Arthur Massey Stone (born 19 December 1960) is a former New Zealand

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player. A second five-eighth and centre, Stone represented

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, and

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at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the

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, from 1981 to 1985. He played 23 matches for the All Blacks including nine internationals, scoring five tries and one dropped goal. He also played 27 games for the New Zealand Maori team.

Ranfurly Shield winning try

Arthur Stone, as a nineteen year old, scored the only try in

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challenge against holders

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in 1980. In front of a crowd of 47,000, second division Waikato won the shield as a result 7–3. Arthur Stone intercepted an Auckland pass and scored in the left hand corner. Keith Quinn, providing the television commentary said "Has he got the legs? Arthur Stone. He's just having a go…now that is a great try for nineteen year-old Arthur Stone."

Otago

Arthur Stone moved south to

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in 1987 and played for

for seven years. He played in the 1991 Otago team that won the first division championship playing in 16 games that season for Otago and scoring six tries. He played club rugby for Pirates and Kaikorai.

Building Career

Since retiring from rugby, Stone has run a building and building contracting company in Dunedin.Thinking About Renovating Your Home? Don't Make This Costly Mistake
, ''Otago Daily Times'', 10 July 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

References

1960 births Living people Rugby union players from Auckland People educated at Rotorua Boys' High School People educated at Trident High School New Zealand international rugby union players New Zealand rugby union players Waikato rugby union players Bay of Plenty rugby union players Otago rugby union players Māori All Blacks players Rugby union centres {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1960s-stub