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New Zealand National Rugby League Team Players
There have been 828 rugby league footballers who have played for the New Zealand national rugby league team since the national side started competing internationally in 1907. Players are listed according to the date of their first international test match. The below list is the official roll of honour and only lists players who have played a test match for the Kiwis or have gone away on a tour with the squad. The list does not include players who only played non-tests in New Zealand or who were unused substitutions in test matches. The New Zealand Rugby League omitted Ed St George as early records were poorly kept and it was assumed the "St George" who played for New Zealand in 1932 was Neville St George who debuted for New Zealand in 1925. It was however his younger brother Allen (Ed) St George. He has been added to the NZRL Roll of Honour and given the number 220a. List of players Dual internationals Several of the original New Zealand team had already represented New Zeala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby League
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112–122 metres (122 to 133 yards) long with H shaped posts at both ends. It is one of the two codes of rugby football, the other being rugby union. It originated in 1895 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire as the result of a split from the Rugby Football Union over the issue of payments to players.Tony Collins, ''Rugby League in Twentieth Century Britain'' (2006), p.3 The rules of the game governed by the new Northern Rugby Football Union progressively changed from those of the RFU with the specific aim of producing a faster and more entertaining game to appeal to spectators, on whose income the new organisation and its members depended. Due to its high-velocity contact, cardio-based endurance and minimal use of body protection, rugby league i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Lile
Adam "Addie" Lile (1885-1954) was a New Zealand rugby footballer who was part of the professional 1907-1908 New Zealand rugby tour of Great Britain. Early years Originally from Taranaki, Lile enlisted in the Army for the South African War but was sent home from South Africa when it was discovered that he was only 15.Coffey and Wood ''The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League'' Lile remained in the Army and became an Artillery man. Rugby union career Lile played rugby union for the Oriental club in Wellington alongside Albert Baskiville and was a Wellington representative. Lile was widely regarded as being one of the top 30 players in the country during the 1907 season and he won North Island selection that year.John Haynes ''From All Blacks to All Golds: Rugby League's Pioneers'', Christchurch, Ryan and Haynes, 1996. Rugby league career Lile was selected by Baskiville to be part of the professional All Blacks 1907-1908 tour of Australia and Great Britain. As a re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgar Wrigley
Edgar Wrigley was a New Zealand rugby footballer who represented New Zealand in both rugby union and rugby league. Early years Wrigley was born in Masterton, New Zealand to Edmund & Betsy Hannah Wrigley and was a plumber by trade.John Haynes ''From All Blacks to All Golds: Rugby League's Pioneers'', Christchurch, Ryan and Haynes, 1996. He had five siblings, sisters Bertha, Charlotte & Alice and brothers Harry and Tom. Rugby union career Wrigley played rugby union for the Red Star club in Masterton and between 1903 and 1907 he played 18 games for Wairarapa. His brothers, Harry and Tom, also represented the Union. When Wrigley made his All Blacks début in 1905 he was only 19 years 79 days of age and was the youngest person to play a test for the All Blacks. This record stood until 1994, when it was broken by Jonah Lomu. Rugby league playing career Wrigley was selected to be part of the professional All Blacks 1907-1908 tour of Australia and Great Britain. He played in eight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Watkins
Eric L. Watkins (born 18 March 1880 - 14 August 1949) was a New Zealand rugby footballer who represented New Zealand in both rugby union and rugby league. Early years Watkins attended Wellington College and was a surveyor by profession. This job often took him around the country.John Haynes ''From All Blacks to All Golds: Rugby League's Pioneers'', Christchurch, Ryan and Haynes, 1996. Rugby Football Watkins started playing rugby union for the Wellington College Old Boys' Club. He represented Wellington from 1900 to 1906 and the North Island in 1904 and 1906. Watkins was part of the Wellington sides that both won the Ranfurly Shield in 1904 and lost it in 1905. In 1907, when his work took him north to Raetihi, Watkins played in the local competition and represented Wanganui. Watkins was selected for the All Blacks in 1905 for a test match against Australia. The match occurred while "The Originals" were in transit to Great Britain and thus unavailable for selection but was stil ... [...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] |
William Tyler (rugby)
William "Bill" Thomas Tyler ''nzleague.co.nz'' was a New Zealand rugby footballer who was part of the professional 1907-1908 New Zealand rugby tour of Great Britain. His older brother George Tyler (rugby union), George Tyler also played rugby for City and Auckland, and represented the New Zealand national rugby union team, All Blacks 36 times from 1903 to 1906. Rugby Football  He started his career playing rugby union for the City Club in Auckland. Tyler was a Scrum-Half but also played at Wing-Forward, a position that had already been aba ...
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Hubert Turtill
"Jum" Hubert Sydney Turtill (1 February 1880 – 9 April 1918) was a New Zealand dual-code footballer, playing rugby union and then rugby league for New Zealand. After emigrating to Britain, he served in the British Army during the First World War, and was killed while serving in 1918. Early years Turtill's father died in London when he was only three years old and his mother decided to move to New Zealand to be with relatives. On the sea voyage in 1884 he gained the nickname Jum, short for Jumbo. Turtill worked in New Zealand as a decorative metal worker. Rugby union He started his rugby union career playing for Christchurch Albion before making the Canterbury team in 1902.John Haynes ''From All Blacks to All Golds: Rugby League's Pioneers'', Christchurch, Ryan and Haynes, 1996. He represented the South Island in 1903 and 1907. He became an All Black in 1905, playing against Australia. Rugby league In 1907 he joined the professional All Blacksbetter known as the All Golds' ... [...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] |
Lance Todd
Lancelot Beaumont "Lance" Todd (26 May 1883 – 14 November 1942) was a New Zealand-born rugby league footballer and manager of the early 20th century. As a player, he represented New Zealand in 1907 and 1908 and played in England for the Wigan and Dewsbury clubs. He later became the manager at Salford and led the club to three League Championships and one Challenge Cup victory. Early life Todd attended Kings College which at that time was based in Remuera, Auckland, before later relocating to Otahuhu. After leaving school Todd became a tailor by trade. His father was John Todd who was a well known sporting identity in the Otahuhu area, particularly in horse racing. At the time of his death in October, 1920 he was the vice president of the Otahuhu Trotting Club. Rugby in New Zealand Originally he played rugby union in the Otahuhu area, with his senior debut being for the Suburbs club. They were a side made up of players who lived outside a 10 mile radius of the city centr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George William Smith (sportsman)
George William Smith (20 September 1874 – 7 December 1954) was a New Zealand sportsman who excelled at track and field as well as both codes of rugby football. Early years Smith was born in Auckland and educated at Wellesley Street School. He became a successful jockey and won the 1894 New Zealand Cup, riding Impulse. He had to abandon his racing career after gaining weight. Athletics As a track athlete, Smith was an outstanding sprinter and hurdler, winning 15 national championships between 1898 and 1904 (100 yards sprint and 440 yards hurdles five times each and the 120 yards hurdles four times plus the 250 yards once), as well as multiple Australasian championships and the 1902 British AAA quarter-mile hurdles, in which event he had an unofficial world record of 58.5s. While in Britain in 1902 Manningham F.C. tried to sign Smith to play rugby league. Smith turned down the £100 contract.Coffey and Wood ''The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League'' Rugby union ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Rowe
Harold Francis Rowe was a New Zealand rugby footballer who was part of the professional 1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain. Early life He was born on July 10, 1883. His parents were Martha Bell and Francis Rowe. In 1914 he married Hilda Laura Norton. Rowe was a qualified accountant. They had at least two children (Harold Norton Rowe, 1914 and Gladys Ruth Rowe, 1917). Playing career Rugby union career Rowe played Rugby union for the Newton club in Auckland, usually , but also as a or .John Haynes ''From All Blacks to All Golds: Rugby League's Pioneers'', Christchurch, Ryan and Haynes, 1996. Rugby league career He was selected for the professional All Blacks tour of 1907–1908, in part because of his utility value. Rowe became an invaluable part of the touring team and between 1907 and 1909 he was to play in nine rugby league test matches. In 1908 he played in the first ever trans-Tasman test which was the début match of the Australia nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Pearce
Charlie James Pearce was a New Zealand rugby footballer who was part of the professional 1907-1908 New Zealand rugby tour of Great Britain.\\ Early life Charlie Pearce was born on January 28, 1881. His parents were Charles Julius Pearce (1858-1918) and Catherine McKinnon (1854-1935). Rugby union career Pearce originally played rugby union for the Christchurch Albion and represented Canterbury between 1903 and 1906.John Haynes ''From All Blacks to All Golds: Rugby League's Pioneers'', Christchurch, Ryan and Haynes, 1996. In 1906 Pearce was also selected for the South Island team. He was a butcher by trade. Rugby league career Like Albion teammates, Joseph Lavery and Hubert Turtill, Pearce was selected for the professional All Blacks 1907-1908 tour of Australia and Great Britain. All the members of the touring party received a life ban from the New Zealand Rugby Union. Pearce played in several test matches while on tour, including the first ever rugby league test match on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
