We hope you enjoy this look back as we look forward to many more years of recording the history of Ngati Porou East Coast Rugby Union. We acknowledge all the information from the NZ “Rugby Almanack” Series from the season’s 1934 through to 2019 and appreciate their hard and dedicated work in providing this detailed history. – Web Admin – Information Sourced from the NZ Rugby Almanack 1953
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1952
1952 Results
| Sat 10 Oct | 2:30 pm | Heartland Championship | King Country v Ngāti Porou East Coast | 60 - 14 | Match Center |
| Sat 03 Oct | 2:30 pm | Heartland Championship | Ngāti Porou East Coast v Wairarapa Bush | 05 - 45 | Match Center |
| Sat 26 Sep | 2:30 pm | Heartland Championship | Ngāti Porou East Coast v West Coast | 10 - 22 | Match Center |
| Sat 19 Sep | 2:30 pm | Heartland Championship | Mid Canterbury v Ngāti Porou East Coast | 50 - 32 | Match Center |
| Sat 12 Sep | 2:30 pm | Heartland Championship | Ngāti Porou East Coast v Horowhenua-Kapiti | 20 - 24 | Match Center |
| Sat 05 Sep | 2:30 pm | Heartland Championship | Thames Valley v Ngāti Porou East Coast | 50 - 13 | Match Center |
| Sat 29 Aug | 8:32 pm | Heartland Championship | South Canterbury v Ngāti Porou East Coast | 57 - 05 | Match Center |
| Sat 22 Aug | 2:30 pm | Heartland Championship | Ngāti Porou East Coast v Poverty Bay | 15 - 60 | Match Center |
| Sat 30 May | 2:30 pm | Anaru Skip Paenga Memorial | Poverty Bay v Ngāti Porou East Coast | 26 - 20 | Match Center |
Players 1951
| Position | PL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0171 |
|
Henry Mackey |
|
Centre | 1 |
| 0181 |
|
Leo Francis Blane |
|
First Five | 1 |
| 0185 |
|
Ivan Henry Hooper |
|
Flanker | 1 |
| 0196 |
|
Skipper David Kopua |
|
Scrumhalf, Fullback | 2 |
| 0200 |
|
Samuel Hawkins Dewes |
|
Forward | 3 |
| 0202 |
|
William ‘Billy' Lanigan |
|
Centre | 1 |
| 0207 |
|
Te R. ‘Sonny’ Potae |
|
Scrumhalf | 1 (1) |
| 0209 |
|
William Franklin Hooper |
|
Scrumhalf | 3 |
| 0211 |
|
Frederick H.L. Shelton |
|
Hooker | 4 |
| 0213 |
|
D. Hadfield |
|
First Five | 1 |
| 0217 |
|
S. Jensen |
|
Forward | 3 |
| 0219 |
|
Andrew Morehu Pahuru |
|
Prop | 4 |
| 0220 |
|
Te Hau Paul |
|
Scrumhalf | 1 |
| 0224 |
|
Karere ‘Babbie’ 'Babs' Henare |
|
Loose Forward, Lock | 3 |
| 0231 |
|
Whare Crawford |
|
Forward | 1 (1) |
| 0233 |
|
Noho Te Purei |
|
Prop | 1 |
| 0236 |
|
J.B. Stainton |
|
Fullback | 3 |
| 0240 |
|
William Tangira |
|
Prop | 3 |
| 0241 |
|
Ivan Bolton |
|
Winger | 3 |
| 0242 |
|
Edward Carrington |
|
Winger | 4 |
| 0243 |
|
Barry C. Clayton-Greene |
|
Forward | 1 |
| 0244 |
|
Koro M. Dewes |
|
Hooker, Prop | 4 |
| 0245 |
|
Boy Mahue |
|
First Five | 1 |
| 0246 |
|
Emerson Mason |
|
First Five | 3 |
| 0247 |
|
Albert Smith |
|
Forward | 3 |
| 0248 |
|
Maku Turei |
|
Forward | 1 |
| 0249 |
|
Roslyn Rahui Parata |
|
Winger | 1 |
| 0250 |
|
Hemara ‘Bo' Kururangi |
|
First Five, Winger | 1 |
| 0251 |
|
Waikato Gray |
|
Winger | 1 |
| 0252 |
|
Henare Mahuika Poi |
|
First Five | 1 |
| 0253 |
|
Charles Joseph McGrannachan |
|
Lock | 1 |
