The Massey Agricultural College First XV Rugby Team, one of two the College entered this season, with members listed below:

Standing - D. M. Smith, J. R. McLennan, M. R. Bishop, A. A. Duncan, H. C. McLaren

Sitting - K. Swindells, J. V. Gorham, D. C. Lane, W. G. T. Webster, R. Opie, F. R. Barnes

In Front - G. Kelt, D. S. Flux (Vice-Captain), D. G. Bowler (Captain), M. Morrison, J. C. Jamieson, M. M. Cooper (Coach)

In the following year, the Rugby Football Club temporarily shut down due to a lack of players joining up. The total number of students at Massey that year was just 22 as a consequence of the Second World War, with the overwhelming majority of young men having gone into military service instead.

The 'recess' lasted for one year, before an increase in student numbers - and a consequent increase in applicants - led to the club's revival.