Centenary | Auckland Rugby League Referees'

The Auckland Rugby League Referees’ Association is planning for the up-coming Centenary in 2010.

For such a BIG event we are wishing to contact ALL referees' that have been part of the association over this time.

Please contact the association via the following options and help us prepare for what is going to be a fantastic event.

As you can imagine trying to contact everyone is a large task, so any details such as when you were a member and who your fellow referees were during that time, would be much appreciated.

Centenary Invitation – January 2010

FRIDAY 21 MAY Mix and Mingle, NZRL House. – Either on its own or prior to Warriors game Tickets $10.00 each

SATURDAY 22 MAY Formal Centennial Dinner at Alexandra Park, Commencing 6.30pm Tickets $85.00 each

SUNDAY 23 MAY Golf Tag Football Warriors game in the afternoon (Proposed walk past) Prizegiving at Alexandra Park afterwards

CENTENNIAL PRODUCTS: Polo Shirts @ $40.00 Wine Glasses @ $10.00 Beer Mugs @ $10.00 Centennial Book @ $40.00 DVD @ $10.00 Centennial Tie @ $20.00 Badges @ $10.00 Coffee mugs $10.00

We’ve sent out two emails to over 170 members in the last two months but we cannot contact many former members. Don't Laugh - our records are just not as up to date as we'd like them. So no laughing, just send us the correct address please.

These members email addresses: well, at least they were returned to us as not-delivered. They may be duplicates or incorrectly entered so please let us know.

ALAN EGGLESTON, DOUG ELLISON, KUKI TIKINAU, GRANT SMITH, KARL VASAU, KEVIN FAIRBROTHER, PAUL HUTCHINGS, PAT TAUNT, PETER GOSHE, PAUL BIDDLE, JOHN SOLOMON AND DAVE KEELING, DEBBIE SORENSON, LESTER KAUMOANA, BOB MASON, DONALD MITCHELL, DIGGER HARRIS

We also have a very long list of members we are unable to email contact as of yet.

Aspden, Don Barnhill, Joe Benioni, Anthony Bishara, Rimel Broadbent, Daniel Caddy, Stevan Cole , Andy Cook, Isaac Daniels, Andy Direen, Tom Dixon, Don Egglestone, Doug Ellison, Gary Evans, Ken Gerrard, Bob Gilmour, Keith Grubb, Alex Herbert, Jason Heta, Jack Hunt, Heke Ikitomai, Kerry Ireland, Sonny Keenan-Daly, Sione Kolomatangi, Steve Lockwood, Bob Lynch, Steve Lyons, Paul Mahutoto, George Milliken, Don Mitchell, Ross Monteith, Peter Mulipoa, Benjamin Mulipoa, Isaac Ngaere, Lew Ogle, Ernie Owens, Neil Pope, Kelvin Rambaud, Paki Rameka, Noel Rooney, Gary Ross, Ray Shrimpton, Bill Shrimpton, Brian Snell, Debbie Sorenson, Sam Stockman, Nooroa Stubbing, John Sylva, Abel Talamaivao Liset Taumaunu, Kingi Tauroa, Fred Taylor, Joseph Tonoria, Harry Westerson, Ron White, Nigel Williams, Tim Wiperi

Here is a list of members we are yet unable to contact. Time is getting short. Please help.

Doug Aldred, Laurence Allen, Craig Andrews, Taiki Apu, Greg Arthur, Mike Ashworth, Michael Aspden, David Babbington, Errol Bainbridge, Bill Baker, Dennis Barrowman, Neil Baxter, Peter Beckett, Craig Best, Murray Bishop, Thomas Bishop, Ernest Brodrick, Alf Brown, George Brown, Rhys Calcott, Ken Campbell, Bob Carter, Aaron Clark, Lester Cooney, Garth Cowley, Eric Cox, Pat Cropp, David Danilo, Kevin Davis, Hugh Dixon, Terry Driver, Tom Ferguson, Denis Finan, William Gage, Colin Godfrey, Harry Hack, Danny Hack, Des Haliday, Dion Henare, Harry Henare, Ray Hills, Jack Hingaia, Garry Howard, Steve Howells, George James, David Jansen, Bill Katu, Geoff Kerridge, Neville Kerridge, Herb Larsen, Peter Lucas, Brett MacGibbon, Des Mann, Paul Martin, John Mathews, Richard Matthews, Ray McLeery, Craig Mobberley, Wally Morunga, Ken Muir, Gilbert Munroe, Peter Murfitt, Fred Ngaha. Tongia Nicholls, Bob Nicholson, Graham Nixon, Barry O'Brien, Steve O'Grady, Ernie Owens, Dave Parker, Morgan Partridge, Dave Perese, Len Phillips, Haymes Pouesi, Bob Pullen, Ross Radanovich, Paki Rameka, Chris Robinson, Carl Roff, Craig Rogers, Trevor Rollo, Wayne Rota, Ashley Rudolph. Ian Smith, Shane Smithson, Ian Stewart, Harry Sylva, Rick Symons, Richard Tamihere, Etai Tawhai, Paul Te Kura, Regan Te Whare, Nick Tewaka, Jarrod Thompson, Nolan Tupaea, Mike Tureia, Tuck Waipouri, Michael Walker, Ray Waru, Brodrick Webb, Ron Webster, David Whatarau, Bill Williams, Reg Williams, Glen Wilson, Nick Wright

Not long to go now until 100 years of YOUR Association has passed. Be at the Centenary celebration weekend starting with a mix 'n mingle on FRIDAY 21st MAY 2010 to be held in conjunction with the New Zealand Rugby League Museum in Penrose from 3.30pm onwards.

We are working towards fitting in with a WARRIORS match either on the Friday evening or Sunday afternoon. There will be the Centenary Dinner on the SATURDAY at 6.30pm with a fun afternoon of activities including golf, bowls and tag, planned for the Sunday. On MONDAY 24th there will be our 100 Years Meeting to be held at Alexandra Park Raceway, Epsom, from 7.00pm.

It's important to register for the weekend's events. Contact by email to Robin Smith: robleaguenut@yahoo.co.uk and he will send you out all the details you will need, a registration and an order form. Post any enquiries to 147 C Princes Street East, Otahuhu.

The members of the Centenary Committee are: Chairman: Ken Loza: kdsj@xtra.co.nn, Gary Whittle: dragonsfan@xtra.co.nz, Brett Maguren: bmaguren@xtra.co.nz, Bernie Carter: berni.carter@xtra.co.nz, Ross Wheaton: ross.wheaton@clear.net.nz, Robin Smith: robleaguenut@yahoo.co.uk

There are many photos and pieces of memorabilia out there. If you can lend them for a short while so they can be copied/or displayed please contact us urgently. A book will be published after the Centenary has been so we can include as many photographs and memorable stories. If you'd like to write some items please contact us. The book will cost approximately $150 to produce but we'd like to make it available to you for about $40. We are looking for sponsorships so if you'd like to be associated with this project then get in touch. In the meanwhile we're battling along. We're sure the book will be a valuable resource long after we're all gone so ORDER your copy and support the hard work that has gone into it over the last few years.

Centenary Invitation – August 2009

Personal email robleaguenut@yahoo.co.uk Superleague Magazine superleaguetwo@yahoo.com.au

Centenary Committee meetings are being held each full meeting (the last Tuesday of the month) at 6.00pm in Clubrooms,
Alexandra Park. Members co-opted so far include Ken Loza (Chairman), Gary Whittle, Berni Carter (Executive),
Brett Maguren, Ross Wheaton and Robin Smith.
Plans are now well underway and funding is also making excellent progress with nearly $20,000 raised so far.

We are awaiting a decision from the NRL as to the Warriors for the date of their match but we have asked for it to
be on the evening of Friday 21st May 2010 so that everyone can attend both functions.
Many administrators and referees are part of the Warriors and of course we want everyone to be able to come to both events.

That means we will have a pre-match Mix ‘n Mingle at 4.00-7.00pm on the afternoon of Friday 21st May 2010,
a post match event after the game, and the Dinner Function on Saturday 22nd May 2010 at Alexander Park Raceway, Greenlane, from 6.30pm onwards.

There will be a variety of events on Sunday 23rd May 2010 such as bowls, tag and golf and we are assured
the Ladies we be catered for with Joan Sargeant liaising.

To commemorate the first meeting of May 24th 1910 we will have a FULL CENTENARY Referees meeting at 7.30pm Monday May 24th 2010.

Please make sure you register on the attached form, and begin paying for the commemorative items you wish to have,
and including the Dinner Function.

Check the website: www.arlrefs.co.nz/ to see what is happening. Look out for anyone who has not registered and let me know.

Centenary Committee

The Centenary Committee have been meeting regularly from the first full meeting as plans really start to kick into gear.

Members are urged to fill in a Registration Form and are welcome to start making small payments towards what will be a superb evening – and a very reasonably priced one as well. Dinner tickets are expected to be about $80.

Lots of members have already indicated they will be in attendance at not just the Dinner but also many of the weekend’s activities.

Put the date into your calendar now – May 21^st to 24^th 2010 with the dinner on Saturday 22^nd - a must attend evening. We’d like 100% turnout so book your table now.

We are in negotiations with Graeme Annesley – many of whom will remember as a regular NRL referee who attended several of our events several years ago. We are hoping the Warriors will have a Friday evening match thereby allowing referees, guests, and possibly players to meet with us on this auspicious night.

Make sure you let any of the committee know your preference for activities that weekend. Golf, bowls, tennis, shopping, Warriors match, dinner and the meeting of the 21^st are already in train. We are of course open to suggestions. It’s your Centenary after all.

Volunteers are always welcome.

We hope to have an open dinner night with the Life Members and hope as many members as possible will attend. A date after May is being sought.

Centenary memorabilia will include a beer mug, a tie/tie pin, badge, and polo and order forms will be available soon.

Robin Smith is looking for old and new photos, unique jerseys and other memorabilia suitable for display or a proposed Centenary book.

Ken Loza (Chairman)

kdsj@xtra.co.nz

021.320356

Robin Smith

robleaguenut@yahoo.co.uk

021 332 787

Brett Maguren

bmaguren@xtra.co.nz