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50 Golden Years

The Gisborne High School Old Boys' Rugby Football Club celebrated its Golden Jubilee over Queen's Birthday weekend. More than 200 old boys and present members attended the celebrations which included the enrolment and welcome, a cabaret, and a wine and cheese evening for wives and partners. The highlight, of course, was the Jubilee Dinner held in the Boys High School Assembly Hall, where all the golden days of the past 50 years were recalled. The opener to the celebrations was the game between High School Old Boys and Marist, with each team vying to maintain an unbeaten record for the season. H.S.O.B. were valiant in defeat, the final score being 13-3.

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H.S.O.B. flanker John Grant is stopped from getting through by Marist forwards Greg Meade and Bruce Anderson.

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Second five-eighths Graeme Thompson easily evades Marist loose forward Brian Campbell.

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Marist winger Bruce Goodwin vainly tries to stop No,8 Nasivi Ravouvou who, just as easily, flips a pass to fullback Grant Richards.

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Gathering energy for a leap in the line-out are, from left, flankers Dave Parkes and Peter McDonald (obscured), No.8 Nasivi Ravouvou, prop Bevan Campbell, lock Martyn Taylor, prop Brian Webby, and lock Pat O'Donoghue.

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Vic Caulton (1925-30), Reg Benson (1925-27) and Jack Robertson at back (1925-28) were three of the original club members to attend the celebration dinner.

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Present from earlier days and sharing a joke with Reg Benson are Hugh Roberts (centre) and Merv Robinson. Also present were

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Max Rogers, Jim Francis and Mike Crawford.

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Ernie Phillips, Eric Grant, Geoff Sharp and Ernie Haisman.

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Present Boys High School principal Mal Simpson with the illustrious "Tiny" White.

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Former top commentator Norm Lee (now retired), "Chum" Gardner and Dick Short.

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Eddie Haisman, Eric Grant, Bill Morrison, Geoff Sharp and Ernie Phillips.

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More players and ex-players enjoying themselves at the High School Old Boys' Rugby Football Club jubilee include

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Ken Walters and A. G. ("Chick") McHugh

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Peter Tomlinson and Don McGlashen

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Ivan Cowley and John Stothers

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The brothers Graham, Derek and Brian Gibson, and Peter Gibson, who is no relation at all

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Brian Powell, Brian Fitzpatrick and Richard Harris

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John Cranswick, Corb Whitton, Ray Adsett, Ken Walters, Lyons Candy, Don McGlashen, Ray Taylor, Geoff Wickens, Fred Tait and Tony Blackburn

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Hugh Gordon, Graham Thomas, John Moxley and Garth Robinson

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Nasivi Ravouvou, Bevan Campbell, Tony Illingworth and David Pearson

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Bruce Adams, Dennis Sparrow, Lester Traue, Bill Denham, Trevor McGuffie and Carl Lyndon

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John Bean, Sonno Bartlett, Keith Twigley and Neill Parkinson.

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John Kinder, Peter Hunt, Colin Peach, Rory Mills and Hugh Gordon.

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Peter Dods, Brian Gibson and Bob Preston.

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Mike Parkinson, Hiki Swann, Dave Oliver and Ray Grace.

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Jim Trowell, Cliff Coyle, Murray Owen, John Scott and Guy Woodward.

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John Leahy, Henry Jones, Stuart Robb, Joe Blair and Peter Allen.

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And last, but by no means least, Lex Gibson, Max Rogers, Frank Whelan, Jack Smith, Mike Corbett, Brian Casey and Ken Candy.

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The packed church prior to the dedication.

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