City League Club

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 961, 2 May 1930, Page 10

City League Club

ITS HISTORY WILL Re i TOLD IN TOMORROW'S SPORTS EDITION

STIRRING DAYS OF CODE

Winners of the first AuckU Rugby Football League grade championship, the Qu Rovers’ Rugby League Club, * be the subject of a special artit, in the sports edition of THE tomorrow evening. This will be the second of a of articles dealing with the hist©, of the best-known clubs in Auckla*. three codes —Union Rugby. l£; Rugby, and Association which will appear in the sports v throughout the football season. i The City Club dates back to * since the introduction of the XortL Union game into New Zealand ? has had one of the finest any club under the A.R.L. The doings of many famous ph* t who have worn the red-and-b;. jersey will be dealt with, fro® days of “Opai” Asher up to times. “Opai” had the unique tinction of being a New Zealajtf J presentative in the two Rugby and was perhaps more famous in {. Union game. His career in R-,. will be dealt with in a subset article. A long line of distinguished Zealand representatives have oit through City’s ranks, including E Asher, brother of “Opai”: J. P,uku A H. Laing: the Davidson brotke Bill. Ben, and George; and air others. Their memories will be revive* 3 the tale of the club’s history, aa* ups-and-downs of two decades. League game in Auckland and Zealand comes of age in July, and j. the time is appropriate for revievfc the history of the constituent of the Auckland Rugby League’s division.