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The Wellington Rugby League Association was officially formed on 23 May 1912 at the Trades Hall in Wellington when 1907-08 All Golds captain, Hercules Richard (Bumper) Wright presided over a meeting of 75 footballers and supporters, many of them prominent rugby union players in Wellington.
Wellington played its first game on 24 August 1908 when they took on Auckland at Victoria Park, Auckland in the first provincial game of rugby league in New Zealand. [1]The following All Golds played for Wellington in that first match: Edward Tyne, Hercules Richard Wright, Tom Cross, Conrad Byrne, Daniel Gilchrist, Daniel Fraser and James Barber.
Australia vs New Zealand in rugby league is a rivalry between the Australian Kangaroos and the New Zealand Kiwis in the sport of rugby league. The first match between the two sides was in 1908, with New Zealand running out 11–10 winners.
Pages in category "Wellington rugby league team players" The following 116 pages are in this category, out of 116 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Athletic Park, Wellington 9–21 Australia: 91 10 August 1991 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 21–12 Australia: 1991 New Zealand tour of Australia: 92 24 August 1991 Eden Park, Auckland 6–3 New Zealand: 1991 Australia tour of New Zealand: 93 27 October 1991 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 6–16 Australia: 1991 Rugby World Cup Semi-final: 94
Australia defeated a North Island colts side 17-13 before defeating the South Island 24–15 at the Show Grounds. [1] The South Island included Bill Johnsen, Bob Irvine, Gary Clarke and Angus Thompson. [2] Australia then defeated Wellington 48-7 before beaten by Auckland 14–15 at Carlaw Park.
They then defeated Wellington before losing 4–10 to Auckland. The Auckland team was a virtual B side as it did not include players in camp with the Kiwis. The team included Roy Christian, Doug Ellwood, captain Roger Tait, Paul Schultz and Graham Mattson. [1] The New South Wales Rugby League's Parramatta Eels toured Auckland.
The New Zealand national rugby league team lost three tests to Australia, losing 26–6 at Queen Elizabeth II Park, 8–0 at Rotorua International Stadium and 22–14 at Mount Smart Stadium, the third test also doubling as the first game of the 1989-1992 Rugby League World Cup.