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High School Old Boys RFC
High School Old Boys is a rugby union football club based in Christchurch, New Zealand. The club was founded in 1900 by former students of Christchurch Boys' High School (CBHS). While many members are former CBHS students, High School Old Boys is an open club accepting both male and female players. The club is affiliated with the Canterbury Rugby Football Union. History {{Empty section, date=July 2010 Name The official name of the club is the "Christchurch High School Old Boys RFC". This is generally shortened to "High School Old Boys" (H.S.O.B) and the club is commonly referred to simply as "Old Boys" or the "Polar Bears" due to their full white playing uniform and notoriously cold home fields. Location High School Old Boys clubrooms are located at 5 Ayr St, Riccarton, Christchurch, and the Bob Deans Playing Fields are in Hagley Park. Colours Old Boys colours are: White jersey, white shorts and black socks with blue tops All Blacks coaches from HSOB * Graham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canterbury Rugby Football Union
The Canterbury Rugby Football Union (also referred to as "Canterbury" or "CRFU") is the governing body for rugby union in a portion of the Canterbury region of New Zealand. Its colours are red and black in a hooped design. The CRFU govern the running of the Canterbury representative team which have won New Zealand's first-tier domestic competition National Provincial Championship (Air New Zealand Cup and ITM Cup) 14 times including a "six-peat" from 2008 to 2013 – with five in the National Provincial Championship, two in the Air New Zealand Cup, five in the ITM Cup and one in the Mitre 10 Cup. Their most recent victory was the 2017 Mitre 10 Cup. Canterbury also acts as a primary feeder to the Crusaders, who play in the Super Rugby competition. The union also administers all club rugby within the region, including senior club rugby and school rugby. Canterbury has a proud history producing All Blacks, the most of any New Zealand region, with Scott Barrett becoming Canterb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Dalley
William Charles Dalley (18 November 1901 – 9 February 1989) was a New Zealand rugby union player. Starting out as a utility back, Dalley made his debut at a provincial level for in 1921. He became a specialist halfback in 1924, and was quickly selected for the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks The New Zealand national rugby union team, commonly known as the All Blacks ( mi, Ōpango), represents New Zealand in men's international rugby union, which is considered the country's national sport. The team won the Rugby World Cup in 1987, ..., that year. Between then and 1929 he played 35 matches for the All Blacks including five internationals. He captained the side in his final two appearances in 1929. In all he scored five tries for the All Blacks. After retiring as a player, Dalley served as a member of the Canterbury Rugby Union's management committee from 1932 to 1955, the last three years as chairman. References 1901 births 1989 deaths People educate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clive Currie
Clive James Currie (born 25 December 1955) is a former New Zealand rugby union player and cricketer. Rugby union A Rugby union positions#Full-back, fullback, Currie represented Wellington Rugby Football Union, Wellington and Canterbury Rugby Football Union, Canterbury at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1978 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, 1978 tour of Britain and Ireland. He played four matches on that tour, including two internationals, before receiving a broken jaw in the test against Wales. Cricket A left-handed batsman and right-arm offbreak bowler, Currie played for the New Zealand secondary schools cricket team, and later appeared in three first-class matches for Wellington cricket team, Wellington during the 1976–77 season. CricInfo. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Steel
Anthony Gordon Steel (31 July 1941 – 4 May 2018) was a New Zealand rugby union player, politician and educator. Early years He was born in Greymouth, and played rugby first for his school, Christchurch Boys' High School, and then for Canterbury before finally playing for the All Blacks between 1966 and 1968. He was a part of the All Blacks 1967 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, France and Canada. After retiring from sport due to injury, he took up teaching, first at the Brisbane Grammar School and then back in New Zealand. He eventually became headmaster of Hamilton Boys' High School. Member of Parliament In the 1990 election, he stood for Parliament as a candidate for the National Party, defeating Labour's Bill Dillon in the Hamilton East electorate. In the 1993 election, however, he was defeated by Labour's Dianne Yates. He regained the seat in the 1996 election, and retained it in the 1999 election, but in the 2002 election, he was defeated again by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Morrissey (rugby Union)
Peter John Morrissey (18 July 1939 – 24 July 2013) was a New Zealand rugby union player, businessman and philanthropist. Early life Born in Christchurch in 1939, Morrissey got his first after-school job at the age of nine, working for a local harness-racing trainer. He was educated at Christchurch Boys' High School from 1953 to 1957, and played for the school's 1st XV rugby team, scoring three tries against Otago Boys' High School in the curtain-raiser to the third test between the All Blacks and South Africa in 1956 at Lancaster Park. After he left school, Morrissey first worked as an office boy for Wright Stephenson. In 1959, Morrissey broke 49 seconds for 440 yards and represented Canterbury at the national athletics championships. Rugby union A wing, Morrissey was selected for Canterbury B in 1959, and went on to represent Canterbury and Otago at provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national side in 1962, playing three test matches against Australia. Busi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Graham (rugby Union)
Sir David John Graham (9 January 1935 – 2 August 2017), generally known as John Graham, was a New Zealand educator and rugby union player. He served as president of the New Zealand Rugby Football Union (NZRFU) and was an All Black loose forward; he played 22 Tests between 1958 and 1964, including three as captain. He was headmaster of Auckland Grammar School from 1973 to 1993, New Zealand cricket team manager from 1997 to 1999, the University of Auckland Chancellor from 1999 to 2004, and was elected president of the NZRFU in April 2005. Early life Born in Stratford, Graham boarded at New Plymouth Boys' High School with his brothers where he received his secondary education, playing in the first XV for two years mainly at first five-eighths. He attended Auckland University College for three years, graduating with a MA (Hons) in history and playing for the Auckland provincial team during that time. He represented Auckland against the 1956 Springboks at Eden Park in just hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Vincent
Patrick Bernard Vincent (6 January 1926 – 10 April 1983) was a New Zealand rugby union player and later a rugby coach in the United States. A halfback, Vincent represented Canterbury at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1956. He played just two games for the All Blacks, both of them test matches against the touring South African team, and was captain on both occasions. He went on to be the Canterbury coach between 1959 and 1962. Vincent was educated at Christchurch Boys' High School, and then studied at Canterbury University College, from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1948. United States Vincent emigrated to the United States in 1967, where he lived the rest of his life. He coached the college rugby team for St. Mary's College of California Saint Mary's College of California is a Private college, private Catholic Church, Catholic college in Moraga, California. Established in 1863, it is affiliat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Wilson (rugby Union)
Douglas Dawson Wilson (30 January 1931 – 18 May 2019) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A first and second five-eighth, Wilson represented and at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1953–54 tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America. On that tour, he played 14 matches, including two internationals, and scored five tries and one drop goal. He died in Kowhainui Hospital, Whanganui Whanganui (; ), also spelled Wanganui, is a city in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand. The city is located on the west coast of the North Island at the mouth of the Whanganui River, New Zealand's longest navigable waterway. Whangan ..., on 18 May 2019. He had been married to Janice for 64 years. References 1931 births 2019 deaths Rugby union players from Whanganui People educated at Christchurch Boys' High School New Zealand rugby union players New Zealand international rugby union players Cante ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Cobden
Don, don or DON and variants may refer to: Places *County Donegal, Ireland, Chapman code DON *Don (river), a river in European Russia *Don River (other), several other rivers with the name *Don, Benin, a town in Benin *Don, Dang, a village and hill station in Dang district, Gujarat, India *Don, Nord, a ''commune'' of the Nord ''département'' in northern France *Don, Tasmania, a small village on the Don River, located just outside Devonport, Tasmania *Don, Trentino, a commune in Trentino, Italy *Don, West Virginia, a community in the United States *Don Republic, a temporary state in 1918–1920 *Don Jail, a jail in Toronto, Canada People Role or title *Don (honorific), a Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian title, given as a mark of respect *Don, a crime boss, especially in the Mafia , ''Don Konisshi'' (コニッシー) *Don, a resident assistant at universities in Canada and the U.S. *University don, in British and Irish universities, especially at Oxford, Cambridge, St And ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Rankin
John George Rankin (14 February 1914 – 8 December 1989) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A flanker, Rankin represented and, briefly, at a provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1936 and 1937. He played four matches for the All Blacks including three internationals. During World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ..., Rankin served as an officer with the New Zealand forces, being commissioned as a second lieutenant in September 1941. He was a Canterbury selector–coach from 1948 to 1954, and a South Island selector between 1955 and 1957. References 1914 births 1989 deaths New Zealand rugby union players New Zealand international rugby union players New Zealand military personnel of World War II ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Mehrtens
George Martin Mehrtens (5 February 1907 – 30 August 1954) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A fullback, Mehrtens represented Canterbury at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks The New Zealand national rugby union team, commonly known as the All Blacks ( mi, Ōpango), represents New Zealand in men's international rugby union, which is considered the country's national sport. The team won the Rugby World Cup in 1987 ..., in 1928. He played three matches for the All Blacks but did not play any full internationals. References 1907 births 1954 deaths Canterbury rugby union players New Zealand international rugby union players New Zealand rugby union players People educated at Christchurch Boys' High School Rugby union fullbacks Rugby union players from Rangiora {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Clark (rugby Union)
Frank Clark may refer to: * Frank Clark (actor) (1857–1945), American actor of the silent era * Frank Clark (footballer) (born 1943), English football player, manager and chairman (Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest) * Frank A. Clark (politician) (1860–1936), U.S. Representative from Florida, 1905–1925 * Frank Hamilton Clark (1844–1882), Philadelphia banker * Frank Howard Clark (1888–1962), American screenwriter * Frank M. Clark (1915–2003), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1955–1974 * Frank Clark (racewalker) (born 1943), Australian former race-walker * Frank Chamberlain Clark (1872–1957), American architect active in Southern Oregon * Frank Clark (American football) (born 1993), American football player for the Seattle Seahawks See also * Frank Clarke (other) * Francis Clark (other) Francis Clark may refer to: * Francis J. Clark (1912–1981), United States Army soldier * Francis Edward Clark (1851–1927), American clergyman * Francis C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
