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 1957
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1956
(Founded, 1921; Affiliated, 1922)
Headquarters: Ruatoria.
COLOURS: SKY BLUE
1956 Results - click date for match reports
Sat 29 Sep | 14:30 | Representative | NPEC v Thames Valley | 06 - 20 | Match Center |
Tue 18 Sep | 14:30 | Representative | NPEC v North Auckland | 03 - 11 | Match Center |
Mon 04 Jun | 14:30 | Representative | Poverty Bay v NPEC | 08 - 08 | Match Center |
Sat 26 May | 14:30 | Representative | NPEC v Poverty Bay | 06 - 06 | Match Center |
Players 1956
  | Position | PL | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0202 | William ‘Billy' Lanigan | Centre | 2 | ||
0221 | Walter Materite Peachey | Prop | 1 | ||
0224 | Karere ‘Babbie’ 'Babs' Henare | Loose Forward, Lock | 4 | ||
0231 | Whare Crawford | Forward | 3 | ||
0234 | Kono Waihi | Winger | 2 (1) | ||
0238 | Maraki T.O. Reedy | Forward | 2 | ||
0244 | Koro M. Dewes | Hooker, Prop | 2 | ||
0258 | Tuta Wanui Taare | Scrumhalf | 3 | ||
0264 | Thomas Tamati | Lock | 2 | ||
0272 | E.R.'Knox' Karaka | Centre, Fullback | 4 | ||
0280 | Albert Ngatai | Forward | 2 | ||
0282 | Bruce Allan Watson | Centre | 4 | ||
0296 | Nolan Raihania | Forward | 1 | ||
0297 | Donald Bruce Green | Forward, First Five, Winger | 4 | ||
0298 | Rangituatini 'Tene’ Henare | Prop | 4 | ||
0299 | George A. Horsfall | First Five | 2 | ||
0300 | Hapi Te M.P. Potae | Loose Forward, Lock | 4 | ||
0301 | Turei Forest Dale Mackey | First Five, Scrumhalf | 3 | ||
0302 | Joseph Manuel | First Five | 1 | ||
0303 | Sonny Brown | Prop | 2 | ||
0304 | Brian Roland Cathcart | First Five | 2 | ||
0305 | Euan Trafford Hovell | Loose Forward | 2 | ||
0306 | Walter Ngata | Forward | 2 | ||
0307 | Tamati Muturangi Reedy | Fullback, Winger | 2 | ||
0308 | David John Hooper | First Five, Fullback | 2 (2) | ||
0309 | James Morrison | Prop | 1 |