrieved 13 August 2019.

[3] "The Knock-Out Round/Wins for Grafton, Shore, and Newton". Auckland Star. XLVI (188). 9 August 1915. p. 7. Retrieved 13 August 2019.

[4] "North Shore Defeats Grafton/North Shore's Surprise". The New Zealand Herald. LII (16003). 23 August 1915. p. 8. Retrieved 13 August 2019.

[5] "Roope's Rooster/Won by North Shore". The New Zealand Herald. LII (16021). 13 September 1915. p. 3. Retrieved 13 August 2019.

[6] "League Football Incident". Auckland Star. XLIV (153). 28 June 1913. p. 10. Retrieved 12 August 2019.

[7] "Death of C. Savory/International Footballer Killed/Belated Notification". Auckland Star. XLVI (194). 16 August 1915. p. 6. Retrieved 14 January 2020.

[8] "Soldiers' Letters/In the Trenches at the Dardanelles/A Well Told Story". Auckland Star. XLVI (155). 1 July 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 9 December 2019.

[9] "Memorial at Lonepine Cemetery". Auckland Museum. 18 January 2020. p. 1. Retrieved 18 January 2019.

[10] "William Moeki". Auckland Museum. 18 January 2020. p. 1. Retrieved 18 January 2020.

[11] "Athletics". Auckland Star. XLVI (193). 14 August 1915. p. 16. Retrieved 18 January 2020.

[12] "Charles James Hally". Cambridge High School. 18 January 2020. p. 1. Retrieved 18 January 2020.

[herald-13] "Grafton Beats Ponsonby/City's Easy Win/The Champions Extended". The New Zealand Herald. LII (15913). 10 May 1915. p. 11. Retrieved 12 August 2019.

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[ponsonby_defeats_city-15] "Ponsonby Defeats City/North Shore and Grafton Win". The New Zealand Herald. LII (15919). 10 May 1915. p. 3. Retrieved 12 August 2019.

[north_shore_grafton-16] "North Shore and Grafton Draw/An Interesting Contest/Leading Teams Draw/Ponsonby's Easy Win/A Close Game". The New Zealand Herald. LII (15925). 24 May 1915. p. 3. Retrieved 12 August 2019.

[interesting_games-17] "Some Interesting Games/Grafton Leading/Ponsonby's Easy Win/Newton's Great Effort/A Surprising Win". The New Zealand Herald. LII (15931). 31 May 1915. p. 3. Retrieved 10 August 2019.

[first_round-18] "First round Concluded/Ponsonby LeadingGrafton's First Defeat/Newton's Initial Win/Ponsonby's Easy Victory". The New Zealand Herald. LII (15949). 21 June 1915. p. 4. Retrieved 10 August 2019.

[grafton_lead-19] "Grafton in the Lead/Some Close Contests". The New Zealand Herald. LII (15955). 26 June 1915. p. 3. Retrieved 10 August 2019.

[grafton_leading-20] "Grafton Still Leading/Ponsonby and City Draw/Grafton's Easy Victory/Newton's Second Win". The New Zealand Herald. LII (15967). 12 August 1915. p. 9. Retrieved 10 August 2019.

[suprise_victories-21] "Surprise Victories/Grafton Defeated/Newton's Great Effort/Newton Beats Ponsonby". The New Zealand Herald. LII (15973). 19 July 1915. p. 3. Retrieved 10 August 2019.

[grafton_beats_newton-22] "Grafton Beats Newton/City Wins Again". The New Zealand Herald. LII (15979). 26 July 1915. p. 8. Retrieved 10 August 2019.

[23] "Grafton Wins Competition". The New Zealand Herald. LII (15985). 2 August 1915. p. 4. Retrieved 10 August 2019.

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[28] "Patriotic Carnival/A Successful Function/15,000 People at the Domain". The New Zealand Herald. LII (15961). 5 June 1915. p. 3. Retrieved 13 August 2019.

[29] "Seven-A-Side Tournament/£200 For Hospital Ship Fund/The Final, An Unsatisfactory Ending". The New Zealand Herald. LII (15943). 14 July 1915. p. 8. Retrieved 12 August 2019.

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