Jaradites Rugby Sports Club

Club Archives

Jan 1988

LDS Boys organized into a Church Rugby League team to play for Frankton Albions Rugby League Club in their Senior Seconds Grade. The team Played 12 games. They won 11 and drew 1. Team was organized by Charles Sunnex, Victor Bracken and Grenville Bell all members of Lds Church.

27.09.1988
First meeting of proposed new Lds Rugby League Club for 1989 held at the home of Victor Bracken at 14 Arawa Street, Frankton. There were 9 LDSpresent and 1 non-lds.Name of future club adopted and approved to be called ‘Jaradites Rugby League Club’.
27.10.1988
The 2 nd meeting of the Jaradites Rugby League Club was held at the home of Club Captain Kevin Watene at 63 Winstone Avenue, Fairfield.
08.11.1988
Charles Sunnex writes to Robert Perriton principal of Church College of New Zealand for permission to use Church College rugby fields for Senior Rugby League training for 1989 season.
14.11.1988
Robert Perriton Principal of Church College of New Zealand in a letter to the Jaradites Rugby League Club grants use of football fields for Senior Club Training for 1989 playing season.
15.11.1988
The 3rd meeting of the Jaradites Rugby League Club was held in the LDS Stake Centre in TeRapa.
Nov 1988

Charles Sunnex personally approaches 11 LDS Church members who Collectively made individual donations for 17 new Rugby League Jerseys which each cost $60.00 each. The jerseys were purchased from Zeus Sports Ltd in Auckland. Those Lds church members who contributed were John Paki – 2, Bruce & Martha Tupaea – 2, Victor Bracken – 2, Charles Sunnex – 2, Paisanga Foua – 2, Grenville Bell, Kevin Watene, Raumati Heke, John Gray, Glen O’Brien, Bill Gudgeon and Sonny Macdonald.

11.12.1988
Charles Sunnex tables Jaradite Rugby League Clubs new application for club affiliation to Waikato Rugby League annual General Meeting atTurangawaewae clubrooms. Clubs are hostile t o clubs application. Matter to be decided at Waikato Rugby Leagues first board meeting in 1989. Charles Sunnex is also elected as a new Waikato Rugby League Board Member at this meeting.
15.02.1989
Charles Sunnex presents Jaradite Rugby League Clubs proposal for club affiliation to the Waikato Rugby League Board. Proposal is successful by a vote of 5-3 with one person abstaining.
16.02.1989
Letter dated 16.02.1989 from Johnson Raumati secretary of the Waikato Rugby League is sent to the club confirming Jaradites Rugby Leagues entrance into 1989 clubs competition.
02.03.1989
Paisanga Togia and Priscilla Sunnex sign Waikato Rugby League Memorandum of agreement between the Jaradite Rugby League Club and Waikato Rugby League Board. Raumati Heke and Glen O’Brien were witnesses to signatures.This outlined certain conditions the club would have to abide by.
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