1927 Auckland Rugby League season

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The 1927 Auckland Rugby League season was its 18th. Newton defeated Ponsonby by 6 points to 3 in the championship final to win the Monteith Shield after both teams finished the season tied with identical 8 win, 1 draw, 3 loss records. This was the second time Newton had won the championship in 18 efforts, with the first being in 1912 and was to be their last after they merged decades later with City Rovers and the combined team ceased in the early 2000s. Richmond won the Roope Rooster knockout trophy for the second consecutive season. Newton Rangers defeated Richmond to win the Stormont Shield.

Ellerslie won the Norton Cup by winning the second division competition, known as the B Grade at this time. They were undefeated and also won the Stallard Cup which was the B Grade knockout trophy. Interestingly the league played a 'promotion-relegation' match, with Ellerslie by virtue of winning the Norton Cup for winning the B Grade playing off with Grafton, who had finished last in the A Grade. Ellerslie won 11–3 over Grafton thus winning the right to compete in the A grade competition in the 1928 season. Despite this there was still considerable discussion at the annual general meeting the following year as to whether or not Ellerslie be admitted to the A Grade. It was eventually decided that they would be, with Grafton dropping to the B Grade.

Other trophies awarded (at the 1928 annual general meeting of the Auckland Rugby League) were the Davis Points Shield to Richmond, the Thistle Cup to Newton, and a special cup for the best forward to W.Clark from Newton.

Preceded by 18th Auckland Rugby League season
1927 		Succeeded by

Auckland rugby league news[edit]

Club teams by grade participation[edit]

Team 1st B Div. 2nd 3rd Open 3rd Int. 4th 5th 6th A 6th B Schools Total
Richmond Rovers 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 9
Devonport United 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 7
Ponsonby United 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 6
City Rovers 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 6
Grafton Athletic 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 5
Kingsland Rovers 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4
Point Chevalier 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4
Marist Old Boys 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
Newton Rangers 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
Māngere United 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
Ellerslie United 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3
Akarana 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3
Parnell 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Otahuhu Rovers 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Remuera 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Glen Eden 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
New Lynn 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Onehunga Convent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Onehunga Primary School 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Newmarket Primary School 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Papatoetoe Primary School 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Total 7 7 9 7 9 7 6 6 7 6 70

Transfers[edit]

A McIntyre who had been playing in Sydney joined the Newton club.

Annual meetings of Auckland Rugby League[edit]

The annual report for the 1927 season stated that the total revenue for Auckland Rugby League was £5,597, with £4,216 taken at the gates.[1] At the annual meeting of the Junior Management Committee of the Auckland Rugby League on 23 March it was stated in their report that junior players exceeded 1,500. It was also reported that the Remuera League Club was being revived. They had fielded two junior teams in 1914, and appeared to have the numbers to enter two junior teams in the 1927 season.[2]

On 10 August the Auckland Rugby League Chairman, Mr. W.J. Hammill tendered his resignation for business reasons. He had occupied the position for five years. He was congratulated on his contribution to the game and made a life member of the League. Mr. George Rhodes was elected as the new chairman of the Management Committee.[3]

Representative season[edit]

Auckland began the season with a match against the returning members of the New Zealand team that had toured England from August 1926 to January 1927. There was some controversy in that Joe Menzies had played for the 'New Zealand team' despite being from the South Auckland (Waikato) province and the New Zealand Rugby League questioned the Auckland Rugby League on the selection. One possible reason for his selection may have been the fact that Arthur Singe had been banned for life after going on strike during the tour along with 6 other players. This meant that there was one less Auckland forward to pick for the match. Auckland won the game 24–21. They went on a southern tour later in the season and played matches against Canterbury, West Coast, Otago, and Wellington. After their return to Auckland they played against Buller and South Auckland. The Buller side was coached by Bill Davidson who had spent many years playing for City Rovers, Auckland, and played for New Zealand from 1919 to 1921. He had later moved to the Canterbury region where he was involved in sporting administration. He later returned to Auckland and coached Ponsonby in the 1938 season. Auckland lost the Northern Union Challenge Cup to South Auckland in their final game of the season.

Monteith Shield (first grade championship)[edit]

Monteith Shield standings[edit]

Team Pld W D L F A Pts
Newton Rangers 13 10 1 2 188 128 21
Ponsonby United 13 9 1 3 190 111 19
Devonport United 12 7 0 5 207 114 14
Marist Old Boys 11 7 0 4 155 114 14
Richmond Rovers 12 4 1 7 137 140 9
City Rovers 11 3 1 7 134 182 7
Grafton Athletic 12 0 0 12 81 303 0

Monteith Shield results[edit]

After two completed rounds Newton and Ponsonby were both tied on 19 competition points. This necessitated a final between the two sides and this was won by Newton 6–3.

Round 1[edit]

Jim O'Brien and J Stormont (ex-Marist players) had both retired from the game and were spectators at the match between Marist and Grafton. However, after watching they decided to come out of retirement and resume playing for their old team. Meanwhile Craddock Dufty returned to play for Newton after 5 years with Grafton Athletic. Les Bull refereed his 50th match involving senior rugby league teams in Auckland and was the third man to do this after Archie Ferguson (1912–22) and Billy Murray (1913-25).

7 May City 23–19 Devonport Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: George Wade, Lou Brown 2, Ben Davidson, George Perry
Con: Nelson Bass 3
Pen: Nelson Bass 		[4] Try: Allan Seagar, Len Scott, J Beattie 2, Jim O'Brien
Con: Allan Seagar 2 		Attendance: 9000
Referee: William Mincham
7 May Marist 20–8 Grafton Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: F Hanson, Jim Johnson, Bill Noble, Hec Brisbane 2, Bernard Sweeney
Con: F Hanson 		[5] Try: F Austin, H Hudson
Con: Ralph Longville 		Attendance: 9000
Referee: G McCowatt
7 May Newton 13–8 Richmond Auckland Domain 2  
3:00 Try: Unknown x 3
Con: Unknown x 2 		[6] Try: Unknown x 2
Con: Unknown x 1 		Referee: Les Bull

Round 2[edit]

Prior to round 2 Wigan made an offer to Lou Brown of the City side, while Ben Davidson had reportedly received one from Hull. Future New Zealand coach Bill Telford debuted for Richmond and scored a try in their 15–15 draw with City. In the same match brothers Ken and Ray Hyland clashed heads diving to save a try with the result that Ken had to leave the field and Ray had to bandage his bleeding head to continue.

14 May Marist 12–8 Devonport Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Hec Brisbane 3, Jim O'Brien [7] Try: Stan Webb, Len Scott
Con: Neville St George 		Attendance: 2000
Referee: H Taylor
14 May City 15–15 Richmond Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Bill Hamilton, George Wade, Maurice Wetherill
Con: Nelson Bass
Pen: Nelson Bass 		[8] Try: Gordon Campbell, Frederick Bass, Bill Telford
Con: Edmund Carroll 3 		Attendance: 2000
Referee: Les Bull
14 May Ponsonby 5–5 Newton Grey Lynn Park  
3:00 Try: Frank Delgrosso
Con: Frank Delgrosso 		[9] Try: A McIntrye
Con: Craddock Dufty 		Referee: William Mincham

Round 3[edit]

Ponsonby v City showing Tim Peckham and Billy Ghent.

Jim O'Brien and Stewart were both sent off for fighting near the Richmond try line in the Marist v Richmond match. Grafton only had 12 players make the trip to Devonport Domain where they were thrashed by Devonport 47–3. Nelson Bass tore his knee cartilage in the match between City and Ponsonby and was forced into early retirement.[10] Arthur Rae made his first grade refereeing debut in the match between Devonport and Grafton on the Devonport Domain.

21 May Ponsonby 17–14 City Carlaw Park 1  
2:45 Try: Leonard Riley 2, Bert Payne
Con: Frank Delgrosso 3
Pen: Frank Delgrosso 		[11] Try: Ben Davidson 2, Billy Ghent, George Wade
Con: Ben Davidson 		Attendance: 10,000
Referee: A Sanders
21 May Richmond 15–3 Marist Carlaw Park 2  
2:45 Try: Stewart, Jim Parkes, Ralph Jenkinson
Con: Edmund Carroll 2
Pen: Edmund Carroll 		[12] Try: Bernard Sweeney Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Bert Emirali
21 May Devonport 47–3 Grafton Devonport Domain  
2:45 Try: Len Scott 4, Stanley Rule 2, J Beattie 2, Allan Seagar, Horace Dixon 2
Con: J Hemingway 2, Ernest Ruby, Julius Laing, Bill Cleaver
Pen: Neville St George 		[13] Try: Angelo Referee: Arthur Rae

Round 4[edit]

Ponsonby v Marist.
28 May Ponsonby 18–10 Marist Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Len Ward, Lou Hutt, Joseph Peckham, Victor Fagan
Con: Frank Delgrosso
Pen: Frank Delgrosso
Drop: Eric Grey 		[14] Try: Hec Brisbane, Jim Johnson
Con: Norman King 2 		Attendance: 8000
Referee: Les Bull
28 May Newton 32–17 City Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Alan Clarke, M Little 2, George Morman 2, Craddock Dufty 2, McLeod
Con: Craddock Dufty 3
Pen: Craddock Dufty 		[15] Try: Lou Brown 2, Ben Davidson, Penalty Try, Frank Ferrall
Con: Ben Davidson 		Attendance: 8000
Referee: Arthur Rae
28 May Richmond 10–2 Grafton Grey Lynn Park  
3:00 Try: Stan Prentice, Stewart
Con: L Taylor
Pen: Edmund Carroll 		[16] Pen: Ralph Longville Referee: H Taylor

Round 5[edit]

The Devonport v Richmond match was played on the Friday as part of the King's Birthday celebrations. It was notable for the fact that 4 players were ordered off. Neville St George who had had words with the referee was sent from the field, two minutes later Stewart from Richmond joined him and Stan Prentice (Richmond), and Jim O'Brien (Devonport) soon followed. Leslie Knott scored two tries for Marist. At the end of the season he became the Auckland singles tennis champion and New Zealand doubles champion before moving to Australia to advance his career.

3 June Devonport 17–13 Richmond Carlaw Park 1  
2:45 Try: Hemingway, Horace Dixon, J Beattie, Jim O'Brien, Ernest Ruby
Pen: Neville St George 		[17] Try: Ralph Jenkinson, J Swift, Gordon Campbell
Con: Edmund Carroll
Pen: Edmund Carroll 		Attendance: 3000
Referee: Bert Emirali
4 June Ponsonby 36–14 Grafton Carlaw Park 2  
2:45 Try: Joseph Peckham, George Gardiner, Frank Delgrosso 2, Sydney Usher 3, Wilfred McNeil
Con: George Gardiner 4, Tim Peckham, H Riley 		[18] Try: Ernie Herring 2
Con: Lucas
Pen: Lucas 3 		Attendance: 6000
Referee: H McKubrey
4 June Marist 12–7 Newton Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Norman King, Leslie Knott 2, Hec Brisbane [19] Try: Roy Hardgrave
Pen: Craddock Dufty 2 		Attendance: 6000
Referee: Arthur Rae

Round 6[edit]

City were without the services of Lou Brown, Maurice Wetherill, G Brown, Nelson Bass and Alf Townsend and were soundly beaten by Marist. Frank Delgrosso of Ponsonby was ordered off in their match with Devonport.

11 June Devonport 9–6 Ponsonby Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Allan Seagar, Neville St George, Len Scott [20] Try: Tim Peckham, Sydney Usher Attendance: 7000
Referee: William Mincham
11 June Marist 33–8 City Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Jim O'Brien, Leslie Knott 2, Dick Moisley, Bernard Sweeney, Jack Keenan, Norman King, Hec Brisbane, Bob Crewther
Con: Jim O'Brien, Leslie Knott
Pen: Jim O'Brien 		[21] Try: Bill Hamilton, J Lewis
Con: Ben Davidson 		Attendance: 7000
Referee: Vic Simpson
11 June Newton 19–14 Grafton Auckland Domain  
3:00 Try: Trevor Hall, M Little 2, George Morman, Hales
Con: M Herewini 2 		[22] Try: Angelo, Courtenay 2, Bert Avery
Con: Ralph Longville 		Referee: Taylor

Round 7[edit]

City had lost the services of Lou Brown and Ben Davidson who had both been signed by Wigan during the week. They would depart for England later in the month. In their match with Devonport two players for Newton left the field injured during the second half leaving them with 11 players.

18 June Ponsonby 15–13 Richmond Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Victor Fagan, Lou Hutt, Eric Grey
Con: Frank Delgrosso 2
Pen: Frank Delgrosso 		[23] Try: Ralph Jenkinson, Ken Hyland, Stewart
Con: L Taylor
Drop: Jenkinson 		Attendance: 5000
Referee: H Taylor
18 June City 22–11 Grafton Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: George Wade 2, Joe Hadley, George Perry, Billy Ghent, Frank Ferrall
Con: Joe Hadley, Billy Ghent 		[24] Try: Bert Avery 2, Allan
Con: Lucas 		Attendance: 5000
Referee: Les Bull
18 June Devonport 32–8 Newton Devonport Domain  
3:00 Try: Allan Seagar 2, Alf Scott, Neville St George, Bill Cleaver, Horace Dixon, J Beattie, Len Scott
Con: Alf Scott 3, Julius Laing 		[25] Try: Trevor Hall, Leslie Katterns
Pen: Craddock Dufty 		Attendance: 1000
Referee: William Mincham

Round 8[edit]

City were further weakened after Alf Townsend was transferred to Dunedin permanently for work during the week. In the Marist match with Grafton, Norman King broke a bone in his hand and had to leave the field.

25 June Newton 19–11 Richmond Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: M Little, Henry, Roy Hardgrave, Craddock Dufty, George Morman
Con: Craddock Dufty 2 		[26] Try: L Taylor 2, Jim Parkes
Con: L Taylor 		Attendance: 7000
Referee: Les Bull
25 June Devonport 10–3 City Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Len Scott, Horace Dixon
Pen: Bert Laing, Neville St George 		[27] Try: George Wade Attendance: 7000
Referee: Percy Rogers
25 June Marist 34–9 Grafton Auckland Domain  
3:00 Try: Norman King, Leslie Knott 2, Jim O'Brien, Hec Brisbane, Bernard Sweeney 2, Jack Keenan
Con: Charles Gregory 5 		[28] Try: Bert Avery
Con: Ralph Longville
Pen: Lucas, Ralph Longville 		Referee: H Neal

Round 9[edit]

City sought to strengthen their side due to the large number of players who had departed. They signed Godkin, a Bay of Plenty rugby player, Pascoe a Manukau rugby player, and E Spencer a league representative from the Waimairi club in Canterbury. Te Huia Hawira Mason also joined the City side from Huntly (Len Mason's brother). Devonport captain Jim O'Brien was ordered off in their loss to Marist. At the conclusion of the match the referee (H. Taylor) was escorted from the field by two police officers as several spectators crowded and heckled him. Opponents Jack Kirwan and his namesake Jim O'Brien (Marist) had tried to plead his case to the referee to allow him to stay on the field and the Devonport later wrote a letter to the Marist club thanking them. Taylor had replaced Wally Ripley as referee after Ripley fell ill before the match. The match between Newton and Ponsonby at the Auckland Domain was postponed due to the ground being unfit for play. He was suspended for their following match. The following weekend saw all games suspended and the postponed match played at Carlaw Park. Ironically rain fell throughout the match and the field "was badly churned up as the game progressed".[29]

2 July Marist 16–6 Devonport Carlaw Park 1  
2:45 Try: Jock Graham 3, Jim Johnson
Con: Charles Gregory 2 		[30] Try: J Beattie, Harry Douglas Attendance: 11,000
Referee: H Taylor
2 July Richmond 16–11 City Carlaw Park 2  
2:45 Try: Jim Parkes, Bill Davis, Bill Telford, J Swift
Con: L Taylor
Pen: L Taylor 		[31] Try: George Wade, Billy Ghent, Godkin
Pen: Maurice Wetherill 		Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Arthur Rae
9 July Newton 14–3 Ponsonby Carlaw Park 1  
2:45 Try: Alan Clarke, A McIntyre, Roy Hardgrave, C Rhodes
Con: Craddock Dufty 		[32] Try: R Allen Attendance: 3500
Referee: Les Bull

Round 10[edit]

Richmond lost captain Jim Parkes who was moving back to Christchurch to join the Hornby club. The match between Devonport and Grafton was postponed due to the unfit nature of the field at the Auckland Domain. It was played on the following weekend at Devonport with other fixtures from that round not played due to the Auckland Rugby League making Carlaw Park available for the soccer match between New Zealand and Canada. Ponsonby fielded 3 brothers, future New Zealand international Tim Peckham, and his older brother Joseph, and younger brother Kenneth.

16 July Marist 5–2 Richmond Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Norman King
Con: Charles Gregory 		[33] Pen: L Taylor Attendance: 9000
Referee: Arthur Rae
16 July Ponsonby 15–8 City Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Sydney Usher, Joseph Peckham 2, Kenneth Peckham, C Moore [34] Try: George Wade 2
Con: Te Huia Hawira Mason 		Attendance: 9000
Referee: B Emirali
23 July Devonport 32–8 Grafton Devonport Domain  
3:00 Try: Stan Webb 2, Allan Seagar 3, J Beattie 2, Len Scott
Con: Alf Scott 2, Albert Laing, Bert Laing 		[35] Try: Christmas, Bert Avery
Con: R Longville 		Referee: H McKubrey

Round 11[edit]

30 July Ponsonby 13–0 Marist Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: H Riley, Tim Peckham, C Moore
Con: George Gardiner 2 		[36] Attendance: 8000
Referee: William Mincham
30 July Newton 14–8 City Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Roy Hardgrave, Wally Somers, Trevor Hall, A McIntyre
Con: Craddock Dufty 		[37] Try: Maurice Wetherill, C Pascoe
Con: F Austin 		Attendance: 8000
Referee: H Taylor
30 July Richmond 21–3 Grafton Victoria Park  
3:00 Try: Frederick Bass, W Hanlon, J Swift 2, Bill Davis
Con: L Taylor 		[38] Try: C Timmins Referee: Percy Rogers

Round 12[edit]

6 August Newton 20–10 Marist Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Roy Hardgrave, M Little, Wally Somers, W Henry
Con: Craddock Dufty 3
Pen: Craddock Dufty 		[39] Try: Jim O'Brien, Leslie Knott
Con: Charles Gregory
Pen: Charles Gregory 		Attendance: 8000
Referee: Les Bull
6 August Ponsonby 31–7 Grafton Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Frank Delgrosso 3, George Gardiner, Kenneth Peckham, Victor Fagan, Tim Peckham
Con: George Gardiner 3, Tim Peckham
Pen: George Gardiner 		[40] Try: Angelo
Con: Lucas
Pen: Ralph Longville 		Attendance: 8000
Referee: H McKubrey
6 August Devonport 18–8 Richmond Devonport Domain  
3:00 Try: Ernest Ruby, J Beattie 2, Stanley Rule
Con: Alf Scott 3 		[41] Try: K Hyland, Frederick Bass
Con: Edmund Carroll 		Referee: William Mincham

Round 13[edit]

Bert Avery was carried off the field with concussion in the Newton match against Grafton. He had been attempting to tackle M Herewini who tried to hurdle him and made contact with Avery's head. Avery was taken to Auckland Hospital where he eventually recovered. His brother Henry who was also a league played died later in the week after a bout of pneumonia and Bert Avery decided to retire after many years playing for and captaining Grafton and New Zealand.

13 August Ponsonby 9–6 Devonport Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Kenneth Peckham, George Gardiner, Sydney Usher [42] Try: J Beattie, Stanley Rule Attendance: 7000
Referee: William Mincham
13 August Marist PPD City Auckland Domain 2  
3:00 [43] Referee: Vic Simpson
13 August Newton 26–2 Grafton Victoria Park  
3:00 Try: Alan Clarke 2, Trevor Hall, A McIntyre, D McLeod, Wally Somers
Con: Craddock Dufty 4
Pen: Craddock Dufty 		[44] Pen: Lucas Referee: H Taylor

Round 14[edit]

20 August Newton 5–3 Devonport Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: M Little
Pen: Craddock Dufty 		[45] Try: Len Scott Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Percy Rogers
20 August Ponsonby 19–5 Richmond Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: George Gardiner, Kenneth Peckham, Eric Grey, Frank Delgrosso, Wilfred McNeil
Con: George Gardiner 2 		[46] Try: Stan Prentice
Con: Bill Telford 		Attendance: 4000
Referee: W Ripley
20 August City 5–0 Grafton Victoria Park  
3:00 Try: Billy Ghent
Con: E Spencer 		[47] Referee: H McKubrey

Final[edit]

27 August Newton 6–3 Ponsonby Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Pen: Craddock Dufty 2
Drop: M Herewini 		[48] Try: Wilfred McNeil Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Les Bull

Roope Rooster knockout competition[edit]

Round 1[edit]

Craddock Dufty and captain W Clarke were both out injured from the Newton side for their match with Marist. Hamilton went off injured for City meaning they had to finish the match with Richmond with 12 players. The scores were tied at the end of the match 17–17 so 5 minutes extra time was played with Bill Telford scoring and Edmund Carroll converting to win the game for Richmond. This was the first time extra time had been used to decide a game in an Auckland Rugby League senior competition. Usually matches were replayed the following week.

3 September Marist 27–13 Newton Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Jim O'Brien, Leslie Knott, Bill Noble 2, George Drew, Hec Brisbane, Bernard Sweeney
Con: Charles Gregory, Leslie Knott, Owen Cronin 		[49] Try: Roy Hardgrave, A McIntyre, M Little
Con: M Herewini
Pen: M Herewini 		Attendance: 6000
Referee: A Sanders
3 September Richmond 22–17 (17–17) City Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: L Taylor 2, J Swift, Ralph Jenkinson, Turton, Bill Telford
Con: L Taylor, Edmund Carroll 		[50] Try: C Pascoe, George Wade
Con: E Spencer 2
Pen: E Spencer 2 		Attendance: 6000
Referee: H Taylor
3 September Ponsonby 27–16 Grafton Victoria Park  
3:00 Try: Sydney Usher 2, Len Ward 2, Kenneth Peckham, Allen, George Gardiner
Con: Frank Delgrosso, Eric Grey, Lou Hutt 		[51] Try: Allen 2, Forbes, Martin
Con: Lucas, Ralph Longville 		Referee: William Mincham

Semi finals[edit]

The Auckland representative team had left for their southern tour and so all teams were fielding greatly weakened sides. Holmes, a rugby representative three-quarter signed for Devonport just before their game with Ponsonby.

10 September Devonport 21–5 Ponsonby Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: P Holmes 2, Alf Scott, Allan Seagar, Len Scott
Con: Allan Seagar 2, Simmonds 		[52] Try: George Gardiner
Con: George Gardiner 		Referee: H Taylor
10 September Richmond 15–0 Marist Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Turley, Ralph Jenkinson 2
Con: L Taylor 2
Pen: L Taylor 		[53] Referee: Les Bull

Final[edit]

A. Finlayson switched codes to join Richmond signing one minute before kick off so as to keep the switch secret. The following week he applied for reinstatement into rugby union. Richmond won the Roope Rooster for the second consecutive year. It was a case of déjà vu with another 1 pt victory over Devonport who they had beaten the year before.

17 September Richmond 7–6 Devonport Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: L Taylor
Pen: L Taylor 2 		[54] Try: Len Scott 2 Referee: Percy Rogers

Stormont Memorial Shield[edit]

Newton won the match by 25 points to 14, but the match was noteworthy due to the large number of injuries suffered. G. Norman the Newton captain was concussed and had his jaw broken, Dick Stack fractured his leg, W. Rhodes broke his collar-bone, and Wally Somers sprained his ankle. The first three players were all taken to Auckland Hospital, while Somers was taken home.[55] Stacks leg injury was so bad in fact that his leg had to be amputated and he spent many months in hospital. There were several matches in the following season used to raise funds for him and his family.

1 October Newton 25–14 Richmond Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: G Rhodes, Craddock Dufty, Dick Stack, Alan Clarke, M Little, Roy Hardgrave
Con: Craddock Dufty 2 		[56] Try: Trevor Hanlon, Turton
Con: Edmund Carroll
Pen: L Taylor 2, Edmund Carroll 		Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Les Bull

A Grade/B Grade promotion-relegation match[edit]

At the conclusion of the A and B division competitions the last placed Grafton Athletic from the A Division played against the winners of the B Division Ellerslie for the right to compete in the A Division in 1928. Ellerslie won the match by 11 points to 3 thus earning themselves a place in A Division and forcing Grafton Athletic to play in the lower grade. This was the first time in Auckland Rugby League competition that such a match had been played.

17 September Ellerslie 11–3 Grafton Carlaw Park 1  
1:30 Try: W Johnston, R Johnston, Ivan Littlewood
Con: Kearns 		[57] Try: Jack McGregor

Top try scorers and point scorers[edit]

Top try and point scorers for A Division, Roope Rooster and Stormont Shield competitions.

B Division (Norton Cup) standings and results[edit]

A large number of games did not have the scores reported in either The New Zealand Herald or the Auckland Star. As a result, the fixtures list is incomplete as is the final standings. Results are missing as follows, Kingsland x 2, Parnell x 1, Mangere x 4, Point Chevalier x 1, and Otahuhu x 1). In addition there were two cancelled matches. The round 4 match between Mangere and Kingsland did not have the result reported though it was said several weeks later that Kingsland was undefeated so they must have won the match. The Ellerslie match with Mangere on July 9 is missing the score so Ellerslie and Mangere teams for and against is incomplete.

B Division standings[edit]

Team Pld W D L F A Pts
Ellerslie United 13 13 0 0 151* 75* 26
Kingsland Rovers 13* 10 0 2 137 60 20
Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers 13 7 0 6 74 66 14
Parnell 12* 3 1 7 103 131 7
Māngere United 12* 3 0 7 63* 79* 6
Point Chevalier 13* 2 1 9 82 139 5
Otahuhu Rovers 12* 2 0 9 63 123 4

B Division (Norton Cup) fixtures[edit]

The Round 8 match between Mangere and Northcote was not played due to the condition of the ground at Mangere. However, after an inquiry it was stated that the Mangere team was willing to play and the referee said the match could go ahead. The Northcote team thought the match shouldn't be played and did not take the field. They also complained that they had to get changed underneath a gorse bush while a local official said there was a dressing room at Northcote's disposal. The league awarded the match to Mangere. The Round 15 match between Otahuhu and Northcote at the Auckland Domain was not played due to the condition of the field.

On May 14 Walker Park in Point Chevalier was used for the first time for a genuine senior grade match when Point Chevalier beat Māngere 9–5. It was approximately the 20th different ground to be used for senior rugby league in Auckland since its origins in 1908.

Date Score Score Venue
Round 1 7 May [58] Northcote 7 Mangere 6 Victoria Park
– 7 May Otahuhu 12 Point Chevalier 6 Otahuhu Trotting Ground
– 7 May Ellerslie 6 Parnell 5 Ellerslie Reserve
Round 2 14 May [59] Kingsland 8 Parnell 5 Victoria Park
– 14 May Otahuhu 6 Ellerslie 8 Otahuhu Reserve
– 14 May Point Chevalier 9 Māngere 5 Walker Park, Point Chevalier
Round 3 21 May [60] Ellerslie 26 Mangere 7 Ellerslie Reserve, 3pm
– 21 May Otahuhu 3 Kingsland 11 Otahuhu Trotting Ground, 3pm
– 21 May Point Chevalier 5 Northcote 6 Walker Park, Point Chevalier, 3pm
Round 4 28 May [61] Ellerslie 6 Northcote 0 Auckland Domain # 1, 3pm
– 28 May Otahuhu 8 Parnell 11 Otahuhu Reserve
– 28 May Mangere L Kingsland W Mangere, 3pm
Round 5 4 June [62] Kingsland 20 Northcote 6 Victoria Park, 3pm
– 4 June Ellerslie 23 Point Chevalier 5 Ellerslie Reserve, 3pm
– 4 June Mangere 15 Parnell 11 Otahuhu Trotting Ground
Round 6 11 June [63] Otahuhu 7 Mangere 6 Otahuhu Reserve
– 11 June Northcote 8 Parnell 3 Auckland Domain, 3pm
– 11 June Kingsland 11 Point Chevalier 5 Victoria Park
Round 7 18 June [64] Otahuhu 5 Northcote 8 Otahuhu Reserve, 3pm
– 18 June Ellerslie 9 Kingsland 5 Ellerslie Reserve, 3pm
– 18 June Point Chevalier ? Parnell ? Walker Park, Point Chevalier, 3pm
Round 8 25 June [65] Point Chevalier 19 Otahuhu 3 Walker Park, Point Chevalier, 3pm
– 25 June Mangere WBD* Northcote LBD* Mangere, 3pm
– 25 June Ellerslie 21 Parnell 20 Auckland Domain # 1, 3pm
Round 9 2 July [66] Mangere ? Point Chevalier ? Mangere, 3pm
– 2 July Ellerslie 13 Otahuhu 0 Ellerslie Reserve, 3pm
– 2 July Kingsland 23 Parnell 7 Victoria Park, 3pm
Round 10 9 July [67] Northcote 13 Point Chevalier 0 Victoria Park, 3pm
– 9 July Kingsland 25 Otahuhu 0 Auckland Domain # 2, 3pm
– 9 July Mangere L Ellerslie W Otahuhu Trotting Ground, 3pm
Round 11 23 July [68] Mangere 8 Kingsland 11 Otahuhu Reserve, 3pm[69]
– 16 July Parnell 11 Otahuhu 7 Victoria Park, 3pm
– 16 July Ellerslie 8 Northcote 0 Ellerslie Reserve, 3pm
Round 12 30 July [70] Mangere 16 Parnell 8 Auckland Domain # 2, 3pm
– 30 July Kingsland WBD Northcote LBD Auckland Domain # 6, 3pm
– 30 July Point Chevalier 6 Ellerslie 13 Walker Park, Point Chevalier, 3pm
Round 13 6 Aug [71] Mangere ? Otahuhu ? Mangere Trotting Ground, 3pm
– 6 Aug Parnell 11 Northcote 8 Victoria Park, 3pm
– 6 Aug Point Chevalier 8 Kingsland 20 Walker Park, Point Chevalier, 3pm
Round 14 13 Aug [72] Ellerslie 9 Kingsland 3 Carlaw Park # 2, 3pm
– 13 Aug Northcote 5 Otahuhu 2 Auckland (Outer) Domain # 2, 3pm
– 13 Aug Point Chevalier 11 Parnell 11 Walker Park, Point Chevalier, 3pm
Round 15 20 Aug [73] Otahuhu PPD Northcote PPD Auckland Domain # 2, 3pm
– 20 Aug Ellerslie 9 Point Chevalier 8 Auckland Domain # 6
– 20 Aug Kingsland ? Mangere ? Otahuhu Trotting Ground, 3pm

Stallard Cup knockout competition[edit]

1927 Stallard Cup results
Date Score Score Venue
Round 1 3 Sep [74] Kingsland 13 Parnell 8 Auckland Domain # 5, 3pm
– 3 Sep Ellerslie W Otahuhu L Ellerslie Reserve, 3pm
Final 10 Sep [75] Ellerslie 15 Kingsland 10 Carlaw Park # 1, 1:30pm

Other club matches and lower grades[edit]

Lower grade competitions[edit]

Second grade (Wright Cup)[edit]

Devonport won the competition with a season record of played 14, won 13, lost 1, points for 252 and against 62. Devonport also won knock out competition (Foster Shield) when they beat Remuera 15 to 7 on October 8 at Carlaw Park. City withdrew after 3 rounds, Grafton Athletic (Maritime) withdrew after 4 rounds, and Marist withdrew after round 15 near the end of the season. Newton entered a side in the knockout competition but were knocked out by Devonport immediately 32 points to 0. Ponsonby lost their semi final to Devonport, while Mangere were the other losing semi finalists, going down to Remuera 12 to 5.

Team Pld W D L B F A Pts
Devonport United 14 13 0 1 1 252 62 26
Remuera 14 8 2 3 1 195 57 18
Ponsonby United 13 6 2 1 2 123 33 14
Kingsland Rovers 14 4 0 6 2 90 78 8
Richmond Rovers 13 2 0 7 2 48 121 4
Māngere United 13 2 0 7 1 9 142 4
Marist Old Boys 12 1 0 5 1 18 85 2
Grafton Athletic 4 0 0 1 0 3 28 0
City Rovers 3 0 0 2 0 0 24 0

Third grade open (Walker Shield)[edit]

New Lynn won the competition by one point after a 3–3 draw with Grafton Athletic on July 30. The majority of match results were not reported so the standings are significantly incomplete. Grafton Athletic (Maritime) won the knockout competition when they defeated Devonport 12–3 on September 24. Grafton had beaten Glen Eden 3–2 in one semi final while Devonport beat Ponsonby 6–3 in the other semi final. Northcote withdrew from the championship after 7 rounds.

Team Pld W D L B F A Pts
New Lynn 12 2* 1 0 1 23 9 5*
Grafton Athletic 12 4 1 2 1 44 32 9
Ponsonby United 11 4 0 1 1 51 32 8
Devonport United 10 1 0 4 1 43 48 2
Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers 6 1 0 2 1 20 26 2
Glen Eden 11 0 0 2 1 6 17 0
Māngere United 12 0 0 1 1 3 26 0

Third grade intermediate[edit]

There were several results not reported and the winner of the championship was never reported in any of the Auckland newspapers however in the 1949 Rugby League Annual it was stated that Richmond B had won this championship. Interestingly the following season at the Auckland Rugby League annual meeting when trophies were presented to winning teams in all grades there was none presented in this grade, possibly because it was an intermediate grade and only in its second year of competition. Richmond had won it in 1926 and won it again in 1928. The Richmond A team won the knockout competition when they defeated City in the final on October 8 by 20 points to 0. City had beaten Parnell 20–2 in one semi-final, while Richmond A won their semi-final 5–0 against Newton. Devonport withdrew from the championship after 16 rounds near the end of the season.

Team Pld W D L B F A Pts
Richmond Rovers A 17 11 0 2 2 162 39 22
Richmond Rovers B 15 10 0 1 2 97 31 20
City Rovers 17 6 0 6 2 102 65 12
Devonport United 14 6 0 5 2 63 56 12
Ellerslie United 16 4 0 6 2 26 61 8
Parnell 17 3 1 4 2 27 63 7
Kingsland Rovers 18 3 0 6 1 63 98 6
Point Chevalier 14 2 1 6 5 34 69 5
Newton Rangers 16 1 0 10 3 25 117 2

Fourth grade (Hospital Cup)[edit]

Richmond won the championship. Devonport won the knockout competitions when they beat Richmond 12–5 in the final on October 15. Richmond beat Remuera 19–0 in one semi final while Devonport beat Grafton Athletic (Maritime) in the other by 24 points to 2.

Team Pld W D L B F A Pts
Richmond Rovers 17 9 0 0 1 238 14 18
Devonport United 13 8 0 1 3 111 30 16
Grafton Athletic 14 4 0 5 2 107 47 8
Ponsonby United A 13 3 1 4 2 57 44 7
Remuera 13 0 2 6 2 13 143 2
Ponsonby United B 13 0 2 5 3 16 161 2
Ellerslie United 13 0 1 4 2 7 110 1

Fifth grade (Endean Shield)[edit]

Akarana won the championship. Not all of the results were reported so the standings are incomplete. They also won the knockout competition when they beat City in the final on October 15 by 7 points to 3. Newton withdrew from the competition after 4 rounds.

Team Pld W D L B F A Pts
Akarana 14 7 1 1 2 68 10 15
Richmond Rovers 14 7 1 2 2 59 29 15
City Rovers 13 5 0 3 3 66 24 10
Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers 14 2 1 7 1 19 40 5
Ponsonby United 13 0 1 6 1 18 60 1
Newton Rangers 4 0 0 2 0 0 67 0

Sixth grade A[edit]

Akarana won the championship after beating Grafton Athletic (Maritime) 11 to 5 in the final on August 27. Devonport United won the Hammill Cup for winning the knockout competition when they beat Grafton Athletic in the final on October 22.

Team Pld W D L F A Pts
Akarana 15 7 3 2 77 38 17
Grafton Athletic 16 6 3 5 78 59 15
Richmond Rovers 14 3 2 5 89 66 8
Point Chevalier 15 3 2 3 35 88 8
City Rovers 13 3 1 4 36 51 7
Devonport United 15 2 1 5 44 57 5

Sixth grade B (Myers Cup)[edit]

Richmond win the championship after beating Marist 6–0 on September 3. Marist won the knockout competition when they defeated Akarana 5–0 on October 8. Marist beat Richmond 7–6 in the semi-final. It was the Marist clubs first ever junior grade trophy.

Team Pld W D L B F A Pts
Richmond Rovers 16 12 0 1 2 130 19 24
Marist Old Boys 16 10 0 2 2 161 25 20
Point Chevalier 14 4 2 4 2 60 83 10
Akarana 15 4 1 5 2 35 92 9
City Rovers 14 1 0 8 3 24 75 2
Kingsland Rovers 13 1 0 6 3 5 43 2
Devonport United 14 0 1 6 2 10 88 1

Schoolboys competition[edit]

The championship winning Otahuhu side.

Otahuhu was a combination of students from several schools in the area and as such did not represent Otahuhu Primary School. The other schools were from the individual schools though the Papatoetoe school side had some players from the local Orphanage too. Newton Central Primary School entered a team in some matches late in the season and Newmarket Primary school entered a second side around the same time.

Team Pld W D L F A Pts
Otahuhu Schools 10 9 0 1 207 9 18
Richmond Primary School 10 7 2 1 145 28 16
Newmarket Primary School 10 6 2 2 131 38 14
Papatoetoe Primary School 10 4 0 6 40 138 8
Onehunga Convent 10 1 0 9 11 94 2
Onehunga Primary School 10 1 0 9 6 180 2

Exhibition matches[edit]

Huntly v Newton[edit]

24 July Huntly 14-12 Newton Ngāruawāhia  
3:00 Try: J Farrell, Grant Raynor, Smith, Stan Raynor
Con: Grant Raynor 		[76] Try: Little, Mormon
Con: Craddock Dufty 2
Pen: Craddock Dufty 		Referee: W Perry

Devonport v Ponsonby[edit]

The final match of the season was one played by Devonport against Ponsonby for charity. The money raised was given to the Mayor's unemployment fund.

22 October Devonport 27–19 Ponsonby Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Allan Seagar, Horace Hunt, Ernest Ruby, J Beattie, Alf Scott
Con: Allan Seagar 5
Pen: Allan Seagar 		[77] Try: Allen 2, Frank Delgrosso 2, Victor Fagan
Con: Kenneth Peckham, Langley 		Attendance: 5000

Other matches[edit]

The Ponsonby touring side to Rotorua outside Whakarewarewa Marae.
Date Score Score Venue Attendance
Junior representative trial match 9 July [78] A Team 5 B Team 3 Carlaw Park # 1
Junior representative match 15 Oct [79] Auckland Juniors 15 South Auckland Juniors 0 Carlaw Park
Parnell tour match 9 July [80] Parnell 27 Rotorua 3 Rotorua
Parnell tour match 9 July Parnell Juniors 20 Rotorua Juniors 6 Rotorua
Ponsonby tour match 23 July [81] Rotorua 15 Ponsonby 22 Rotorua
Ponsonby tour match 5 Sep [82] Rotorua 8 Ponsonby 11 Rotorua
Richmond junior tour match 1 Oct [83] Rotorua B 0 Richmond 3rd Grade 8 Rotorua

Representative season[edit]

The Auckland teams for the season were to be selected by Ernie Asher, Edward Vincent Fox, and Alan Blakey. The Auckland representative team won 6 of its 7 matches. They began the year with a victory over the Auckland representatives of the New Zealand team which had toured the England and recently returned home. They went on a 4 match tour during the year which saw victories over Canterbury, West Coast, Otago, and Wellington. They then played home matches against Buller and South Auckland. Buller was coached by former New Zealand and Auckland player Bill Davidson.[84] They beat Buller easily but then lost the Northern Union Challenge Cup after a loss to South Auckland.

Representative fixtures[edit]

The first representative fixture of the season was played on 30 April between Auckland and the Auckland members of the 1926 New Zealand touring team of England.

Auckland v New Zealand (Auckland members)[edit]

30 April Auckland 24–21 New Zealand (Akl members) Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Ivan Littlewood, Claude List, Maurice Wetherill, Tim Peckham, Albert Payne, Alan Clarke
Con: Tim Peckham, Alan Clarke
Pen: Alan Clarke 		[85] Try: Lou Brown 3, Joe Menzies, Jim Parkes
Con: Craddock Dufty 2
Pen: George Gardiner 		Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Les Bull

Southern Tour[edit]

In September Auckland toured the south, playing 4 matches. The 18 man touring side was Charles Gregory, Craddock Dufty, M Little, George Wade, Claude List, Joe Wilson jun., Maurice Wetherill, Stan Prentice, Stan Webb, A McIntyre, Wally Somers, Jim O'Brien (Devonport), Lou Hutt, Alan Clarke, Trevor Hall, Horace Dixon, A Payne, and F Bass. Several players originally named were unable to make the trip including Hec Brisbane, Riley, Usher, Frank Delgrosso, and J Beattie.

Auckland v Canterbury (Northern Union C.C.)[edit]
10 September Canterbury 13–24 Auckland Monica Park, Christchurch  
3:00 Try: C Robins, H Vivian 2
Con: Gordon Blazey
Pen: Gordon Blazey 		[86] Try: Claude List, Stan Webb, Lou Hutt, Albert Payne 2, Horace Dixon
Con: Craddock Dufty 3 		Attendance: 3,000
Referee: H Lawrence
West Coast/Buller v Auckland (Northern Union C.C.)[edit]
14 September West Coast/Buller 15–42 Auckland Victoria Park, Greymouth  
3:00 Try: Vern Goodall 2, Norm Griffiths
Con: Charlie McElwee 3 		[87][88] Try: Maurice Wetherill 2, Joe Wilson jun. 3, M Little 3, Craddock Dufty, J Payne, Frederick Bass, Claude List
Con: Joe Wilson jun. 2, Craddock Dufty 		Attendance: 1000
Referee: L Hunter
Otago v Auckland (Northern Union C.C.)[edit]
17 September Otago 13–20 Auckland Caledonian Ground, Dunedin  
3:00 Try: R Oliver 2, M Quinn
Con: Dan Sullivan
Pen: Bert Eckhoff 		[89] Try: George Wade, M Little, Stan Webb, Jim O'Brien
Con: Craddock Dufty 4 		Attendance: 2,000
Referee: G Packer
Wellington v Auckland[edit]
21 September Wellington 23–41 Auckland Newtown Park, Wellington  
3:00 Try: S Brace, O Halliday 3, G Love
Con: R Bowen 3
Pen: R Bowen 		[90][91] Try: Stan Webb, Frederick Bass, Joe Wilson jun., Horace Dixon 4, Trevor Hall, George Wade
Con: Craddock Dufty 6, Frederick Bass 		Referee: C Wrack

Interisland fixture[edit]

North Island v South Island[edit]

24 September North Island 13–8 South Island Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Claude List, Stan Raynor 2
Con: Craddock Dufty 2 		[92] Try: Woods, Hand
Con: Sullivan 		Attendance: 7,000
Referee: William Mincham

Auckland v Buller[edit]

The Buller side was coached by former City Rovers, Auckland, and New Zealand player, Bill Davidson.

8 October Auckland 60–33 Buller Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Joe Wilson jun., Claude List 3, J Beattie 3, Charles Gregory 3, Maurice Wetherill, Stan Webb, Albert Payne 2, Horace Dixon, Lou Hutt
Con: Craddock Dufty 2, Joe Wilson jun., Charles Gregory, E Spencer 2 		[93] Try: Burns, Cameron 2, Jack, Stan Davis, Vern Goodall 2
Con: Vern Goodall 6 		Attendance: 7,000
Referee: William Mincham

Auckland v South Auckland (Northern Union C.C.)[edit]

In the first half Albert Payne was injured and as there was no forward reserve for Auckland Allan Seagar had to replace him with Lou Hutt moving in to the hooking position. He was outplayed there by future New Zealand representative Bob Stephenson.

15 October Auckland 12–29 South Auckland Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Roy Hardgrave, Claude List, Joe Wilson jun., Allan Seagar [94] Try: J Whorskey 2, Everest, Hec McDonald, Tom Timms 3
Con: J Whorskey 2, Stan Rayner
Pen: Stan Rayner 		Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Les Bull

Auckland representative matches played and scorers[edit]

No Name Club Team Play Tries Con Pen Drop Goal Points
1 Craddock Dufty Newton 6 4 13 0 0 38
2 Claude List Kingsland 5 7 0 0 0 21
3 Albert (Bert) Payne Ponsonby 6 6 0 0 0 18
3 Horace Dixon Devonport 6 6 0 0 0 18
5 Joe Wilson jun. Mangere 6 5 1 0 0 17
6 Maurice Wetherill City 6 4 0 0 0 12
6 M Little Newton 3 4 0 0 0 12
6 Stan Webb Devonport 5 4 0 0 0 12
9 Charles Gregory Marist 4 3 1 0 0 11
10 J Beattie Devonport 1 3 0 0 0 9
11 Frederick Bass Richmond 2 2 1 0 0 8
12 Alan Clarke Newton 3 1 1 1 0 7
13 George Wade City 3 2 0 0 0 6
13 Lou Hutt Ponsonby 7 2 0 0 0 6
15 Tim Peckham Richmond 1 1 1 0 0 5
16 E Spencer City 1 0 2 0 0 4
17 Ivan Littlewood Ellerslie 1 1 0 0 0 3
17 Jim O'Brien Devonport 5 1 0 0 0 3
17 Trevor Hall Newton 1 1 0 0 0 3
17 Roy Hardgrave Newton 1 1 0 0 0 3
17 Allan Seagar Devonport 1 1 0 0 0 3
22 Trevor Hanlon Richmond 1 0 0 0 0 0
22 Stan Prentice Richmond 4 0 0 0 0 0
22 Neville St George Devonport 1 0 0 0 0 0
22 Wally Somers Newton 4 0 0 0 0 0
22 A McIntyre Newton 2 0 0 0 0 0
22 Stanley Rule Devonport 1 0 0 0 0 0
22 Selby Crewther Ellerslie 1 0 0 0 0 0
22 Ernest Ruby Devonport 1 0 0 0 0 0

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1927 		Succeeded by
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