Cliff Satherley

The Boys Institute was a boarding school for young boys that was founded in 1883 and became located on Tasman Street in 1914.

He was a member of the fourth grade side and played as a five eighth before moving to the wing forward position.

He also played lower grade rugby for the Oriental Club before moving to Auckland.

When Satherley moved to Auckland he joined the Manukau Rovers club which at that time was based in the Onehunga area.

They had two children together, Sorine Elvine Hansen (b.1897) and William Claus Hansen (b.1900).

The Star (Christchurch) newspaper reported from the proceedings that "when fifteen years of age, in 1897, she married [Hansen] at Wellington, with her parents' consent, her father being present at the marriage. Respondent was alleged to have led a drunken life. Two years after the marriage her husband came home and said he "had had enough of her, and was off". Since then she had seen nothing of him. He was reported to be in Dannevirke, but inquiries failed to find him. She was ill after his desertion, and her baby [Sorine] 14 months old, died. Justice Cooper remarked upon "criminal conduct of parents in consenting to such early marriages"; a girl didn't know her own mind at fifteen, and she was not fit to bear children. Petitioner had not, at the time of her marriage, even reached the maximum school age”.

His mother had been married previously to Soren Hansen however she petitioned for divorce in February 1904.

She remarried Charles Herbert Satherley in 1905.

Clifford Allan Martin Satherley (4 June 1907 – 7 January 1947) was a rugby league player who represented New Zealand in three test matches against Australia in 1935.

Clifford Allan Martin Satherley was born on June 4, 1907, in Blenheim.

His parents were Ingress Cecilia Manson, and Charles Herbert Satherley.

They had three children, Clifford, Phyllis Ida (1909-1986), and Leslie Charles John Manson (1910-1994).

In the early to mid 1920s Satherley was living in Wellington and a player at the Boys’ Institute Club.

In the process he became the 232nd player to represent New Zealand.

Satherley also played for the North Island representative side along with Auckland.

He played his club rugby league for Richmond Rovers and Mount Albert United.

He also played representative rugby union for Auckland, Hawke's Bay, Bay of Plenty, and Waikato.

His rugby union clubs were Manukau Rovers, Ponsonby, Marist Brothers Old Boys (Hawke's Bay), Papamoa (BOP), Frankton Railway (Hamilton), and Technical Old Boys (Hamilton).

He also played representative matches for the Te Puke and Hamilton sub-union representative sides.

He made his senior debut for them in the Pollard Cup on September 25, 1926, at the age of 19.

The Pollard Cup was played for near the end of the season and was often seen as an opportunity to try out junior grade players prior to the following season.

He played against Grammar Old Boys in a 9–8 loss which eliminated them from the competition.

He began the 1927 season promoted to the senior side ‘full time’.

Manukau were based in the senior B grade which was effectively the second division in Auckland rugby senior competition.

After their opening game of the season against Newton on April 30 it was said that “Housham (their captain), Brimble and Slatherley were the pick”.

His name was misspelled and over the years newspapers would often spell his surname incorrectly as ‘Satherly’ as well.

In a May 21 match Brimble (a brother of future Kiwi internationals Ted Brimble, Wilfred Brimble, and Walter Brimble), and Satherley were again mentioned as being “seen to advantage in the forward rushes”.

Manukau would eventually go on to finish runner up to City in the senior B grade.

Following the conclusion of the championship competitions the Pollard Cup knockout tournament was commenced.

Satherley's only try of the season came in their round 1 win over Grammar Old Boys 19 to 8 at Onehunga.

Manukau went on an incredible run with Satherley playing in all matches, by beating Grafton, Patumahoe (in a friendly match), Otahuhu, University, Marist (by default), and Technical Old Boys in the final at the Showgrounds.

This was the first time in the competition's history that a team from the B grade had won the Pollard Cup.

Satherley ended up playing 18 senior matches for Manukau over the course of the season.

On November 21 they held their annual prize giving at the Orpheum Hall in Onehunga and Satherley was presented with a medal for the most-improved player in the senior team.

That was not the only thing Satherley was singled out for late in the year.

On October 12 he was fined 10 shillings by the Police Court for failing to attend drill training along with several other men.

Failing to attend had become so common that the judge said “we cannot fine all these people, and it would be better to have the old defaulters’ camp back again”.

The 1928 season saw Satherley play 16 games and score 1 try for Manukau.

His side had been promoted to the A Grade based on their previous years strong form and ultimately finished 3rd in the championship.

Leslie was more commonly known as 'Jack', and he also represented New Zealand at rugby league in 1937 and 1938.