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Phil Gard
Philip Charles Gard (20 November 1947 – 3 June 1990) was a New Zealand rugby union player who played for North Otago Rugby Football Union, North Otago, and New Zealand national rugby union team, New Zealand. Gard played 85 matches for North Otago Rugby Football Union, North Otago throughout 12 consecutive seasons. His brother, Neville also played for North Otago Rugby Football Union, North Otago in 1962. Early career Gard made his debut on the wing for North Otago in 1966, aged 18. Three years later, in 1969, he played in the national under-23 trials, and made the first of his four appearances for the South Island side that defeated the North Island at Athletic Park, Wellington, Athletic Park that year. All Blacks In 1970 Gard played in his first All Black trial but was not selected to 1970 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa, tour South Africa that year. He also appeared again in the under-23 trials, and for the South Island. In 1971 he was called into the national s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurow
Kurow is a small town in the Waitaki District, New Zealand. It is located on the south bank of the Waitaki River, northwest of Oamaru. Description The name is an Anglicised form of the Māori name of the nearby mountain, Te Kohurau. In the 1920s, the town was the base for the building of the nearby Waitaki Dam and forming Lake Waitaki in the first of a series of hydroelectric projects on the Waitaki River. The first social security scheme for New Zealand workers was designed in the town, arising from Presbyterian Minister of Kurow Arnold Nordmeyer's experience of working with families of workers on the Waitaki hydro-electric project. Examples of pre-European Māori cave paintings are close to the small settlement of Duntroon. The land around the town includes summerfruit orchards, and increasing amounts of Pinot noir are being planted in the limestone soils. In 2021, there were 13 wineries and vineyards in operation in the Waitaki valley. The town was the terminus of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
