We hope you enjoy this look back as we look forward to many more years of recording the history of Ngati Porou East Coast Rugby Union. We acknowledge all the information from the NZ “Rugby Almanack” Series from the season’s 1934 through to 2019 and appreciate their hard and dedicated work in providing this detailed history. – Web Admin – Information Sourced from the NZ Rugby Almanack 1955
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1954
(Founded, 1921; Affiliated, 1922)
Headquarters: Ruatoria.
COLOURS: SKY BLUE.
Selectors: Messrs. G. S. (“Don”) Colbert, K. Cameron and C.Shea.
Favoured with visits for the first time from Auckland, Olympians Club and New South Wales Country, East Coast had a bigger fixture list than usual, and achieved reasonable success.
Twenty-four of the 33 players required were previous representatives , Kopua, Lanigan, and Jensen, last in 1952 and Takarangi in 1951. Karaka had played for Hawke’s Bay in 1952, as had Welsh in 1950. Paea gained New Zealand Maori honours, whilst S.Reedy, Tangira, Paea and Dewes were members of the successful Tai Rawhiti XV.
1954 Results - click date for match reports
| Thu 16 Sep | 14:30 | Representative | NPEC v Auckland | 03 - 21 | Match Center |
| Sat 11 Sep | 14:30 | Representative | NPEC v Olympians Club | 14 - 22 | Match Center |
| Sat 07 Aug | 14:30 | Representative | NPEC v Poverty Bay | 12 - 08 | Match Center |
| Sat 24 Jul | 14:30 | Representative | NPEC v NSW Country | 11 - 17 | Match Center |
| Sat 10 Jul | 14:30 | Representative | NPEC v Bush RU | 21 - 10 | Match Center |
| Mon 07 Jun | 14:30 | Representative | Poverty Bay v NPEC | 16 - 14 | Match Center |
Players 1954
| Position | PL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0176 |
|
T.J. Takarangi |
|
Fullback | 1 |
| 0196 |
|
Skipper David Kopua |
|
Fullback, Scrumhalf | 3 |
| 0202 |
|
William ‘Billy' Lanigan |
|
Centre | 4 |
| 0208 |
|
Quentin Ian ‘Max' Schofield |
|
First Five, Fullback | 1 |
| 0211 |
|
Frederick H.L. Shelton |
|
Hooker | 3 |
| 0217 |
|
S. Jensen |
|
Forward | 4 |
| 0219 |
|
Andrew Morehu Pahuru |
|
Prop | 6 |
| 0221 |
|
Walter Materite Peachey |
|
Prop | 5 |
| 0224 |
|
Karere ‘Babbie’ 'Babs' Henare |
|
Loose Forward, Lock | 6 |
| 0235 |
|
James Wi Hekopa Walker |
|
Flanker | 1 (1) |
| 0238 |
|
Maraki T.O. Reedy |
|
Forward | 2 |
| 0240 |
|
William Tangira |
|
Prop | 6 |
| 0242 |
|
Edward Carrington |
|
Winger | 2 (1) |
| 0244 |
|
Koro M. Dewes |
|
Hooker, Prop | 6 |
| 0245 |
|
Boy Mahue |
|
First Five | 4 |
| 0250 |
|
Hemara ‘Bo' Kururangi |
|
First Five, Winger | 2 |
| 0256 |
|
H.M. 'John' Paea |
|
Flanker, Lock | 4 |
| 0257 |
|
B.T. Pohatu |
|
Forward | 1 (1) |
| 0260 |
|
Peter H.R. Chrisp |
|
Winger | 1 |
| 0262 |
|
Makarini 'Mack' Fox |
|
First Five, Scrumhalf | 3 |
| 0263 |
|
R.Te Hukarere Maurirere |
|
Scrumhalf | 2 (1) |
| 0264 |
|
Thomas Tamati |
|
Lock | 3 |
| 0265 |
|
Reweti Te R. Green |
|
Winger | 6 |
| 0267 |
|
Sonny Gudgeon |
|
Forward | 1 |
| 0268 |
|
Tutu Manuel |
|
Scrumhalf | 3 |
| 0269 |
|
Walter Walker |
|
Forward | 3 (1) |
| 0270 |
|
Alex Welsh |
|
First Five | 3 |
| 0271 |
|
Len Tamepo |
|
First Five | 3 (2) |
| 0272 |
|
E.R.'Knox' Karaka |
|
Centre, Fullback | 2 |
| 0273 |
|
Sam Reedy |
|
Centre, Fullback | 4 |
| 0274 |
|
Milton Frederick Rickard |
|
First Five | 1 |
| 0275 |
|
Rev. William Brown Turei |
|
Fullback | 1 |
| 0276 |
|
Thomas Shelford |
|
Prop | 1 (1) |
