The Kangaroos won the. The Auckland Rugby Football Union consists of 20 clubs from the Auckland isthmus. Canterbury v North Auckland Ranfurly Shield rugby match 7 September 1985. Auckland play their home matches at Eden Park, and have done so since 1925. None of his fellow partners stood in the way, despite one being a senior rugby administrator. Another to make his debut at 30, Bunce formed a special midfield combination with Walter Little. Auckland Comp Auckland > NPC - Division One 1985: Below is a list of all games Auckland played in during the 1985 NPC - Division One. Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. Fiji Drua, Blues and Hurricanes win in Super Rugby Pacific Auckland Rugby | Stats | Records | Players | Rugby Database Thomas, who went on to become a Justice of the Court of Appeal, held meetings of lawyers, determined to find some way of mounting a legal challenge to stop the tour. Samuelu Sefuiva, DIP CM, Associate NZIM Samuelu (Sam) Sefuiva has over 30 years' experience in public policy, strategic and business advice, cultural and economic development and executive leadership. Date: 1985 Ref: Eph-B-RUGBY-1985 Description: Includes: Barbarians v Auckland. Played a then record 93 tests for the All Blacks, and captained them on 62 occasions. Between 14 September 1985 and 18 September 1993, Auckland defended the Ranfurly Shield for 61 consecutive challenges. Ponsonby Rugby Club - Home 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, Added in 24 Hours. One who captured the matchs flavour best of all was one of the most literate sports writers New Zealand has had Alex Veysey who penned a critique in the, which was a gem. 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. wikipedia.en/Auckland_Rugby_Union.md at main chinapedia/wikipedia.en | Learn . It contained so many elements which made it remarkable. England played seven games, including two test matches against the New Zealand national rugby union team. Write by: . 19. 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. Like Thomas, Hansen had taken part in anti-tour marches in 1981. The Rugby League Jersey Archive The material on this site is not my own. If youre a school-leaver and sports-lover, the Auckland Rugby Pro Sport Career Programme could be for you. P. 216-218. Later at trial his juniors would be Sian Elias (the future Dame and Chief Justice), John Marshall QC, and Thomas son Simon, the dogsbody who later went into sports management, holding such positions as chief financial officer for footballs governing body FIFA. About Sanzaar; Super Rugby; The Rugby Championship; Contact Sanzaar; Follow Us. But Wyllie had not panicked at halftime, his only concern being when a spectator had threatened him with a chain as he returned to his seat. Thomas recalls hearing protest leader John Minto being interviewed on the radio, saying it was now up to the lawyers to stop the tour. The trial would go ahead. Previous to this I completed a PhD in international history at the LSE, with research publications, higher education teaching and online course design experience. Besides the stirring quality of the rugby the 1985 AucklandCanterbury shield match was significant in another respect. Owners of two such necks stepped forward. England players Delon Armitage and Toby Flood celebrate after defeating Leading team of researchers on our "Construction BoxScore" database of refining, petrochemical and gas projects around the globe. The club's emblem is the "Flying Elephant", which was agreed upon after a competition to find a mascot was found. 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. Rezultate jocuri ale echipei naionale de rugby din Marea Britanie Auckland went undefeated for six seasons from 1897, with victory over the British and Irish Lions in 1904. Ponsonby RFC - 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. The 1985 match in which Auckland ended Canterbury's record-equalling tenure of 25 matches was dubbed the 'Match of the Century'. Bob Graham (rugby union) John Graham (rugby union) Charles Gregory (rugby) H Andy Haden Bill Hadley (rugby union) Swin Hadley Kurtis Haiu Siua Halanukonuka Liam Hallam-Eames Dave Halligan Grayson Hart Sione Havili Talitui Harold Hayward Bryce Heem Keith Helander Jamie Helleur Sam Henwood Mack Herewini Ernie Herring Maurice Herrold Jason Hewett Early in his career Mealamu brought a dynamic running game, one enhanced by his low centre of gravity and ferocious approach. Home F1; Calendar 2022; Drivers standings; Elias recalls looking to the packed public gallery and seeing veteran protester Trevor Richards shouting in victory. The men's premier team have won the Auckland Premier competition a record 45 times, including 33 times since the introduction of the Gallaher Shield, itself named after Ponsonby stalwart Dave Gallaher. Canterburys Warwick Taylor summed up a general feeling when he said: If only one kid had been won to rugby after the shield match it would have been worthwhile. CANTERBURY V AUCKLAND 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 From "The Shield. 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. 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. The Waka Nathan Challenge Cup is contested at the beginning of the season in a knockout style competition. Hansen agreed to be the instructing solicitor. ICC Test Championship; ICC ODI Championship; Twenty20 Internationals Speaking of his time as an activist Stofile said: We always defined sport as apartheid in tracksuits. One who captured the matchs flavour best of all was one of the most literate sports writers New Zealand has had Alex Veysey who penned a critique in the New Zealand (Sunday) Times which was a gem. Had to wait until he was 30 for a national call up but still managed to play 27 tests, scoring four tries. Sir Wilson Whineray with the Webb Ellis Cup in 2011. The period from 1982 to 2007 is also regarded as a golden period, with Auckland winning more than half (16 out of 26 ) of all NPC titles and five South Pacific Championship titles during the era and winning the team of the year award at the 1992 Halberg Awards. 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. Stofile paid a heavy price for giving evidence. Players like Andy Haden, Sean Fitzpatrick, John Drake, Olo Brown, Zinzan and Robin Brooke, Gary and Alan Whetton, Michael Jones, Steve McDowell, 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. But who are the best Auckland players? Auckland has been the most successful union in New Zealand rugby history, having won a record 16 ITM Cup (and predecessor competition) titles. The Court of Appeal observed many New Zealanders believed touring South Africa could seriously affect the countrys international relations and that Finnigan and Recordon should not be dismissed as mere busybodies, cranks or other mischief-makers. Hayes would earn criticism from those whose wisdom comes after an event. Just six days before the All Blacks were due to depart, Thomas got to his feet and asked for an interim injunction to stop the team departing before the case was decided. The next week is semi-finals and the two winners compete for the four trophies mentioned, with the overall champion being the winner of the Gallaher Shield Final. Bunceplayed his first game for Auckland in 1986 but made his namewith a shift to North Harbour in 1991. Elias says the courts had seen the damage done during the 1981 Springbok Tour. To determine this, the bonus points system is used. It made me realise that New Zealanders are basically good people, but equally, a lot of people would do well in Trumpland.. A forerunner of the power winger that is so prevalent in the game today, "Beegee" as he was widely known, carved a fine career for both Auckland (132 games) and the All Blacks (38 tests). The first week is a quarter-finals style format where the top seeded team play the bottom seeded team and the second seeded team play the second to last seeded team etc. Most members of the Class of '82 to '85. Keep up to date with everything that's happening in the Auckland Rugby. They had, in effect, in their different ways taken New Zealand rugby to the verge of professionalism. Category:Auckland rugby union players - Wikipedia Contents 1 International competitions 2 National competitions 2.1 Rugby League Cup 2.2 Inter-district competition 2.3 National Club competition 3 Australasian competition 4 Club competitions 4.1 Auckland 4.2 Wellington 4.3 Canterbury Remembering the 1981 Springbok tour: Liz Roberts recalls the day of the 2nd Test in Wellington. There was not then the flexibility which exists now where with more floodlit grounds games can be spread over Friday and Saturday nights and on Sunday afternoons. Programme Auckland v England. But there was a little more to this match than the excitement which took place on the pitch. But this match was an exception. The Springboks lost both test matches against Australia and three of their four matches with All Blacks. 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. Letters: Ratepayers, climate inaction, flood recovery, school absences Sex scandal England rugby stars return from botched tour Rezultatele jocului echipei din liga naional de rugby din Marea Britanie (1980-1990) - Great Britain national rugby league team game results (1980-1990) Articol principal: Echipa naional de rugby din Marea Britanie. Manners Street, site of the French Embassy, could become Boulevard Mururoa or Avenue Rainbow Warrior, writes Dave Armstrong. 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This is a list of players who have represented New Zealand from the Auckland representative rugby union team. There was another dimension to the 1985 match. Thomas was senior counsel. He said: Yes I know but what has to be done, has to be done.. 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. His argument hinged on key documents included in boxes of paper from the union, including meeting minutes and letters from rugby fans.