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Up And Coming Rugby Players

A series of games took place recently at Rugdy Park when boys from Wairoa played boys from Gisborne in a Saturday morning tournament. Organised by the Junior Rugby Advisory Board, the games drew a good attendance of parents and friends.

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Twelfth grade teams were, from left to right, Wairoa first row; Michael Aitken, Howard Henare, Paul Eaglesome, Raymond Stent, Paul Gemmell, Graham Shapland, Taki Johnston, Gabriel Nicholson, Phillip Aitken. Second row: Michael Karauria, David Jury, Barney Pitman, Shane Gallagher (capt.), Trevor Lambert, Stephen Howell, John Te Kura, John Bailey, Leslie McIntyre. Gisborne team, third row: Peter Caughey, Mark Lindsay, Kevin Tohill, Stephen Durston, Peter Collins, Tony Gregory (capt.), Paul Sharp, John Newton. Fourth row: Peter Monk, Jeremy Milner, Roger Broughton, Gary McLean, Warren Borrie, Rex Wilson, Tim Bruce, Jeffrey Robinson, Harold Jones.

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Tenth grade teams were, from left to right, Wairoa first row: Walter McGregor, Brian Harvey, Edward Hook, Osborne Karauria, Chris Whakatopi, Patrick Tuahine, Brian Watts, Ian McNab, Second row. Dean Hope, Michael Walker, Hubert Niblett, Huki Henare, Michael Thompson, Joseph Te Kahu, Malcolm Whatuira, Stuart Te Kahika, Edward Hook, Laurie Turnbull. Gisborne team, third row, Ben Brown, Raymond Walford, David Kahuroa, Glen Adcroft, David Cheffers, Alan Robinson, Hugh Simpson, Michael Gardner, Rangi Pomana. Fourth row: Peter Gledhill, Neil Thorstensen, Neil Williams, Ross Chalmers, John Whittle, Peter Snowden, John Duncan, Ian Chatfield.

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The Poverty Bay sixth graders defeated their Wairoa counterparts by eleven points to three. The teams were, from left to right, Wairoa front row: Hiki Tuapawa, Okerua Paku, Michael Tahuri, William Kahukura, Garry Burton, Patrick Isaacs, Stuart Symes, Broughton Waaka. Second row: Henry Perston, Richard Byrne, Derry Harvey, Ashley O'Connor, Brent Smith, Douglas Roberts, Stephen Heffernan, Michael Jenkins, Poverty Bay, third row: Raymond Houta, Colin Brown, Frank McGhee, Ernest Maxwell (capt.), Erwin Babbington, Graham Barbara, Trevor Findson, Robert Jones. Back row: Wayne Ferris, Michael Bickley, Alistair Ackroyd, Marcus Paenga, Albert Babbington (vice-capt.), Basil Morgan, David Jones, Gerald Barnett and Michael Ferris.

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John Whittle gets the ball away during the 10th grade game.

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John Whittle again shows his prowess with a kick to the sideline.

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David Cheffers makes a good try for Poverty Bay.