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1927 New Zealand Rugby League Season
The 1927 New Zealand rugby league season was the 20th season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand. International competitions New Zealand returned from their disastrous 1926-1927 tour of Great Britain that saw seven players banned for life by the New Zealand Rugby League for strike action. The "Auckland All Blacks" lost to Auckland 24–21 at Carlaw Park in April after the teams return. National competitions Northern Union Cup South Auckland held the Northern Union Cup at the end of the season after they defeated Auckland 29–12. Auckland had toured with the trophy in September, defeating Canterbury 24–13 at Monica Park, West Coast-Buller 44–15 at Greymouth, Otago 20–13 at Dunedin and Wellington 41–23 at Wellington. Auckland also defeated Buller, who included Vern Goodall, 60–33. Inter-district competition Canterbury toured the West Coast, playing the West Coast at Greymouth, Buller at Westport and Inangahua at Reefton.Coffey, John. ''Canterbury ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1926 New Zealand Rugby League Season
The 1926 New Zealand rugby league season was the 19th season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand. International competitions New Zealand toured Great Britain, losing the series 0-3 against the Lions and also losing a Test match against Wales. The 1926–27 New Zealand tour of Britain involved several skirmishes within the Kiwi party. Problems began on the boat journey over, with disputes developing about aspects of the trip and a rift developed between tour manager and coach, Australian Ernest Mair, and seven forwards. The disputes continued once the party arrived in Britain, with one of the rebels being involved in a street fight with another member of the tour party after the opening match. In mid-November, following further disturbances which almost led to the tour party being evicted from their Harrogate hotel, it was decided that coach Mair would withdraw from team selection and match tactics for a period of four weeks. The tour, and the costly disputes, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude List
Claude List, born Victor Claude Wilschefski (2 December 1902 – 17 April 1959), was a rugby league player who represented New Zealand in the 1920s and 1930s. He represented New Zealand in one test match against England in 1928 and three more tests against England in 1932. In the process he became the 190th player to represent New Zealand. He also represented Auckland 24 times from 1925 to 1933, and the North Island side three times from 1927 to 1932. He played his club rugby league in Auckland for the Kingsland Rovers/Athletics club from 1925 to 1930, Marist from 1931 to 1934, and then Mount Albert from 1934 to 1941. Early life Claude was born on December 2, 1902, in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia. His parents were Heinrich (Henry) Wilschefski and Mary Frances Carter. Henry had been born in Germany while Mary was born in Gorton, Lancashire, England. Their families had both emigrated to Australia in the late 1800s and they married in 1897. They had three children, Percy Law ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernie Asher
Ernest "Ernie" Asher (21 April 1886 – 10 April 1973), also known as Te Keepa Pouwhiuwhiu, was a New Zealand rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played representative rugby league (RL) for New Zealand Māori and New Zealand. His brothers included John Atirau Asher and fellow international Albert Asher. Early life Asher was born in Tauranga in 1886, the seventh of eleven children. His mother was Katerina Te Atirau, a woman from the Te Arawa iwi, descended from Ngāti Pikiao and Ngāti Pūkenga iwi. His maternal grandmother was Rahera Te Kahuhiapo. His father was David Asher, a hotel keeper. His paternal grandfather was Asher Asher, who was a prominent Jewish trader during Auckland's early days. His great grandfather, through his grandmother Hannah Keesing Asher, was Henry (Hartog) Keesing, a prominent Auckland merchant and one of the earliest Jewish settlers in Auckland. His brothers were Albert Asher and John Atirau Asher. Playing career Asher had or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Stephenson (rugby League)
Robert Stephenson (1803–1859) was a railway engineer. Robert Stephenson is also the name of: * Len Stephenson (Robert Leonard Stephenson, 1930–2014), English footballer * Bob Stephenson (sportsman) (born 1942), English cricketer and footballer * Bob Stephenson (ice hockey) (born 1954), retired Canadian ice hockey right winger * Bob Stephenson (baseball) (1928–2020), American baseball player * Robert Stephenson (baseball) (born 1993), American baseball player * Bob Stephenson (actor) (born 1967), American actor, film producer and screenwriter * Robert Donston Stephenson (1841–1916), writer and journalist * Bob Stephenson (American football) (born 1959), American football player * Robert Stephenson (footballer) (1875–?), British footballer See also * Robert Stevenson (other) * Robert Stevenson (civil engineer) Robert Stevenson, FRSE, FGS, FRAS, FSA Scot, MWS (8 June 1772 – 12 July 1850) was a Scottish civil engineer, and designer and builder of lighthou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Jones (rugby League)
James Jones ( 1930) was a New Zealand rugby league player. A loose forward, Jones played for South Auckland provincially. He was a member of the Huntly club. He toured Australia in 1930 with the New Zealand national side, a tour where no test matches were played. References New Zealand rugby league players Waikato rugby league team players New Zealand national rugby league team players Rugby league locks 20th-century New Zealand people Year of birth missing Year of death missing {{NewZealand-rugbyleague-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Timms
Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name) Characters * Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' * Tom Beck, a character in the 1998 American science-fiction disaster movie '' Deep Impact'' * Tom Buchanan, the main antagonist from the 1925 novel ''The Great Gatsby'' * Tom Cat, a character from the ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoons * Tom Lucitor, a character from the American animated series '' Star vs. the Forces of Evil'' * Tom Natsworthy, from the science fantasy novel '' Mortal Engines'' * Tom Nook, a character in ''Animal Crossing'' video game series * Tom Servo, a robot character from the ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' television series * Tom Sloane, a non-adult character from the animated sitcom '' Daria'' * Talking Tom, the protagonist from the ''Talking Tom & Friends'' franchise * Tom, a character from the '' Deltora Quest'' books by Emily Rodda * Tom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelson Bass
Nelson Bass (1894–1963) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand in four test matches between 1919 and 1921. Playing career Bass played for the Newton Rangers club in the Auckland Rugby League competition for 4 seasons (1919–1922) before transferring to the Marist Old Boys in 1923. He again transferred at the conclusion of the 1923 season, this time to the City Rovers. Bass played in four test matches for New Zealand between 1919 and 1921, against Australia and Great Britain. Bass also represented Auckland, including in losses to Australia and New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ... and a 24-16 win over Great Britain in 1920. In 1925 he captained Auckland City in an 11-24 loss to Great Britain.Coffey, John and Bernie Wood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Clarke (rugby League)
Alan Clarke was a rugby league player who represented New Zealand in one test match against England in 1932 at lock. In the process he became the 227th player to represent New Zealand. He also played rugby league for the North Island and Auckland representative sides as well as the Newton Rangers, and Marist Old Boys clubs. Playing career Newton Rangers debut Alan Clarke began being named in the Newton Rangers senior side in the Auckland Rugby League competition in June 1922 whilst still aged just 16, 4 months off his 17th birthday. His debut came in a round 6 match against Richmond Rovers on June 10 and it was said that he and Voysey “responded well” as Newton won 32 to 8. At this stage of his career he was playing regularly in the back line and it wasn't until he was more established that he began to play in the loose forwards. On June 17 in a match with City Rovers he played on the wing and “showed pace, and should have received more opportunities”. He was also said ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trevor Hall (rugby League)
Ernest Trevor Hall (born 24 February 1905 in Cambridge, New Zealand – died in in Papakura, New Zealand) was a New Zealand landlord, salesman, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s, and coached in the 1930s. He played at representative level for New Zealand, Other Nationalities, Auckland and Auckland City, and at club level for the Newton Rangers, St Helens (twice), and the Rochdale Hornets as a or i.e. number 11 or 12, or 13, during the era of contested scrums, and coached at club level for Rochdale Hornets. Playing career International honours Hall won caps for New Zealand, he played left-, i.e. number 11, in the 5-13 defeat by England at Caledonian Ground, Dunedin on Saturday 18 August 1928, and played in the 5-6 defeat by England at English Park, Christchurch on Saturday 25 August 1928, and represented Other Nationalities while at St. Helens against England. Regional honours Hall represented Auckland in the 12-29 defeat by So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lou Hutt
Lou Hutt was a representative rugby league player who played in the Waikato, Auckland, and in England. He played for New Zealand in 8 tests from 1928 to 1935 and was Kiwi #193. Early life Louis Stanley George Hutt was born in Auckland on July 8, 1904. He was the son of Clara Hannah Hutt and Frederick Stanley John Hutt, while he had a brother named Victor Walter Carder Hutt who was born in 1898. Playing career Waikato Hutt began playing senior rugby league in 1921 at the extremely young age of 16. He was playing for the Ngaruawahia club side in the Lower Waikato competition. On June 12 he played for the Lower Waikato representative team in a match against Hamilton-Cambridge. His side won 27 to 10 at Victoria Square in Cambridge with Hutt playing in the second row. On July 17 he played for the same side against the same opponent with Hamilton-Cambridge winning 8-6 though Hutt did cross for Lower Waikato's first try. He was named as an emergency player in Lower Waikato's Endean S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horace Dixon
Horace William Oscar Dixon (1 February 1899 – 7 March 1978) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand. Playing career Dixon played for the Devonport club in the Auckland Rugby League competition and represented Auckland. In 1925, Dixon was selected for New Zealand, becoming Kiwi #168. The squad toured Australia, however no test matches were played on tour. Dixon represented Auckland in 1927 on their tour of the country. They defeated Canterbury, West Coast-Buller, Otago and Wellington before losing the Northern Union Cup to South Auckland South Auckland is an imprecisely defined urban area of Auckland, New Zealand, with a young population, a relatively large Polynesian and Māori demographic, and lower incomes than other parts of Auckland. The name ''South Auckland'', though not .... Later years He married the famous New Zealand swimmer Piri Page on 22 March 1930. He died on 7 March 1978. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Dixon, Horace New Zealand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wally Somers
Walter Thomas "Wally" Somers was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand. Early life Walter Thomas Somers was born on June 14, 1899. He was the son of Amy Maria (Lawrence) and Daniel Somers. He had two sisters, Eileen Elizabeth Findlay (1896-1979) and Zelda Nina Goffin (1898-1966), and one brother Daniel Robert Lawrence Somers (1894-1944). Playing career Somers played for Newton Rangers in the Auckland Rugby League competition and appeared in a remarkable, for the era, 138 games for them from 1917 to 1929. Early in the 1929 season, he and Craddock Dufty were frustrated with the selection of the Newton team and Somers decided to retire. The following season both he and Dufty joined the Ellerslie United club where Somers played 11 matches scoring 3 tries and kicking a conversion and a penalty before retiring for the final time. Somers represented Auckland and was first selected to play for New Zealand in 1919 on their tour of Australia where he played 6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
