Gwynne Shield
R.J. Gwynne donated the Shield in 1921 for play between Waikato Primary Schools. It is only recent times that it has been a competition for sub-union representative teams. Up until 1941 for example, there were teams such as Marist, Whitiora Primary School, Southwell and Morrinnsville District High School playing in the Competition.
Teams from Waipa and Mangakino have also won the shield, In 1974 there was a South Waikato team and just two Hamilton teams playing against other Waikato sub-union of Matamata, Cambridge, Te Awamutu and North Waikato.
In 1975 South Waikato was divided in the two present teams of Putaruru and Tokoroa and Hamilton was asked to enter a third team, Hamilton South.
THE BRIAN SPRAGGON MEMORIAL Secound place. Donated in the memory of Brian Spraggon who died tragically in 1976. Brian was for many years a coach of the South Waikato Gwynne Shield side and of the Waikato Rangers Roller Mills Team.
THE KEITH DAVID TROPHY Third place. Donated in 1978 by Mr. K. Davis, then President of the WPSRU Advisory Committee.
THE NZ BREWERIES TROPHY Highest Placed Hamilton Team. A trophy donated by N.Z. Breweries for Hamilton Primary Schools rugby competition, designated for recognising the Highest placed Hamilton team, in 1989.
PREVIOUS HOLDERS OF THE GWYNNE SHIELD
| 1921 Hamilton West
1923 1925 Hamilton East 1927 Marist Bros 1929 Hamilton East 1931 Whitiora 1933 Morrinsvills DHS 1935 1937 Southwell School 1939 Southwell School & Hamilton Reps 1941 Hamilton 1943 Waipa 1945 Hamilton East 1947 Hamilton East 1949 Morrinsville 1951 Matamata 1953 Te Awamutu 1955 Mangakino 1957 Te Awamutu 1959 Morrinsville 1961 Hamilton 1963 Hamilton 1965 South Waikato 1967 South Waikato 1969 Hamilton East 1971 Te Awamutu 1973 Matamata 1975 South Waikato 1977 Hamilton East 1979 Tokoroa 1981 Matamata 1983 Matamata 1985 Matamata 1987 Tokoroa 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 |
1922 Morrinsville
1924 Marist Bros 1926 Hamilton East 1928 Marist Bros 1930 Whitiora 1932 Whitiora 1934 Cambridge 1936 1938 Southwell School 1940 Hamilton 1942 Hamilton East/West 1944 Waipa 1946 1948 Matamata 1950 Te Awamutu 1952 Matamata 1954 Morrinsville 1956 Matamata 1958 Te Awamutu 1960 Hamilton 1962 Hamilton 1964 Hamilton 1966 Cambridge/Hamilton East 1968 Hamilton East 1970 Hamilton East 1972 South Waikato 1974 South Waikato 1976 Hamilton West 1978 Matamata 1980 Putaruru 1982 Tokoroa 1984 Matamata/Tokoroa 1986 Tokoroa 1988 Tokoroa 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 |
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Gwynne final score was 22-5, hamilton wasps beat TA
