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1884 New Zealand Rugby Union Tour Of New South Wales
The first New Zealand team was selected in 1884, for a tour to New South Wales, Australia. It was a privately organized selection as the New Zealand Rugby Union was founded not until eight years later. On 22 May 1884, before the tour start, the team played a test match against the Wellington Rugby Football Union team, winning 9 to 0. During the tour, the team recorded eight wins in eight matches in Australia. Touring party *Manager: S.E. Sleigh *Captain: William Millton William Varnham Millton (10 February 1858 – 22 June 1887) was a New Zealand rugby union player and cricketer. He was the first captain of the New Zealand national rugby union team, leading them on their 1884 tour of New South Wales, and repre ... Match summary Complete list of matches played by New Zealand in New South Wales: Match details Cumberland ---- Waratahs ---- Combined Suburbs ---- Northern Districts Match Report, Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners Advocate of 6 Jun 188 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Millton
William Varnham Millton (10 February 1858 – 22 June 1887) was a New Zealand rugby union player and cricketer. He was the first captain of the New Zealand national rugby union team, leading them on their 1884 New Zealand rugby union tour of New South Wales, 1884 tour of New South Wales, and represented Canterbury in both rugby union and cricket. Early life and family Born in Christchurch on 10 February 1858, Millton was the eldest son of William Newton Millton, a sea captain and runholder, and his wife Caroline Millton (née Stockman). He was educated at Christ's College, Christchurch, Christ's College from 1869 to 1876, and went on to become a barrister and solicitor. On 23 April 1885, Millton married Elizabeth Anderson at St Paul's Church, Christchurch, St Paul's Church in Christchurch. She was the youngest daughter of John Anderson (mayor), John Anderson, who served as the second mayor of Christchurch, and her brother, also called John Anderson (New Zealand engineer), John An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dumbell
John Thomas Dumbell (1859 – 31 December 1936) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A utility, who played as a halfback, wing and forward, he was a member of the first national team in 1884. Early life and family Born in Bacup, Lancashire in 1859, Dumbell was the son of Primitive Methodist preacher John Dumbell. The family moved to New Zealand, arriving in Wellington on board the ''Hydaspes'' in October 1870 and lived for six years in New Plymouth before returning to Wellington. Rugby union Dumbell played for the Athletic club in Wellington and made his representative debut for Wellington in 1877. At that time provincial fixtures were infrequent and he played only five matches for Wellington between 1877 and 1883. In 1884 Dumbell was included in the first New Zealand team, which toured New South Wales and played five matches. His first match came before they left for Australia, when they played a Wellington XV. Dumbell played at halfback in this match that they won 9–0. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Wilson (rugby Union, Born 1861)
Robert "Bob" James Wilson (15 April 1861 – 14 May 1944) was a New Zealand rugby union player who represented New Zealand national side, the All Blacks in 1884, playing in the forward position. Career Known by the nickname "baby" (likely due to him weighing about 60 kilograms while playing in the forwards), Wilson received national honours for the 1884 tour of New South Wales coming out of the now-defunct East Christchurch club. Although he never played a single provincial game in New Zealand. He was selected because of Edward D'Auvergne's withdrawal. The tour manager, S.E Sleigh described Wilson as "perhaps the youngest player in the team who held his own with the other forwards". Wilson appeared in six of the nine total matches, in the process scoring two tries. After the tour Wilson moved to Wellington and joined the Athletic club. He then moved to Queensland, Australia where out of the City club played for the state for two years between 1887 and 1888. Personal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Webb (rugby Union)
Peter Purvis Webb (15 February 1854 – 28 November 1920) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A forward, he was a member of the first national side in 1884. Biography Born in Wellington in 1854, Webb was educated at Wellington College. He played for the Wellington Football Club from 1875 and was captain in 1887. He represented Wellington at a provincial level from 1879 to 1885, and was a member of the first New Zealand national side, which toured New South Wales, in 1884, playing in eight matches (none of which were internationals). He appeared in the team's first match and briefly was the oldest living All Black, until Edwin Davy made his debut. Outside of rugby, Webb was a public servant for 50 years, joining the Treasury Department in 1869. Five years later he transferred to the Audit Department, rising to become Deputy Controller and Auditor-General. He retired on his 65th birthday in 1919 and died in Wellington the following year. He was buried at Karori Cemetery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hart Udy
Hart Udy (27 July 1857 – 6 August 1933) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A forward, Udy represented Wellington Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by me ... at a provincial level, and was a member of the first ever New Zealand national side, which toured Australia and won every game, in 1884. He played eight matches on the tour. He did not play any full test matches as New Zealand did not play their first until 1903. He was the Wellington selector from 1884 to 1885. A cousin, Dan Udy, represented New Zealand in 1901 and 1903. References 1857 births 1933 deaths People from Greytown, New Zealand New Zealand international rugby union players New Zealand rugby union players New Zealand blacksmiths Rugby union forwards Wellington rugby union players Rugby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Robertson (rugby Union)
George Scott Robertson was a rugby union footballer from New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count .... He was a member of the team which toured Australia in 1884 and which is recognised as the first New Zealand national team. References * 1857 births 1920 deaths New Zealand international rugby union players Rugby union forwards Rugby union players from the London Borough of Hackney {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James O'Donnell (rugby Union)
James O'Donnell (1860 – 1 May 1942) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A forward, he was a member of the first New Zealand national team in 1884, and later played for New South Wales. Early life Born in County Kilkenny in Ireland in 1860, O'Donnell left Ireland with two of his brothers and a sister to escape their "tyrannical" father. Another brother fled the country after cutting off an English soldier's ear. Settling in New Zealand, O'Donnell is thought to have served in the police force and worked as a teacher. Rugby union New Zealand Despite living in Invercargill, he represented Otago in 1883, as the Southland Rugby Union was not formed until 1887. In 1884. O'Donnell was selected for the first national side to tour Australia but before he even got to Wellington to join the team, he was arrested on a fugitive warrant at Clinton and returned to Invercargill. Local tradespeople to whom he owed money had taken out the warrant after hearing that O'Donnell was unlikely to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timothy O'Connor (rugby Union)
Timothy Beehane O'Connor was a New Zealand rugby player who played for the All Blacks in 1884. O'Connor was also a very good field athlete, winning the 1893 Australasian shot put title. Early career Tim O'Connor began his rugby career playing for the ''Auckland Combined Clubs'' in 1881 under the North Shore club. By the time he was in his early 20s, there were few better rugby players anywhere in Auckland. In 1883, he was a member of the first Auckland Union representative team and scored the province's first try against Canterbury, gaining Auckland's first point (tries were only worth one point in those days). All Blacks In 1884 O'Connor was included in the New Zealand side to tour Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma .... This selection came after having a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Millton
Edward Bowler Millton (7 March 1861 – 11 March 1942) was a New Zealand rugby union player who represented his country in 1884, playing as a forward. Born in Christchurch in 1861 and educated at Christ's College, Millton played for the Christchurch club and made seven appearances for the provincial team between 1883 and 1886, as well as one for as a loan player in 1884. He was a member of the first New Zealand national rugby union team, which toured New South Wales in 1884. He played in seven of the eight matches on that tour, scoring one try. He did not play in any Test matches, as New Zealand did not play its first full international until 1903. Millton and his older brother, William, who captained the New Zealand team on the 1884 tour to New South Wales, have the distinction of being the first brothers to represent New Zealand in rugby. Millton married Maud Eliza Ford at St Peter's Church, Riccarton, on 22 March 1892. He died at Loburn Loburn is a rural communit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lecky (rugby Union, Born 1863)
John Gage Lecky (4 November 1863 – 6 April 1917) was a New Zealand rugby union player who played for the All Blacks in 1884. His position of choice was forward. Career Out of the Grafton club, Lecky was called into the New Zealand national side to tour New South Wales in 1884 after J. Coombe Webster withdrew for business reasons. Described by team manager, S.E Sleigh as "a plucky player", Gage played in seven matches on the tour (including a match against Wellington before they left) and scored four tries in the process. He played 18 games for the Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about ... province between 1883 and 1889. Personal Lecky married Charlotte Wilkinson in 1887. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Lecky, John 1863 births 1917 deaths New Zealand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Carter (rugby)
George Carter ( – ) was one of New Zealand's first-ever rugby union representatives, playing for the All Blacks. Representing New Zealand in 7 Matches in 1884. Carter won praise from team manager Samuel Sleigh who wrote: "No amount of knocking seemed to have the slightest effect on this hard-working forward." He came into the New Zealand team for the Australian tour after Bob Whiteside and then Frank Clayton withdrew. George Carter had a first-class record: Auckland 187577,80,82,83 (Auckland). "George Carter's association with rugby dates back to the codes earliest days in Auckland". Rugby career Rugby was originally played in Auckland under mainly Victorian Rules since 1866. Following a successful tour of New Zealand in 1882 by a New South Wales team, an invitation was issued by the Southern Rugby Football Union (later renamed the New South Wales RFU) for a New Zealand team to visit that colony. In the absence of a national body controlling rugby, the arranging of the tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
