";s:4:"text";s:2711:" Today, New Zealand holds tier one status with World Rugby. A special mention for the NZ Rugby Register compiled by Clive.Others that have helped, particularly with names for the players from their areas are:Lee Ashton from Otago, Grant Hassall from Taranaki, Ray Armstrong from Northland, Doone Harrison from East Coast, John Ham from King Country, Gerald De Castro from Horowhenua Kapiti, Colin Morgan from Mid Canterbury, Terry O'Neill from Nth Otago, Jeremy Sutherland from Sth Canterbury, Hamish Forsman from Waikato, Kelly Plummer from Thames Vly, Matthew McQuilkin from King Country, John Phillips from Wanganui, Gary Hibbard from Wairarapa Bush & John Knowles from Manawatu. New Zealand's Rugby History. Hi KerryI just came across your website ......it is amazing.Michael O'DwyerTipperary, Ireland. A rugby league team, the All Golds was set up, named facetiously after the players' payment. Despite some of New Zealand's best players being Māori, this was agreed to, and Māori were excluded from tours of South Africa. [6] The 1940 All Black tour of South Africa was one of the first sporting events cancelled due to the Second World War. The All Golds arrived in Britain late in 1907 having never even seen a match played under the new Northern Union laws. In the case of the provinces it is separated into NPC championship cup games & non championship games. It provides comprehensive records of the All Blacks, all the Super rugby sides and most impressively of all, places a large emphasis on the national provincial competition, which remains such a crucial part of the fabric in New Zealand. In 1902, the governor of New Zealand, the fifth Earl of Ranfurly presented a trophy shield to the Auckland side, who were undefeated in provincial competition that year. [9] He was at the University of Otago at the time. For this reason, the All Golds are sometimes known as Australasia, rather than New Zealand. The visitors won all their New Zealand games except for one, losing to Auckland.
Grant HassallWannabe Rugby HistorianNew Plymouth. Rugby football was first introduced to New Zealand in 1870 by Charles John Monro, son of the then-Speaker of the House of Representatives, David Monro.
It provides comprehensive records of the All Blacks, all the Super rugby sides and most impressively of all, places a large emphasis on the national provincial competition, which remains such a crucial part of the fabric in New Zealand. Dave Hall.