Club historian Bill Birch said the club was founded in 1916 by a member of the then Gardiner Presbyterian Church .
Club was remarkable that a suburban , church - based club was still playing 100 years on .
Club historian Bill Birch said the club was founded in 1916 by a member of the then Gardiner Presbyterian Church , and it was remarkable that a suburban , church - based club was still playing 100 years on .