~ 1944 ~

We hope you enjoy this look back as we look forward to many more years of recording the history of Buller Rugby Union.
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1944

SEASON
Founded 1894 – (affiliated NZRU 1894)
President:
 J.P.McEnaney Esq.
vice-presidents:
 J.K.Clark, G.V.Goodall & T.M.Scanlon
Selectors:
 H.A.P.Casey, W.A.G.Craddock & G.V.Goodall
Main ground:
 Victoria Square, Westport
Capacity:
 5,000
Colours:
 Cardinal and Blue

Results

Sat 17 Jun 2:30 pm H Rundle Cup West Coast 08 - 05 Match Center
Sat 29 Jul 2:30 pm A Rundle Cup West Coast 11 - 06 Match Center
Sat 12 Aug 2:30 pm H Seddon Shield Marlborough 28 - 13 Match Center
Sat 26 Aug 2:30 pm H Seddon Shield Nelson 25 - 03 Match Center
Sat 09 Sep 2:30 pm H Seddon Shield West Coast 00 - 00 Match Center
Sat 16 Sep 2:30 pm A Representative Match Marlborough 03 - 03 Match Center
Sat 07 Oct 2:30 pm A Representative Match West Coast 14 - 11 Match Center

THE 1944 SEASON:
Matches this season were with other Seddon Shield Districts Unions only — Marlborough, Nelson and West Coast, an unusual feature being that West Coast was played four times.

Each of the opponents challenged for the Seddon Shield, the year’s seven fixtures resulting:

v. West Coast At Westport Won 8 to 5
v. West Coast At Greymouth Lost 6 to 11
v. Marlborough At Westport Won 28 to 13 {Seddon Shield}
v. Nelson At Westport Won 25 to 3 {Seddon Shield}
v. West Coast At Westport Drew 0 to 0 {Seddon Shield}
v. Marlborough At Blenheim Drew 3 to 3
v. West Coast At Greymouth Lost 11 to 14

After being in abeyance since 1939, the Inter-Island match had been resumed in 1943, and this season Buller was once more represented in the South Island XV, Oliver Smallholme (Ngakawau) filling the centre-threequarter position against North Island, at Christchurch.