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Remuera League Football Club

The Remuera League Football Club was a rugby league club which existed from 1914 to 1915 before being revived in 1927. They fielded teams in 1928 and 1929 before ceasing to exist. They competed in the Auckland Rugby League lower grade competitions and were based in Remuera in central Auckland, New Zealand.

History
1914–1915: original years On 25 April The New Zealand Herald reported that two new clubs would compete in the Auckland Rugby League competitions, namely Remuera and Sunnyside (on Auckland's north shore). 1914 season The club coach in 1914 was George A. Gillett who was given a presentation at their season ending dinner and concert.{{cite news In the 1914 season their results were often not reported, though their fixture details were listed each week in the Auckland Star and New Zealand Herald newspapers. The first ever match day squads published were for their 6 June matches. The third grade side to play Northcote and Birkenhead Ramblers was: Badeley, Syers, Dickenson, Ballantyne, Wallace, Bennett, Smith, Tate, Ballantyne, Carter, Devine, Powdrill, Curtiss, Hyde, Hill, and Parker. While the fourth grade side to play the Newton Rangers was: Ryan, Yardley, Aickin, East, Stropin, Spratt, Bacon, Williams, Chapman, Ross, Peek, Stropin, J. Polls, Scott, Churches, and Clements.{{cite news Their third grade side performed very well, winning 11 of their 13 matches. They finished second out of the 10 teams competing behind Ponsonby United who they lost to in the final 9–0. They were attributed with 186 points for and 19 against with another score not reported. Their first ever match was won by default over North Shore A and on the same day they instead played a practice match against Northcote Ramblers which they won 8–2.{{cite news Their fourth grade side won two of their eight matches that had scores reported while the competition was terminated early due to the enlistment of so many players in World War I. At the end of the season they held their first annual dinner on Friday, 25 September at Prior's Strand Cafe. Where "there was a large attendance of members, representatives of other clubs, and supporters...". The "chairman Mr. A. Sayers presented R. Percival with a substantial cheque, the proceeds of a concert held last July for his benefit." While presentations were also made to coach Gillett, "L. Dickenson, secretary, Captain Craig, of the Remuera Fire Brigade, and Messrs. W. Sharkey, C. Bell, Wickman, and Timms."{{cite news 1915 season Their secretary for 1915 was L. Dickenson of Oxford Street.{{cite news Then a week later on 18 September a series of patriotic matches were played at the Devonport Domain in aid of the Waistcoat Fund. Several junior representative sides were selected from the various grades. In the Junior representatives were Tate and Hume from the Remuera second grade side, while the Fourth grade representative side featured Clemens, Chapman, and Chatwin of the Remuera fourth grade side.{{cite news Hiatus In 1916 the club failed to field any sides and like many clubs at this time lost a huge number of players to World War I. They wrote to the Auckland Rugby League in May "intimating that it would have to withdraw on account of enlistments".{{cite news Resurrection 1927 season In March 1927 advertisements were published in the Auckland Star and New Zealand Herald for an annual meeting for the "First Annual Meeting of the Remuera League Football Club" at Mr. White's residence at 1A Clonbern Road for 21 March at 8pm. The honorary secretary publishing the advertisement was Frank Thompson who was a well known senior referee through the 1910s to the 1930s.{{cite news They fielded teams in the second grade and fourth grade.{{cite news Their second grade side for their season opening match against Grafton Athletic on the Outer Domain on 7 May was published. The side was "Ross (3), Calder (2), Mitchell, Crawford, Sheddan, Ronayne, Baird, White, Robinson, McDonald, and J. Law".{{cite news The fourth grade side which was listed the following week for their match with Richmond Rovers at Grey Lynn Park was "Wilson (2), Smith, Ball, Turner, Taylor, Soloman, Harford, Marshall, Weston, Walker, Turley, Massay, Simins, Wright, Noonan, and Benton". Though they ultimately defaulted the match.{{cite news On 22 July it was reported that the Auckland Rugby League had acquired the sole use of the ground in Pine Street at the "rear of the Remuera school". The ground was "discovered" by representatives of sports bodies who had been taken on an inspection as guests of the council parks committee. The council then granted the use of the field to rugby league. The following week on 30 July both the second and fourth grade Remuera sides played their matches there against Devonport United at 3pm and Ponsonby United B at 2pm respectively.{{cite news Representative selections On 9 July a trial match was played to select the Auckland Junior representative side at Carlaw Park. The Remuera players selected were Ronayne, Bird, K. Ross, Ross, Crawford, Harlford and Ghent.{{cite news On 29 August an Auckland junior representative squad was selected to play in Rotorua on 3 September. Ronayne and D. Ross was chosen from the Remuera second grade side.{{cite news In October an Auckland junior representative squad was selected to play the Frankton juniors from the Waikato area. Bissett and Clarke were chosen from the Remuera side.{{cite news 1928 season They held their annual general meeting on 7 March at 7.30 at St. Aidan's Hall in Remuera. Mr. G. McConnell was their honorary secretary.{{cite news They continued to hold fortnightly dances at the St. Aidan's Hall on Ascot Avenue in Remuera.{{cite news On 30 September their fourth grade side played a match at Carlaw Park against the Hikurangi Juniors which was made up of players from Kamo, Onerahi, and Portland. The match was a curtain raiser to the Newton RangersPonsonby United Roope Rooster semi final.{{cite news The second grade side finished runner up to Devonport United along with Ponsonby and Newton, while their fourth grade side also finished runner up, 2 points behind Richmond Rovers. 1929 season Their 1929 annual meeting was held on 11 March at Mr. White's residence at 1a on Clonburn Road in Remuera.{{cite news Rugby league was provisionally given the use of one ground at the Remuera school reserve however this changed prior to the start of the season as all the winter sport bodies struggled to be allocated sufficient space to play.{{cite news Their first listed side for the season in the second grade competitions was to play Devonport United and was: Davenport, McCullum, Massay, Mitchell, Mound, Harford (2), Emson (2), Calder, Looker, Thompson, Henderson, Roach, Loomb, Vaile, Ghent, K. Sheddon, and Ross. While their fourth grade side to play Mount Wellington was Wilson (2), Keer, Regan, Ball, Wickman, Marshall, Bird, Cato, Walker, Kellett, Smith, Marchington, Hosking, and Foss.{{cite news In mid July the fourth grade side defaulted their match with Kingsland Athletic which was an indication of playing number issues.{{cite news In July an Auckland junior representative side was chosen to play their South Auckland (Waikato) counterparts at Carlaw Park. The team featured one Remuera player initially, K. Sheddon.{{cite news The second grade team finished in 5th position out of 7 with a 3 win, 9 loss record, scoring 38 points and conceding 103.{{cite news At the conclusion of the season the club ceased to exist fielding no teams in 1930. ==Records==
Records
Senior team record The season record for the most senior men's team in the club. Other team records ==References==
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