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1908 Auckland Rugby League Season
The 1908 season for Auckland consisted of four representative matches played in an effort to grow the game in Auckland and New Zealand. The team was chosen prior to the formation of the Auckland Rugby League so were an ‘unofficial’ Auckland team though they were very strong nonetheless and many of the players went on to represent Auckland and New Zealand in the ensuing years. Several of the players were also strongly involved in the establishment of club sides and the growth of the game in Auckland for many years to come such as Albert Asher, Charles Dunning, William Wynyard, and Ronald MacDonald. The games The four matches were against Wellington and Taranaki with games being played in Auckland, Wellington and New Plymouth. They resulted in 3 wins and a draw. Prior to the last match of the season against Taranaki at Victoria Park the promoters of the proposed Auckland League stated clearly their intentions. They said that it was not their intention to pay players for home m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand National Rugby League Team
The New Zealand national rugby league team (Māori: Tīma rīki motu Aotearoa) has represented New Zealand in rugby league since 1907. Administered by the New Zealand Rugby League, they are commonly known as the Kiwis, after the native bird of that name. The team's colours are black and white, with the dominant colour being black, and the players perform a haka before every match they play as a challenge to their opponents. The New Zealand Kiwis are currently second in the IRL World Rankings. Since the 1980s, most New Zealand representatives have been based overseas, in the professional National Rugby League and Super League competitions. Before that, players were selected entirely from clubs in domestic New Zealand leagues. A New Zealand side first played in a 1907 professional rugby tour which pre-dated the birth of rugby league football in the Southern Hemisphere, making it the second oldest national side after England. Since then the Kiwis have regularly competed in intern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Tyne
Edward "Hone" Tyne was a New Zealand rugby footballer who was part of the professional 1907-1908 New Zealand rugby tour of Great Britain. Early life Tyne was a railway worker, working for the New Zealand Railways Department.John Haynes ''From All Blacks to All Golds: Rugby League's Pioneers'', Christchurch, Ryan and Haynes, 1996. Rugby football Tyne usually played at Scrum Half but also played at Wing-Forward, a position that, by the 1900s, was only still seen in New Zealand rugby union. Tyne played in Hawke's Bay for the Pirates club as a junior and then for the Napier City club. He made his representative debut for Hawke's Bay against Canterbury on 24 August 1901 at Lancaster Park. In 1903 he went on Hawke's Bay's southern tour and played in matches against Canterbury, Southland, and Otago before being injured and returning home early, missing their final two matches. In 1904 he captained the side at times including against Bush Union on 23 July in a 21-0 win. He ultimately m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1909 Auckland Rugby League Season
The 1909 Auckland Rugby League season was the league's first ever official season. It celebrated its centenary in 2009. Four representative matches had been played in 1908 as players in Auckland attempted to showcase the new code to both Auckland residents and those elsewhere. First meeting A meeting of players was held on Monday 12 July where it was decided to call for another meeting the following Monday and to invite all interested parties to attend. The ultimate aim was to form a league. It was also stated that "three clubs will be formed, two in the city and one at the North Shore". The meeting was duly held on 19 July at the Chamber of Commerce on Swanson Street. Mr. A.E. Glover, M.P., occupied the chair, and there was a large attendance of around 150 supporters and players. They were to affiliate with the Northern Union and hold a practice match on the following Saturday. "Mr. R. Eagleton offered the league the use of three suitable p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Stanaway
Alexander William Stanaway (14 July 1886 – 27 June 1972), also known as Ariki Haira, was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand national rugby league team, New Zealand. His brother, Jack Stanaway, was also a professional rugby league footballer and international referee. Playing career Stanaway toured Australia in 1908 with the first 1908 New Zealand Māori rugby league tour of Australia, New Zealand Māori rugby league team. He again toured Australia in 1909 New Zealand Māori rugby league tour of Australia, 1909 with a New Zealand Māori side. Also in 1909, Stanaway played for the new City Rovers club in the Auckland Rugby League competition and represented Auckland rugby league team, Auckland. In 1910, the 1910 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand, Great Britain Lions toured New Zealand. Stanaway played for Auckland against the Lions. In 1911, Stanaway was selected to represent New Zealand national rugby league team, New Zealand in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Barclay (rugby League)
Francis Hauāuru Barclay DCM (surname Pakere in Māori; 5 June 1887 – 20 November 1959) was a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played at representative level for New Zealand ( Heritage No. 104), New Zealand Māori, Auckland and Hawke's Bay, as a , i.e. number 6. Personal life Barclay was born in Tauranga in 1887 and was the son of David Barclay, the Te Reo Māori interpreter for the 15th New Zealand Parliament. Barclay affiliated with the Ngāti Kahungunu iwi. His brother, Walter Barclay, was a New Zealand professional rugby union footballer, sports administrator and military officer. He captained the New Zealand Māori Rugby Team and holds the record for the highest number of tries scored for the team with 40 career tries. His other brother, Glen Barclay, was also a professional rugby league footballer who represented the New Zealand Māori team and was a member of the groundbreaking 1908 New Zealand Māori rugby l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Mackrell
William Henry Clifton Mackrell ''nzleague.co.nz'' (20 July 1881 – 15 July 1917) was a New Zealand er who represented in both and . He was part of the 1905 < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sid Riley
Sidney Austin Riley (18 April 1878 – 31 March 1964) was a rugby union player who represented Australia. Riley, a centre, was born in Auckland, New Zealand Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The List of New Zealand urban areas by population, most populous urban area in the country and the List of cities in Oceania by po ..., and claimed one international rugby cap for Australia, against New Zealand, at Sydney, on 15 August 1903. He also played rugby league in a match for New Zealand against Auckland and played for Auckland several times and was a member of the Ponsonby rugby club and Ponsonby United rugby league club. References Australian rugby union players Australia international rugby union players Auckland rugby league team players Ponsonby Ponies players 1878 births 1964 deaths Rugby union players from Auckland Rugby union centres Colony of New Zealand emigrants to colonial Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Trevarthen
William MacVay Trevarthen was a New Zealand rugby footballer who was part of the professional 1907-1908 New Zealand rugby tour of Great Britain. A relative of his, Thomas Trevarthan, later played for New Zealand in the 1930s. Early years William Trevarthen was born on September 16, 1878 to Margaret Elizabeth Trevarthen and Thomas Trevarthen. He had 9 siblings (Margaret, Henry, Mary, Ellen, William Alexander, Thomas, Rowena, Douglas, and Ernest, and 2 half siblings (Charlotte, and Agnes). William worked as a strapping clerk.John Haynes ''From All Blacks to All Golds: Rugby League's Pioneers'', Christchurch, Ryan and Haynes, 1996. He married Sophia Kaye, and had also been married to Isabella Morris who he had a daughter with named Irene Trevarthen Morris. He originally played rugby union for Paeroa and Ohinemuri sub union side in 1898-99 before going to fight in the Boer War. Boer War Trevarthen was a part of the Ohinemuri Rifle Volunteers and played a rugby match for them i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Tyler (rugby League)
William "Bill" Thomas Tyler ''nzleague.co.nz'' was a New Zealand er who was part of the professional . His older brother George Tyler also played rugby for City and Auckland, and represented the |
Ernie Buckland
Ernest Buckland (1887–1945) ''nzleague.co.nz'' was a New Zealand player who represented between 1909 and 1911. Playing career Buckland played for in their first ever game of |
Gordon Hooker
Gordon Hooker (29 May 1887 – 6 December 1967) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand in 1909. Playing career Hooker represented Taranaki in 1908 and was selected to tour Australia for New Zealand in 1909, where he played in two Test matches. He represented Queensland against the 1910 Great Britain Lions before returning to New Zealand and playing for Taranaki against the 1914 Lions. He played until he was 36.John Coffey and Bernie Wood, ''The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League'', Hodder Moa, Auckland, 2007, p. 37. He refereed the August 5, 1933 match between Auckland and Taranaki at Western Park. In the 1930s Hooker helped re-establish rugby league in Taranaki. He died in 1967 and his ashes were buried at Te Henui Cemetery. Legacy In 2008 he was named in the Taranaki Rugby League Taranaki Rugby League is the local sporting body responsible for the administration of Rugby league in the Taranaki region of New Zealand. The TRL are rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Houghton (rugby League)
Thomas Herbert Houghton was an English-born rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in 1909. Personal life Houghton was born in England and was one of two sons of Joseph Houghton. Joseph served as the chairman of the Northern Union before migrating to Auckland with Thomas and helping set up the Auckland Rugby League. Houghton's brother, Samuel, later served as the secretary of the ARL. Playing career Houghton was signed by St. Helens from Liverpool City in 1907, however he never played a first team match for the club. Houghton then moved to New Zealand and played for Auckland in their third ever match on 17 September 1908 against Taranaki. He was then part of the City combination that played against the North Shore on 24 July 1909 in the Auckland Rugby League's first ever sanctioned match. He again played for Auckland that year and toured Australia with New Zealand. On 3 July he played for New Zealand in the third Test against Australia. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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