Early in his career Mealamu brought a dynamic running game, one enhanced by his low centre of gravity and ferocious approach. Owners of two such necks stepped forward. The Auckland Rugby Football Union consists of 20 clubs from the Auckland isthmus. Since taking the shield from Wellington in 1982 Canterbury by the time of the 1985 match against Auckland had equalled the record sequence for defences, the 25 the Auckland sides of Fred Allen had compiled between 1960 and 1963. In 1961 against Thames Valley and in 1962 against Auckland all the Clarke brothers played together as one-third of the team. 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). 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. He represents the future of Rugby in Oz, uniting and inspiring all of the nation. The union was established in 1883 and was originally responsible for the administration of the sport in most of the former Auckland Province, although its boundaries have since shrunk to include only a portion of the Auckland urban area. GitHub export from English Wikipedia. Dame Sian Elias at her valedictory sitting at the Supreme Court. A partner at law firm Simpson Grierson, Hansen would go on to become a High Court judge. He featured in the dramatic 1981 home series against the Springboks and courted further controversy in the1978 test against Wales in Cardiff, when he dived out of the lineout and gained a penalty for Brian McKechnie to kick the winning goal. For the past three or four years Canterbury and Auckland had been the dominant sides of provincial rugby and under the coaching of Wyllie and Hart they had lifted the bar to an unprecedented level. Auckland has been the most successful union in New Zealand rugby history, having won a record 16 ITM Cup (and predecessor competition) titles. England played seven games, including two test matches against the New Zealand national rugby union team. Once more Auckland is struggling to put together a Super Rugby season - if only it had some of the magic of the best players of the past. Tussles with Wallabies duo Tim Horan and Jason Little were treasured. Looking back, Finnigan suggests some of those who supported the tour were able to stomach the cancellation because the courts had delivered it. Well known for his large thighs and big sidestep, stayed involved in the game after his playing retirement as a coach and administrator. He recalls warning him he could be a marked man when he returns home. 1980: redemption A Smith up-and-under landed into the Auckland in-goal area and bounced crazily until it was slapped dead by a desperate Auckland hand. Welcome to the official Auckland Rugby twitter page. Bunceplayed his first game for Auckland in 1986 but made his namewith a shift to North Harbour in 1991. In 1983 Auckland had challenged Canterbury, only to have been humiliated. The 1981 Springbok tour of this country was a disaster both for rugby football and for the community, he said. Auckland has been the most successful team in NPC and its successors, winning the title a record 16 times. 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. The flour bombs and pitch invasions of the 1981 Springbok tour saw hundreds of protestors arrested and brought before the courts. The preliminaries to this tour were shrouded in uncertainty and selection READ MORE: * Photos chronicling the storming of Hamilton's Rugby Park on show at Waikato Museum for anniversary of Springbok Tour protests * Errol Tobias hails 1981 Springbok tour protests in NZ for showing South Africa 'apartheid had to end' * '81 Springbok protests galvanises a nation divided - 150 Years of News, Thomas acknowledges that public opposition had set the stage. By 2020 Auckland (with 16 wins) and Canterbury (14 wins) had been the most successful teams at the top level. It took him a while to unseat the popular Wayne Shelford in the national team, but once he did he was an irresistible force. Against a backdrop of protests, civil unrest and political pressure, he and his colleagues had just succeeded in stopping the 1985 All Blacks tour of apartheid South Africa. On the first day Recordon was tapped on the shoulder by Elias and told his wife had given birth in Auckland. His argument hinged on key documents included in boxes of paper from the union, including meeting minutes and letters from rugby fans. The writ, called ne exeat regno, was used by the English monarch to stop a person from leaving the realm in times of an emergency. There was another dimension to the 1985 match. P. 216-218. Costello Jones is the textbook definition of a lovable rogue. It was almost standard practice in the 1980s for every provincial match in the country to kick off on Saturday afternoons around 2.30. The 1985 England rugby union tour of New Zealand was a series of seven matches played by the England national rugby union team in New Zealand in May and June 1985. It was not entirely coincidental and owed much to Canterburys laudable gesture in how their 1985 programme was structured. Level 6 North Stand, Gate B, Walters Rd, Eden Park, Mount Eden, 1024. 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. But who are the best Auckland players? Eden Park, 20 April 1985. One problem for Hart and Haden was what to do if they should win the toss and whether to take first use of a sharp southerly wind which was more brisk than it seemed from the stands. Canterbury v North Auckland Ranfurly Shield rugby match 7 September 1985 Gameplay action of half back Bruce Deans diving after the ball . It was not the first time the courts had been used to challenge sporting contact with South Africa. The 1985 New Zealand rugby league season was the 78th season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand. His new baby daughter required surgery and Recordon flew home most nights to be with his family. The club's emblem is the "Flying Elephant", which was agreed upon after a competition to find a mascot was found. It found there was a case to answer on the question of whether the union had adhered to its responsibilities of promoting and fostering the game. In clashes like that where the respect is mutual there are no real losers. The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 394 total. This is a sortable table, set to default order by the kick-off date and time. Stofile said the All Blacks tour was announced just a month after nine protesters were shot dead by South African authorities on the 25th anniversary of the Sharpeville massacre. Some options were proposed such as the shield game kicking off at 3.30 and other matches switching to noon or 1pm and for the shield match to be played on the Sunday. Besides the stirring quality of the rugby the 1985 AucklandCanterbury shield match was significant in another respect. Money, though, was not the main issue. Each year, Auckland Rugby Referees Association provides match officials at over 3,100 matches for 126 Senior Teams, 429 . Protesters on the streets of Auckland during the 1981 Springbok tour. 4 February - English teams. There was also a relatively undisturbed spell of success from 1982 through to the 2007 Air New Zealand Cup victory. In the early years Bay of Plenty, Counties and Manawatu won the competition, but since 1985 only Wellington, Otago and Waikato (with two wins each) had challenged the two powerhouses. An attempt to stop the 1970 All Blacks tour used a legal writ dating back to the English Renaissance . 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. Previous to this I completed a PhD in international history at the LSE, with research publications, higher education teaching and online course design experience. . A true legend of the New Zealand game based on his unwavering strength and dominance as a hard-running, big-tackling No 8, and also his outstanding leadership. A formidable team: John Marshall QC, Ted Thomas, QC, Dame Sian Elias and Paddy Finnigan photographed in July 1985. He led the All Blacks on 31 occasions in total, and never lost a match. Attiva dal 1906, oper per i primi 13 anni di attivit sotto la giurisdizione dell'U.S.F.S.A. Auckland has been the most successful union in New Zealand rugby history, having won a record 17provincial titles. Dick Greenwood, England's current coach, announced he was not available having just taken a new job, and eventually 2 coaches were appointed under Derek Morgan, Martin Green and Brian Ashton. Starred for Counties Manukau and the Blues and went on to play 63 tests for the All Blacks, and dominate two World Cups. 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. GitHub export from English Wikipedia. The 1960 to 1963 period, known as the Golden Era, was summed up in The Golden Years written by Don Cameron in 1983. As the second spell wore on they were as dominant as Auckland had been in the first gaining tries from Bruce Deans, Craig Green, Wayne Smith and Albert Anderson and in the final minute almost getting a fifth. If thered been no protests, we wouldnt have succeeded, Thomas says. (Auckland) 11 - 10 Palmerston North Showgrounds Papua Noua Guinee 40 - 8 Lloyd Robson Oval He also employed the age-old tradition of carrying the ball in two hands, fooling many defences. Protesters and police clash in Walters Road outside Eden Park on the day of the third test between the All Blacks and Springboks in 1981. . Michael Jones during practice three days before the 1987 Rugby World Cup final. With six titles in the 1990s, and four so far in the new century, Auckland's domination of the New Zealand rugby landscape continues. SIMON O'CONNOR/STUFF Chief Executive of Forest and Bird Kevin Hague pictured. Things got worse when two days into the hearing, agents of the French Government bombed the Rainbow Warrior in Auckland. The premier competition runs from March to August and is split into three segments: the Waka Nathan Challenge Cup from March to May (primarily a pre-season tournament), the Alan McEvoy Round-Robin, and the Championship Round (finals series). The Court of Appeal said taking the case further would be academic as there was no way the 1985 tour could now go ahead. 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. Stofile paid a heavy price for giving evidence. Latest breaking news articles, photos, video, blogs, reviews, analysis, opinion and reader comment from New Zealand and around the World - NZ Herald Thomas and Hansen needed someone who was prepared to put their name to the legal action. Had to wait until he was 30 for a national call up but still managed to play 27 tests, scoring four tries. Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. | Learn . https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Auckland_rugby_union_players&oldid=1029390538, Rugby union players in New Zealand by team, Template Category TOC via CatAutoTOC on category with 301600 pages, CatAutoTOC generates standard Category TOC, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 19 June 2021, at 17:48. Home F1; Calendar 2022; Drivers standings; 091220 News Photo. Hospital authorities moved Recordons French wife into the basement of National Womens Hospital as a safety precaution. Redefined the game with his size and power on the wing. In the Championship Round the sixteen teams are split into the top and bottom eight. 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. (Unione delle Societ Francesi di Sport Atletici); dal 1919 opera invece sotto quella della Fdration . GitHub export from English Wikipedia. It just seemed so wrong for the tour to be taking place, says Finnigan. Auckland play their home matches at Eden Park, and have done so since 1925. Why not challenge the unions decision based on its own constitution? But two years later Hart and his chief lieutenant and now the captain Andy Haden had carefully analysed everything that had gone wrong and had absorbed all the lessons. From The Shield. But there was a little more to this match than the excitement which took place on the pitch. 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. Everyone on the legal team spoken to by Stuff paid homage to the anti-apartheid protesters. Hague suggested a similar strategy could be used against the Rugby Union by targeting its constitutional objectives to promote, foster and develop the game and to act in the interests of rugby. Home F1; Calendar 2022; Drivers standings; Auckland went undefeated for six seasons from 1897, with victory over the British and Irish Lions in 1904. Initially the 1985 case was prepared on technical grounds, arguing the decision to tour should have been made at a general union meeting, as opposed to by the unions council. Led the national team in 30 of the 32 tests he played and after moving round the provinces in his early years played his longest stint with his home-town Auckland from 1959-66. Speaking of his time as an activist Stofile said: We always defined sport as apartheid in tracksuits. 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. Keep up to date with everything that's happening in the Auckland Rugby. Eight teams compete for the Waka Nathan Cup while the bottom seven teams from the previous year's competition contest the Pollard Cup. The Springboks lost both test matches against Australia and three of their four matches with All Blacks. >Sam has mentored, led and facilitated senior . In addition to the 1st XV competition there a number of lower-grade (non-1st XV) and girls competitions. Several changes were made in the preparation. But it does not appear these were considered seriously and an attempt by the Auckland member of the NZRU council, Ron Don, to have the decision against a live telecast changed was also beaten. This was a magnificent exception.. Players are listed by the decade they were first selected in and players in bold are current All Blacks. Level 6 North Stand, Gate B, Walters Rd, Eden Park. A formidable team: John Marshall QC, Ted Thomas, QC, Dame Sian Elias and Paddy Finnigan photographed in July 1985. 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. Began his career as a flanker and evolved into one of our best hookers. An unstoppable force at his best, and sent his nation into mourning when he died suddenly last November. 1,439 Following. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) - 2NB50NY from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. There's no question the All Blacks are the best rugby team in the world. Teams play for the cup and a winners prize of $2500. Between 14 September 1985 and 18 September 1993, Auckland defended the Ranfurly Shield for 61 consecutive challenges. Winning the toss, Canterburys captain Don Hayes conceded first use of the wind and that could not have suited the Auckland game plan better. The Court of Appeal sent the case back to the High Court. Rugby : opposing team statistics Western Force and Queensland Reds (Australia) . View the full NPC - Division One 1985 page. Justice Casey said there was clear public concern that the tour would lead to re-opening the scars of 1981. Level 6 North Stand, Gate B, Walters Rd, Eden Park, PO Box 56-152, Dominion Road, Auckland 1446. There have been many notable eras in the team's history. It was difficult to find too many people who did not think a mistake had been made and it was perhaps one reason why in a few years time administrators embraced television with a haste which has become embarrassing. 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. Players who have represented the Auckland Rugby Union by playing for the Auckland representative rugby union team. Espaol; Hayes would earn criticism from those whose wisdom comes after an event. There were no worries about affecting the attendance at the shield but more the effects on the other representative matches also being played on the day of the shield game, September 14. Despite the huge interest in the AucklandCanterbury match the NZRU of the time stood firm against allowing it to be telecast live. Alama Ieremia closes his chapter with Auckland NPC team. Rather than disrupt the team, Recordon moved to another club. Auckland Comp Auckland > NPC - Division One 1985: Below is a list of all games Auckland played in during the 1985 NPC - Division One. Unheralded Marlborough stunned the rugby nation by winning 13-6. A converted . Played 46 tests, scoring 645 points, which included one test try in 1990 against Scotland. Quite the same Wikipedia. Details of Western Suburbs Magpies in the NSWRL 1985 season. Auckland rang and said yes to our request and Auckland will name their team . Made his biggest impact as an "honorary white" on the 1970 tour of South Africa when he scored 14 tries in 13 matches, and was hugely popular wherever he went in the republic. 11.8K Followers. Remembering the 1981 Springbok tour: Liz Roberts recalls the day of the 2nd Test in Wellington. The Mid-Canterbury farmer captained the side that won the Shield in 1982 and repelled 25 challenges until Auckland snaffled the silverware in 1985. Creator: Christchurch Star. Australia's Test Match record against all nations, updated to 26 November 2022, is as follows. image [Rugby football programmes featuring New Zealand national, provincial or club teams. 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. His father-in-law had been an All Black in 1937-1938 and was friends with union administrators. From Rhodes Scholarships to. [2] There was an undefeated run in the early 1920s under Sir Vincent Meredith. Lawyer Paddy Finnigan was coaching a University of Auckland rugby team at the time. England's rugby squad arrives home today from a disastrous tour of New Zealand wrecked by sexual assault claims. The documents showed their prime concern was to beat the protestors, says Thomas. The Auckland Rugby Union is a New Zealand provincial rugby union. They created the climate.. Since 1902 there have been three notable shield eras: from 1905 to 1913 there were 23 challenges repelled, another 25 between 1960 and 1963, and 61 challenges in the period from 1985 to 1993. Hansen agreed to be the instructing solicitor. Auckland most recently held the shield between 2007 and 2008, when 5 challenges were defeated. His Ponsonby side has dominated the Gallaher Shield, winning it 33 times. We include Wilson Whineray whodebuted in1953 through to Keven Mealamu. February 27, 2023 equitable estoppel california No Comments . Canterbury rugby player Fergie McCormick 1 October 1970 Fergie McCormick leaving the pitch at Lancaster Park following a . Sign up to receive our new evening newsletter Two Minutes of Stuff - the news, but different. Won Lost Drawn Win Percent ; 675: 340: 313: 22: 50.37% 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). Auckland also acts as a primary feeder to the Blues, who play in the Super Rugby competition. ICC Test Championship; ICC ODI Championship; Twenty20 Internationals In addition to the Men's 1st XV, the ARU has a number of other representative teams for both Men and Women.