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1893 New Zealand Rugby Union Tour Of Australia
The 1893 New Zealand tour rugby to Australia was the second tour by the New Zealand national rugby union team to Australia. Ten matches were played against regional and district sides, but no Test matches were played. It was the first tour arranged by New Zealand Rugby Football Union, which had been founded the previous year. The only previous New Zealand national team was the side that toured New South Wales in 1884. Immediately before departing for Sydney, the tourists played a match against a "Combined XV" in Wellington, which New Zealand won 7–4. Touring party *Manager: G.F.C. Campbell *Captain: Thomas Ellison Match summary Complete list of matches played by New Zealand in Australia:Tour in New South Wales and Queensland
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Thomas Ellison
Thomas Rangiwahia Ellison, also known as Tom Ellison or Tamati Erihana (c. 1867 – 2 October 1904) was a New Zealand rugby union player and lawyer. He led the first New Zealand representative rugby team organised by the New Zealand Rugby Football Union (NZRFU) on their 1893 tour of Australia. Ellison also played in the 1888–89 New Zealand Native football team on their epic 107-match tour, scoring 113 points, and 43 tries with the side. Born in Ōtākou, Otago Heads, Ellison was educated at Te Aute College, where he was introduced to rugby. After moving to Wellington, Ellison played for the Poneke Football Club, and was selected to play for Wellington province. He was recruited into Joe Warbrick's privately organised Native football team in 1888, and continued to play for both Poneke and Wellington on his return from that tour. In 1892, he started to refine and popularise the wing-forward system of play, which was a vital element of New Zealand rugby's success until 1 ...
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Auckland Rugby Football Union
The Auckland Rugby Union is a New Zealand provincial rugby union. The union was established in 1883 and was originally responsible for the administration of the sport in most of the former Auckland Province, although its boundaries have since shrunk to include only a portion of the Auckland urban area. The union governs the Auckland representative team, which has won New Zealand's first-tier domestic provincial competition 17 times, more than any other team. Their most recent title was the 2018 Mitre 10 Cup Premiership. The union administers all club rugby within its boundaries, including the Gallaher Shield and other senior club rugby, as well as school rugby. Auckland also acts as a primary feeder to the Blues, who play in the Super Rugby competition. History The Auckland Rugby Football Union (ARFU) was officially formed in 1883, when it joined the Canterbury, Wellington and Otago unions in the fledgling New Zealand Rugby Football Union. Auckland has been the most success ...
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James Lambie (rugby Union)
James Taylor Lambie (9 April 1870 – 15 April 1905) was a New Zealand rugby union player who represented the All Blacks between 1893 and 1894. His position of choice was forward. Lambie did not play in any test matches as New Zealand did not play their first until 1903. Career Described as "short but stocky" Lambie was "well under" tall and weighed . Out of the now-defunct Waimate club in Taranaki, Lambie was described as being a "prolific try scorer". He first made the Taranaki provincial side in 1889 as a teenager and was a regular in the team until 1894. He played in the trial to pick the side for the All Blacks that would tour Australia in 1893. After being selected Lambie played in every match and proved to be an outstanding player. He scored four tries. A superb season in 1894 followed and Lambie was selected for the North Island team to play the touring Waratahs. Just two days later Lambie was also selected for the Taranaki team that also had a match on the tour. B ...
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Roderick Gray
Roderick Gray (22 October 1870 – 27 May 1951) was a New Zealand rugby union player. Gray was born in Masterton in 1870, and he received his education there. A utility forward, Gray represented Wairarapa at a provincial level, playing 15 games for the team between 1891 and 1897. He played two games for the New Zealand national rugby union team on their 1893 tour of Australia. Initially passed over in the trials, he was called up (together with Billy Watson) as reinforcement, and arrived in time to play the last two games of the tour. He did not appear in any Test matches as New Zealand did not play its first full international until 1903. Gray worked as a farmer and is said to have been a 'fine miler'. He died on 27 May 1951 at Taratahi in the Wairarapa The Wairarapa (; ), a geographical region of New Zealand, lies in the south-eastern corner of the North Island, east of metropolitan Wellington and south-west of the Hawke's Bay Region. It is lightly populated, hav ...
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South Canterbury Rugby Football Union
The South Canterbury Rugby Football Union (SCRFU) is a rugby province based in the central South Island city of Timaru, New Zealand. The South Canterbury team play at Fraser Park located in Timaru. History Club rugby in South Canterbury predated the formation of South Canterbury RFU by at least two decades. The first recorded club rugby match in South Canterbury was played on 15 October 1867 between The Timaru and Temuka Clubs at Arowhenua. Eight years later, in 1875, the South Canterbury Football Club was formed, founded by Alfred St. George Hamersley the former captain of the England national rugby union team and resident of Timaru. Soon after on 24 May 1875 a match was played between North and South Canterbury at Ashburton that resulted in a draw. More clubs were formed, such as the Waimate Football Club on 24 May 1876, and Christchurch are recorded as playing Temuka in 1876. On 26 July 1879, a meeting was held in Timaru at the instigation again of Hamersley, at which deleg ...
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John Gardner (rugby Union)
John Henry Gardner (30 January 1870 – 5 March 1909) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A loose forward, Gardner has the distinction of being the first player to represent the New Zealand national team before gaining provincial representation. He was a member of the New Zealand team on their 1893 tour of Australia, playing in four matches. He did not win a test cap, as New Zealand did not play its first full international match until 1903. After the tour of Australia, Gardner represented at a provincial level for two seasons, and captained the side in 1894. Gardner was born in Timaru on 30 January 1870. In 1896 he took over the licence of the Sportsman's Arms Hotel at Saltwater Creek, just south of Timaru, from his father. The following year Gardner married Margaret Catherine Kennedy, and the couple had three children. In 1908 Gardner moved to Australia. He died in Melbourne Gaol The Old Melbourne Gaol is a former jail and current museum on Russell Street, in Melbo ...
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Sam Cockroft
Samuel Cockroft (13 May 1864 – 1 January 1955) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A hooker, Cockroft represented Wellington, Manawatu and Hawke's Bay at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1893 and 1894. He played 12 matches for the All Blacks but did not play any internationals. He also played for Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ... in 1895 and 1896. References 1864 births 1955 deaths New Zealand rugby union players New Zealand international rugby union players Wellington rugby union players Manawatu rugby union players Hawke's Bay rugby union players Rugby union players from Invercargill Rugby union hookers Colony of New Zealand people {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1860s-stub ...
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Alfred Bayly
Alfred Bayly (20 May 1866 – 14 December 1907) was a New Zealand rugby union player and administrator, and cricketer. Early life and family Born in Waitara on 20 May 1866, Bayly was the son of Thomas Bayly and Ann Bayly (née Rundle). He was one of six brothers who represented Taranaki at cricket and rugby, including: * Frank Bayly (1860–1948), Taranaki cricket and rugby representative. * George Bayly (1856-1938), Taranaki cricket and rugby representative. President of the Taranaki and New Zealand Rugby Union. * Harry Bayly (1862–1935), Taranaki cricket representative. * Walter Bayly (1869–1950), Taranaki and New Zealand rugby representative. Alfred Bayly was educated at New Plymouth Boys' High School. He married Mary Eleanor Georgina Cashel on 30 September 1895, at St Paul's Church, Auckland, and they went on to have five daughters, three of whom died as children. Rugby union A utility back, Bayly made his first-class debut as a 16-year-old, appearing fo ...
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Manawatu Rugby Union
The Manawatu Rugby Football Union (MRU) is the governing body of the sport of rugby union in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand. Founded in 1886, Manawatu is one of New Zealand's oldest rugby unions. In 1892, the MRU, amongst other unions, was instrumental in the founding of the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU). In 1997–98 Manawatu entered into an amalgamation with , as the "Central Vikings", and wore orange and blue. The union is based in the city of Palmerston North though its catchment area includes players and clubs from nearby towns in the province, including Ashhurst, Feilding, Rongotea, Linton, Bulls, Pahiatua, Woodville and Dannevirke. It has over 5,000 players, making it the tenth largest union in New Zealand in terms of player numbers. In 2011, the union celebrated its 125th jubilee. Manawatu have traditionally played in a distinctive green and white tramline jersey, which is thought to have been established in 1909. In 1996, a jersey including red was ...
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Graham Shannon
Hugh Graham Shannon (13 June 1869 – 17 October 1912) was a New Zealand rugby union player. Graham Shannon as he was commonly called was educated at Wellington College and later farmed in the Manawatu region. He played at Halfback and represented the Manawatu Rugby Union at provincial level from 1890 to 1894 and had a NZ trial in 1893. He played club rugby for Marton and Feilding. He was not an original selection but was called into the New Zealand national rugby union team on their 1893 tour of Australia due to the withdrawal of William Elliott and Charles Caradus. He played in six matches including one as a wing-forward. He scored 9 points for New Zealand from 3 tries: * 2 against Northern Districts at the Newcastle Sports Ground * 1 against Western Districts at the Bathurst Ground His great-great-grandson Clarke Dermody was an All Black in 2006 and played for Southland Southland may refer to: Places Canada * Dunbar–Southlands, Vancouver, British Columbia New Zeal ...
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Maurice Herrold
Maurice Herrold (25 June 1869 – 26 August 1949) was a New Zealand rugby union player. Biography Born in India to English parents, Herrold arrived with his family in New Zealand in 1880. He was educated at Napier Boys' High School and then at Auckland Grammar School. A halfback, Herrold eight times represented Auckland at a provincial level including two matches against touring 1888 British Lions. He was a member of the New Zealand national side on their 1893 tour to Australia. Troubled by injury he played two matches on the tour but did not appear in any of the major games against New South Wales or Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ .... References 1869 births 1949 deaths Sportspeople from British India English emigrants to New Zealand Peopl ...
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David Gage
David Richmond Gage (11 January 1868 – 12 October 1916) was a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He played with the 1888–89 New Zealand Native football team, and represented New Zealand in 1893, and once in 1896 when he captained the side. Gage was born in Kihikihi to Annie (daughter of Joseph Jenner Merrett and Rangitetaea Koa) and John Gage (son of George Gage and Waana Pororua). After an early education in Auckland, he was awarded a scholarship to attend Te Aute College in the Hawke's Bay. After joining the Poneke Football Club of fellow Te Aute old-boy Thomas Ellison in 1887, he made his provincial debut for Wellington in that same year. It was probably at Ellison's suggestion that he was selected for Joe Warbrick's Native Football team that toured New Zealand, Australia, and Britain in 1888 and 1889. Gage played in 68 of the Natives side's 74 matches when in Britain, and appeared in their fixtures against Ireland, Wales, and England. The 74 British Isles matches wer ...
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