Auckland have won 152 out of 193 matches defending the Ranfurly Shield, the most coveted prize in New Zealand provincial rugby. Elias says the courts had seen the damage done during the 1981 Springbok Tour. As well as a senior men's team there are also Auckland representative teams throughout the various age groups such as under 15s, under 17s, under 19s and un The union administers all club rugby within its boundaries, including the Gallaher Shield and other senior club rugby, as well as school rugby. But he should have been forgiven for he had done the same against Wellington at Athletic Park in 1982 and on that occasion it had worked. The Topp Twins at the No Tour March on April 19, 1985. The team with the highest competition points at the end of this round will be awarded the Alan McEvoy Memorial Trophy which commemorates Alan McEvoy an Auckland rep and All Black Trialist who drowned tragically at Baylys Beach in the early 1950s. 1985 - 1990 5 years. Notable periods include from 1905 to 1913, when they defeated 23 successive challenges, 1960 and 1963, when 25 challenges were defeated, 1985 to 1993, when a record 61 were defeated. Ian Foster played a record 148 games for Waikato between 1985 and 1998. His father-in-law had been an All Black in 1937-1938 and was friends with union administrators. The sort of match the shield game turned out to be helped ease some of the bitterness and the game could not have been more timely. Auckland also holds the record for the most Ranfurly Shield wins (16), successful defences (148), and longest streak of successful defences (61). Auckland themselves had done something similar arranging their 1993 schedule so that the side they had to beat to go to 25 was Hawkes Bay whose own predecessors in the 1920s had set the record of 24. Zinzan Brooke takes the ball up for the All Blacks. He then joined the army at a relatively late age, and was killed in the Passchendaele offensive in 1917 aged 43. The Auckland Rugby Referees Association is an independent body that provides rugby officials at rugby matches in Auckland (as ARU Referees) and, through the representative system, throughout New Zealand and internationally. When he first burst onto the scene the Tokoroa product had rare speed for a hooker, too. Espaol; They won four of the seven matches but lost both of the test matches as well as the fixture against the Auckland provincial team. GitHub export from English Wikipedia. Australia's National Rugby Union Team - Do not miss your chance to shop, catch up on the latest news or secure your tickets for the upcoming Wallabies tests. None of his fellow partners stood in the way, despite one being a senior rugby administrator. 2010 Scores and results list England's points tally first. The 1985 Kangaroo Tour of New Zealand was a mid-season tour of New Zealand by the Australia national rugby league team.The Australians played six matches on tour, including the final two games of a three-game test series against the New Zealand with the first test taking place in Brisbane on 18 June. This enabled them to avoid the hype which was generated with such enthusiasm throughout Canterbury. Auckland also acts as a primary feeder to the Blues, who play in the Super Rugby competition. This is a sortable table, set to default order by the kick-off date and time. The Mid-Canterbury farmer captained the side that won the Shield in 1982 and repelled 25 challenges until Auckland snaffled the silverware in 1985. GitHub export from English Wikipedia. His only message to his players had been along these lines if Auckland can score 24 points in one half then so can you. Besides the stirring quality of the rugby the 1985 AucklandCanterbury shield match was significant in another respect. The flour bombs and pitch invasions of the 1981 Springbok tour saw hundreds of protestors arrested and brought before the courts. Auckland rang and said yes to our request and Auckland will name their team . The Marist Rugby Club stalwart is the most capped female Auckland Rugby player with 106 games in the blue and white hoops and 57 caps for the Black Ferns (tied most of all-time), including. In front of 52,000 fans, Grizz Wyllie's Canterbury came back from 24-0 down at half-time to within a bounce of the ball of victory. A mobile and hard-nosed hooker who came in to replace injured skipper Andy Dalton in the 1987 World Cup-winning All Blacks and went on to form one of the great front rows in New Zealand history alongside Olo Brown and Craig Dowd. Lancaster Park, Christchurch, September 14, 1985, Andy Haden - Lock who was a key influence for Auckland, Warwick Taylor - Canterbury second-five, reflected the game was a good advertisement for rugby. GitHub export from English Wikipedia. Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. The winner of the competition was Mr J.E. Canterbury, especially Robbie Deans at fullback and Victor Simpson at centre, made many errors which Auckland exploited for tries by Joe Stanley, John Kirwan, Terry Wright and John Drake. We'll update you with all things Auckland Rugby, from NPC news to Club and School. All Blacks statistics also reveal the extent of Auckland's influence: of the 1071 players to have worn the national jersey from 1888 to 2008, 133 were born in Auckland. Andy Haden 1972-1985 Lock. I suppose in a sense it was embarrassing for him, that his son-in-law should have done this, reflects Hansen. Elias recalls looking to the packed public gallery and seeing veteran protester Trevor Richards shouting in victory. Well known in recent times for his controversial claims about the Crusaders running a quota system, on the field Haden established his presence in the All Blacks' second row, playing 41 tests. Played hard, smart and with an uncompromising approach. From The Shield. Despite the huge interest in the AucklandCanterbury match the NZRU of the time stood firm against allowing it to be telecast live. It is played over three weeks. Their most recent title was the 2018 Mitre 10 Cup Premiership. The ground opened in 1900 and also is used for cricket. Lightweight by modern standards, tipping the scales at 72kg, Fox was a proud Auckland Grammar product who went on to assume a coaching role with the Blues. They reasoned that they should take it first and take the game to Canterbury and build up as big a lead as possible because of the likelihood of Canterbury, as had been their pattern, finishing strongly. Following the end of apartheid Stofile served as sport minister in Nelson Mandelas government and was later South Africas ambassador to Germany. Jamie Bauld 9/02/23 Jamie Bauld 9/02/23 Also added to his legend by getting his scrotum stitched up and losing four teeth in the infamous 'Battle of Nantes" against France in 1986, and playing on. Too often rugby occasions which have had the elements of potential greatness have wallowed into anonymity, he wrote. . Players like Kees Meeuws, Keven Mealamu, Ali Williams, Justin Collins, Xavier Rush, Steve Devine, Brad Mika, Ben Atiga, Doug Howlett, Daniel Braid, Brent Ward and Angus Macdonald contributed to that success. Eden Park, 20 April 1985. 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2018, 1987 (shared with Canterbury), 1988, 1989, 1990, 190204 (0), 190513 (23), 193435 (1), 1952 (0), 1959 (2), 196063 (25), 1965 (3), 1971 (1), 1972 (0), 197476 (10), 1979 (6), 198593 (61), 199596 (3), 199697 (6), 200304 (2), 200708 (5). With six titles in the 1990s, and four so far in the new century, Auckland's domination of the New Zealand rugby landscape continues. Initially let go by the Blues he revived his career in Hamilton, and was swiftly pulled back to Auckland. The Wallabies are a proud part of Rugby AU. It became an obsession with them.. A crowd of hundreds braved the Wellington winter, to find out if a group of lawyers had managed to stop the All Blacks touring apartheid South Africa. 4 February - English teams. Hospital authorities moved Recordons French wife into the basement of National Womens Hospital as a safety precaution. The preliminaries to this tour were shrouded in uncertainty and selection Jerseys, club crests and sponsors' logos are the intellectual property of their respective owners. Sir Wilson Whineray with the Webb Ellis Cup in 2011. Auckland has been the most successful team in NPC and its successors, winning the title a record 16 times. The flour bombs and pitch invasions of the 1981 Springbok tour saw hundreds of. Auckland were the first holders of the Ranfurly Shield in 1902 and have won 153 out of 194 shield matches the most successful record of any provincial union. In the following days, the union announced it would not be appealing the decision or proceeding with the tour. The 196063 period, known as the Golden Era, was summed up in The Golden Years written by Don Cameron in 1983. The Auckland Rugby Union is a New Zealand provincial rugby union. Formula 1. We were scouring for plaintiffs.. A converted . He recalls warning him he could be a marked man when he returns home. The party as a whole was very short of experience, 1985 England rugby union tour of New Zealand, "1985 England rugby union tour of New Zealand", Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1985_England_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand&oldid=1136529904, This page was last edited on 30 January 2023, at 20:05. Quite the same Wikipedia. Most members of the Class of '82 to '85. Well known for his large thighs and big sidestep, stayed involved in the game after his playing retirement as a coach and administrator. Simon Middleton's side were edged out 34-31 in an agonising final defeat at Auckland's Eden Park in . >Sam has mentored, led and facilitated senior . Stu quickly transitioned his passion for the game into administration, team coaching and management being involved across multiple levels, including (but not limited to): Joining the Auckland University Rugby Football Club committee in 1985, Senior Delegate (2004 - Present), coached and managed U19s, U21s, Reserves, Premiers and Women's, The tryscorers for Auckland were Joe Stanley, Terry Wright, John Kirwan, John Drake, and Steve McDowell. And Canterbury very nearly carried out his instructions to the letter. It is now no less appropriate that the lawfulness of the unions decision under its own constitution to arrange the proposed tour should be open to test in the courts.. . England's record in recent matches had not been inspiring, with heavy losses to South Africa and Australia in 1984 and the second bottom spot in the Five Nations championship. The purposes of the organisation is to provide education, assistant and support for the promotion and development of participation by young people in rugby within the areas governed by the ARFU. . A record Lancaster Park crowd of 52,000 saw Canterbury claw back a 24-0 half-time deficit to all but pull off one of the great shield comebacks. Added in 24 Hours. But it was entirely proper that the Auckland side should be given the responsibility of defending the record their predecessors had achieved 20 to 25 years earlier. He was an integral part of a dominant Auckland team of his era, and was one of the stars of the inaugural '87 World Cup, scoring a magnificent individual try against Italy that has stood the test of time. Big, fast and elusive, the one-time butcher boy from Mangere burst on to the New Zealand scene with his breathtaking skills and speed. This was a magnificent exception.. 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"I have known Bob since we were . Thomas had no idea. He led the All Blacks on 31 occasions in total, and never lost a match. The four losers from each group of eight go on to play for the Jubilee Trophy (Gallaher Shield Losers) and the President's Cup (Portola Trophy Losers). Hague went on to become a Green Party MP, but in 1985 he had not long been out of student politics. 1988 NZ Mori tours Italy, France, Spain and Argentina. Similarly if one mother had seen it and had decided it wasnt such a bad game after all., The other aspect to the 1985 match was that it came in the wake of one of New Zealand rugbys most difficult years when because of a legal challenge the All Black tour to South Africa, on which many of the Canterbury and Auckland players were to have gone, was cancelled. Between 14 September 1985 and 18 September 1993, Auckland defended the Ranfurly Shield for 61 consecutive challenges. It was the last time the Rugby Union would attempt to mount a sanctioned tour of apartheid South Africa. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) - 2NB50NY from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Twitter Of the 30 witnesses to be called for Finnigan and Recordons side, Justice Maurice Casey only ended up hearing evidence from three Finnigan, Recordon and Reverend Makhenkesi Arnold Stofile. They created the climate.. One of the best there have been, a huge favourite of the Kiwi public (the 'Bring Back Buck' signs survive to this day) and a North Harbour stalwart to boot. They thought that I was anti-rugby; they couldnt see that you could love rugby and hate what was going on over there and that this could be a way of helping.. A PLAYER'S VIEWS", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Auckland_Rugby_Union&oldid=1137502648, This page was last edited on 5 February 2023, at 00:00. The 1985 New Zealand rugby league season was the 78th season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand. NZ Schools Rugby Team 1986 SQUAD Errol Brain - Tikipunga HS (c) Simon Crab - Fraser HS; Mark George - Auckland Grammar; Jasin Goldsmith - Forrest View HS; Jason Hewett - Kelston Boys HS; Craig Innes - Sacred Heart College; Oscar Iwashita - Otago Boys HS; Simon Kerr - Napier Boys HS; Patrick Lam - St Peter's College; In addition to the 1st XV competition there a number of lower-grade (non-1st XV) and girls competitions. Fixtures; Tickets . For at least two or three weeks the proceedings sat on the corner of my desk, recalls Thomas. A mobile and hard-nosed hooker who came in to replace injured skipper Andy Dalton in the 1987 World Cup-winning All. Went on to score 35 tries in 63 tests for the All Blacks, and was a key figure in their record 23-test unbeaten run from 1987-90. La Nazionale francese di rugby a 15 (in francese quipe de France de rugby XV) la selezione maschile di rugby a 15 (o Rugby union) rappresentante la Francia in ambito internazionale. Alama Ieremia closes his chapter with Auckland NPC team. Players like Andy Haden, Sean Fitzpatrick, John Drake, Olo Brown, Zinzan and Robin Brooke, Gary and Alan Whetton, Michael Jones, Steve McDowall, Grant Fox, Bernie McCahill, Grant Dickson, Mark Carter, Joe Stanley, John Kirwan and Terry Wright were important in Auckland's success in that last period. The Auckland Rugby Union Supporters Club (ARUSC) was established in 1976 after a meeting between ARFU administration and a group of supporters. To determine this, the bonus points system is used. The Auckland rugby league team is the team which traditionally represents all of the clubs which play in the Auckland Rugby League competition. Some police officers had also written to the union to say they couldnt wait to get their baton onto the heads of the protestors. As soon as we filed our proceedings, and there was publicity, about half the guys said they wouldnt play if I was playing, recalls Recordon. The supporters club is currently located under the North (ASB) Stand at Eden Park. It was not the first time the courts had been used to challenge sporting contact with South Africa. [Eden Park], 4 May 1985. With six titles in the 1990s and four in the 2000s, Auckland's domination of the New Zealand rugby landscape continued. The challenge was then to find a lawyer, who was a member of a rugby club, who was sympathetic and who was prepared to stick their neck out, says Hansen. Download this stock image: England players Delon Armitage and Toby Flood celebrate after defeating Scotland in Rugby World Cup game in Auckland, New Zealand, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011. As long ago as 1972, of course, the NZRU had relaxed its stand against live telecasts but retained a measure of conservatism and control and the policy was nowhere near as liberal as it would become in the 1990s and into the present when it almost seems as if television now has too much of a say. There were other pressures also. Sanzaar: The home of rugby in the southern hemisphere. Recordon lost friends over the case. 11.8K Followers. In the Championship Round the sixteen teams are split into the top and bottom eight. When we first meet her at the start of the new BBC/HBO dark comedy Rain Dogs she's being kicked out of her flat, along with her 10 . A century of the Ranfurly Shield" by Lindsay Knight. 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