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50 Years of the New Zealand Rugby Museum
New Zealand Rugby Records - new volumes
Rugby Jamboree III Wrap Up
Invincibles exhibition
Gold Coin Day 17 November 2024
Statistics - All Blacks and Black Ferns
History of NZ Rugby
1870 - First Rugby Game
"All Blacks" - The Name
The Early Leather Rugby Balls
What is Sevens Rugby?
Rugby's English Roots
Four Jerseys of New Zealand Rugby
Black, Black, Black
Marlborough's 'Flying Footballers'
ON THIS DAY in New Zealand Rugby
JANUARY "On This Day"
January 1 - 1927 NZ Maori lose to Pontypool in final match
January 2 - 1906 sightseeing in Paris
January 3 - 1946 NZ Services win in Chard
January 4 - 2012 Support for Christchurch from RWC 2011
January 5 - 1946 'Kiwis' beat Wales on Arms Park
January 6 - 1945 NZ Services thrash Sutton
January 7 - 1925 All Blacks visit battlefields
January 8 - 2012 Auckland win National Sevens
January 9 - 1889 NZ 'Natives' win four in row
January 10 - 2014 Zac Guildford wings off to France
January 11 - 1919 NZ Army 'UK XV' big win at Leicester
January 12 - 1946 'Kiwis' excel at Gloucester
January 13 - 1945 NZ Services edged out by Newport
January 14 - 2011 SANZAR appointment for Lyndon Bray
January 15 - 1919 NZ Army 'Divisional XV' win
January 16 - 2005 Auckland win National Sevens
January 17 - 1889 'Natives' win in friendly Warrington
January 18 - 1919 'Divisional XV' win trial match
January 19 - 1889 Yorkshire gain revenge against 'Natives'
January 20 - 1906 'Originals' say goodbye to England
January 21 - 1925 a day of presentations
January 22 - 2010 NZRU announce cost cutting
January 23 - 2010 Mangaitanoka host rugby in a paddock
January 23 - 1927 NZ Maori cross Canada by rail
January 24 - 1946 'Kiwis' frolic in Glasgow snow
January 25 - 1927 NZ Maori play ice hockey at Banff
January 26 - 1889 NZ 'Natives" defeat Somersetshire
January 27 - 2012 Bail out for Otago RFU
January 28 - 1906 Billy Stead in New York
January 29 - 1927 NZ Maori win in Vancouver
January 30 - 1936 NZ Universities win in Japan
January 31 - 1946 Cook stars in 'Kiwis' win
FEBRUARY "On This Day"
February 1 - 1942 NZEF overwhelm Rest of Egypt
February 1 - 1946 Ike Proctor wows them at Buck House
February 2 - 1946 Fullbacks score in 'Kiwis' win
February 3 - 2014 Jockey become a sponsor of All Blacks
February 4 - 1925 All Blacks travel across Canada
February 5 - 1927 NZ Maori big win in Vancouver
February 6 - 1936 NZ Universities in Tokyo
February 7 - 2012 Changes to the World Sevens Series
February 8 - 1919 NZ Army beat United Services at Torquay
February 9 - 1936 NZ Universities v All Japan Student XV
February 10 - 1945 NZ Services beaten by Warwickshire
February 10 - 2007 Crusaders defend Jade Stadium Fortress
February 11 - 1936 NZ Universities v All Kansai XV
February 12 - 2010 Hurricanes defeat Blues in season opener
February 13 - 1997 Otago finish UK tour
February 14 - 1946 'Kiwis' beat Oxford University
February 15 - 2011 SANZAR assists with Disaster Relief
February 16 - 1889 NZ 'Natives' beaten by England
February 17 - 1945 NZ Services have 5th win
February 18 - 2011 Highlanders surprise at the Cake Tin
February 19 - 1925 The 'Invincibles' at a lumber camp
February 20 - 1906 'Originals' enjoy Honolulu
February 21 - 1936 NZ Universities finish with win in Hong Kong
February 22 - 2008 Crusaders turn tables on Bulls
February 23 - 2013 Referee Camera introduced
February 24 - 1945 NZ Services squeeze past Oxford University
February 25 - 1889 NZ 'Natives' have low key win in Leeds
February 26 - 1919 NZ Army defeats Australian Imperial Forces
February 27 - 1946 'Kiwis' lose to Monmouthshire
February 28 - 1942 2NZEF finish Middle East season
February 28 - 2017 Buller first union to appoint woman to Chair role
February 29 - 2008 Crusaders continue strong form
MARCH "On This Day"
March 1 - 1996 the first 'Super 12' match
March 2 - 2012 Help for Otago RFU
March 3 - 1945 NZ Services travel to Paris
March 4 - 2006 Highlanders win in Cape Town
March 5 - 1889 NZ 'Natives' gain revenge at Halifax
March 6 - 1895 Rugby comes to Waipawa
March 7 - 2003 'Herring' helps Highlanders
March 8 - 1919 NZ Army thrash Yorkshire
March 9 - 1889 NZ 'Natives' win at Widness
March 10 - 1955 Counties Union takes shape
March 11 - 2010 SANZAR gets a CEO
March 12 - 2005 Crusaders win big over Reds
March 13 - 1946 'Kiwis' play in Germany
March 14 - 1889 NZ 'Natives' defeat St Helens
March 15 - 1919 NZ Army v British XV
March 16 - 2001 - Blues repelled by mighty Chiefs
March 17 - 1926 All Blacks Caps given to old players
March 23 - 2015 SANZAR judicial saga
March 26 - 1983 Sevens debut for Gordon Tietjens
March 29 - 2014 NZ win Hong Kong Sevens
APRIL "On This Day"
April 1 - 1944 NZ Services end season with a win
April 2 - 1953 'K' Force in Japan
April 3 - 2004 Crusaders win against Brumbies
April 4 - 2013 First Super Game against International side
April 5 - 1919 NZ defeat Mother Country
April 7 - 1973 New Zealand's first international Sevens
April 8 - 1917 'Trench Blacks' win the Somme Cup
April 12 - 1953 Kayforce finish tour with win
April 16 - 1892 NZ Rugby Football Union established
April 19 - 1919 NZ Army beat France 20 -3
April 21 - 2009 NZ Universities win two in one day
April 23 - 1972 Barbarians help Commonwealth Games funding
April 27 - 1893 Black Jersey with Silver Fernleaf
April 30 - 1946 'Kiwis' win 1946 Llanelly Sevens
MAY "On This Day"
May 1 - 1875 start of Rugby on West Coast
May 2 - 2008 Blues win but it may be too late
May 3 - 1873 Auckland Rugby early days
May 7 - 1955 Night Rugby at Provincial level
May 8 - 2013 IRB sorting out the scrum
May 11 - 1919 NZ Army team leaves Europe
May 14 - 1870 First Game of Rugby in New Zealand
May 22 - 1884 First match by a New Zealand rep side
May 22 - 1987 First Rugby World Cup kicks off
May 25 - 1996 Blues win first Super 12 title
May 31 - 1919 Maori Pioneer Battalion v Canterbury
JUNE "On This Day"
June 1 - 1976 Ireland defeat Southland
June 2 - 1971 Lions beat NZ Maori in hard game
June 3 - 1968 Japan beat NZ Juniors
June 8 - 2013 NZ Rugby sideline behaviour initiative
June 12 - 1912 Wellington win in Hawera
June 14 - 1919 Pioneer Battalion beat Hawkes Bay
June 15 - 1889 NZ 'Natives' beat New South Wales
June 19 - 1971 Hard match and harsh words in Christchurch
June 23 - 1888 NZ 'Natives' tour begins
June 26 - 1897 First North v South match
June 29 - 2005 Black Ferns start Canada Cup with a win
June 30 - 2013 GREAT day for New Zealand Sevens
JULY "On This Day"
July 1 - 1908 Anglo-Welsh beat Hawkes Bay
July 3 - 1954 - Fiji play Auckland
July 4 - 1959 Otago demolish Lions
July 8 -1961 - France play first match in New Zealand
July 9 - 1927 The Battle of Solway
July 11 - 1954 Invitational Clubs boom
July 14 - 2011 early start to Provincial Championship
July 17 - 1973 Wanganui go on tour
July 18 - 1973 David (Thames Valley) beat Goliath
July 19 - 1930 Auckland beat British Lions
July 20 - 1977 Lions mud wrestle Juniors
July 21 - 1956 Canterbury defeat the Springboks
July 22 - 1981 Springboks tour first match
July 23 - 2014 Woman barred from playing for men's side
July 24 - 1971 Lions beat Auckland
July 25 - 1981 Springboks tour match abandoned
July 28 - 1973 Marlborough win the Ranfurly Shield
AUGUST "On This Day"
August 1 - 1959 Lions too strong for Wellington
August 2 - 1930 Britain too strong for Waikato combined
August 3 - 1968 France scrape home over North Auckland
August 4 - 2018 Crusaders beat Lions in Super Rugby Final
August 5 - 1961 Don Clarke's remarkable kick
August 6 - 1904 the first Ranfurly Shield challenge
August 7 - 1965 South Africa v Waikato
August 8 - 1925 "Leave Mr Brownlie alone" 19 year old told
August 9 - 1966 Lions go hunting in Meads country
August 10 - 2013 Benji Marshall to join Blues
August 11 - 1887 Wellington v Canterbury
August 12 - 1961 Five Clarke's play for Waikato
SEPTEMBER "On This Day"
September 1 - 1982 Bay of Plenty v Australia
September 2 - 1922 Hawkes Bay shaky start to Ranfulry Shield tenure
September 3 - 1949 Black Day for All Blacks
September 4 - 1962 North Otago surprise Wallabies
September 5 - 1981 Auckland v South Africa
September 6 - 2011 Highlanders propose a green jersey
September 7 - 1946 Canterbury surprise against Australia
September 8 - 1886 Canterbury win in the wind
September 9 - 1882 Rugby Tours to NZ begin
September 10 - 1913 Southland defeats Australia
September 11 - 1990 Thames Valley take 3rd Division title
September 12 - 2009 West Coast and Buller - Old Rivals
September 13 - 1981 NPC Provincial Loyalty
September 14 - 1985 Game of the Century - Canterbury v Auckland
September 15 - 1928 Wairarapa v Manawhenua
September 16 - 2013 Refereeing Error - Du Plessis Red rescinded
September 17 - 1949 Wallabies beat Southland Hoodoo
September 18 - 1976 First National Championship decided
September 19 - 1894 West Coast well beaten
September 20 - 1980 Otago v Southland in Alexandra
September 21 - 1935 Otago win the Ranfurly Shield for the first time
September 22 - 2008 Tasman Shield Saga
September 23 - 1959 Shield goes from South to North
September 24 - 1938 New Zealand Barbarians first match
September 25 - 1905 'Originals' to London by express
September 26 - 1924 All Blacks fifth match v Swansea
September 27 - 1982 West Coast's perfect record
September 28 - 1927 All Blacks trial
September 29 - 1979 Ranfurly Shield Occassion
September 30 - 1950 end of Ranfurly Shield Merry-go-round
OCTOBER "On This Day"
October 1 - ABs v Rest 1960
October 2 - NZ Services v Wasps, 1943
October 3 - 1888 NZ "Natives" open tour against Surrey
October 4 - Jerome Kaino returns to New Zealand
October 5 - 1905 "Originals" 300 mile trip
October 6 - 1924 All Blacks at Wembley
October 7 - 1926 NZ Maori in France
October 8 - 1935 a day in the life of the All Blacks
October 9 - RWC 2011 Referee Bryce Lawrence gets blame
October 10 - 2010 Eden Park ready for RWC 2011
October 11 - 2014 Hawkes Bay keep Shield for Summer
October 12 - 1981 Waikato tour Fiji
October 13 - 2012 North Harbour win big
October 14 - 2006 Meads and Lochore Cups
October 15 - 1988 Div NZ XV in Cook Islands
October 16 - 1953 All Blacks take long route to London
October 17 - 1982 Manawatu tour USA
October 18 - 1888 "Natives" suffer second loss in England
October 19 - 2011 iRB Player of year nominees announced
October 20 - 1945 NZ Services win in Wales
October 21 - 1924 All Blacks sightseeing in Manchester
October 22 - 1888 "Natives" beaten by Middlesex and hospitality
October 23 - 1915 ANZAC rugby near Gallipoli
October 24 - 1990 NZ Devp win in Toronto
October 25 - 1945 NZ Services take on Commandos
October 26 - 2007 "Charges against Doug Howlett dropped"
October 27 - 2012 East Coast win the Meads Cup
October 28 - 1935 All Blacks rural retreat
October 29 - 2012 Maori All Blacks named
October 30 - 1945 NZEF "Kiwis" win second tour match
October 31 - 2009 NPC Finals
NOVEMBER "On This Day"
November 1 - 2006 New Zealand Heartland XV
November 2 - 1905 Billy's Trip Home
November 3 - 1924 All Blacks visit Ulster
November 4 - 1935 All Blacks sightsee at Eton and Windsor Castle
November 5 - 2014 new All Blacks jersey unveiled
November 6 - 1926 NZ Maori defeat Cardiff
November 7 - 1945 NZ Services and RAAF draw at Richmond
November 8 - 2014 Maori All Blacks deny Japan
November 9 - 2013 Heartland XV defeat NZ Marist
November 10 - 2013 Maori All Blacks hold off USA Eagles
November 11 - 1944 NZ Services beaten by South Africans
November 12 - 1888 NZ 'Natives' victors over Newcastle
November 13 - 1982 NZ Maori v Wales
November 14 - 2014 Heartland XV v Cook Islands
November 15 - 1945 NZ Services win in France
November 16 - 1924 All Blacks fly over London
November 17 - 1982 NZ Maori finish tour in Spain
November 18 - 1926 NZ Maori V East Midlands
November 19 - 2014 World Rugby appointment for Mark Robinson
November 20 - 1888 NZ 'Natives' win in terrible weather
November 21 - Reception for 1924 All Blacks in Cardiff
November 22 - 1888 'Natives' play one match in Scotland
November 23 - 1996 NZ Sevens kick off in Palmerston North
November 24 - 1945 'Kiwis' win first international
November 25 - 1944 NZ Services beaten by South Africa - again
November 26 - 1924 All Blacks prepare for Welsh Test
November 27 - 1926 NZ Maori have narrow win at Leicester
November 28 - 1905 All Blacks enjoy Limerick hospitality
November 29 - 1941 NZ Services play their first match
November 30 - 1940 2nd Echelon Army Team
DECEMBER "On This Day"
December 1 - 1888 Test win for 'Natives' in Dublin
December 2 - 2005 NZ Sevens in Dubai
December 3 - 1995 'Kiwis' tour commemorated
December 4 - 1905 All Blacks in Cheltenham
December 5 - 1926 NZ Maori back in France
December 6 - 2012 Keven Mealamu to take a break
December 7 - 1924 All Blacks visit Althorp House
December 8 - 1945 'Kiwis' have good win against RAF
December 9 - 1926 New Zealand Maori at Limoges
December 10 - 1992 NZ Combined Services win at Aldershot
December 11 - 2014 Laptop theft at Hawkes Bay RFU
December 12 - 1924 Imperial Rugby Conference, London
December 13 - 1913 All Blacks stopover in Fiji
December 14 - 2014 NZ Sevens lose Final at Port Elizabeth
December 15 - 1992 NZ Combined Services finish unbeaten
December 15 - 2016 Dr Farah Palmer elected to Board of New Zealand Rugby
December 16 - 1918 NZ Army 'UK' start with win
December 17 - 1888 NZ 'Natives' beat Wigan
December 18 - 1924 All Blacks get four days leave
December 19 - 1926 NZ Maori defeat French XV
December 20 - 2014 - Ma'a Nonu signs with Toulon
December 21 - 2011 Irish RFU limits number of overseas players
December 22 - 1945 NZ Services lose in Dublin
December 23 - 1935 All Blacks meet NZ Society in London
December 24 - 1888 NZ 'Natives' have first win in Wales
December 25 - 1924 All Blacks spend Christmas at Deal
December 26 - 1945 'Kiwis' remain unbeaten
December 27 - 1945 NZ Services back in winning form
December 28 - 1926 NZ Maori v Cardiff
December 29 - 1945 'Kiwis' held to draw
December 30 - 1924 All Blacks take tea at Margate
December 31 - 2014 New Years Honours List
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Rugby Jamboree III update 3
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Rugby Jamboree
Neil Monro retires as Treasurer
New Books - NZ Rugby Records
Oldest All Blacks Jersey in New Zealand
50 Years of the New Zealand Rugby Museum
New Zealand Rugby Records - new volumes
Rugby Jamboree III Wrap Up
Invincibles exhibition
Gold Coin Day 17 November 2024
Statistics - All Blacks and Black Ferns
History of NZ Rugby
1870 - First Rugby Game
"All Blacks" - The Name
The Early Leather Rugby Balls
What is Sevens Rugby?
Rugby's English Roots
Four Jerseys of New Zealand Rugby
Black, Black, Black
Marlborough's 'Flying Footballers'
ON THIS DAY in New Zealand Rugby
JANUARY "On This Day"
January 1 - 1927 NZ Maori lose to Pontypool in final match
January 2 - 1906 sightseeing in Paris
January 3 - 1946 NZ Services win in Chard
January 4 - 2012 Support for Christchurch from RWC 2011
January 5 - 1946 'Kiwis' beat Wales on Arms Park
January 6 - 1945 NZ Services thrash Sutton
January 7 - 1925 All Blacks visit battlefields
January 8 - 2012 Auckland win National Sevens
January 9 - 1889 NZ 'Natives' win four in row
January 10 - 2014 Zac Guildford wings off to France
January 11 - 1919 NZ Army 'UK XV' big win at Leicester
January 12 - 1946 'Kiwis' excel at Gloucester
January 13 - 1945 NZ Services edged out by Newport
January 14 - 2011 SANZAR appointment for Lyndon Bray
January 15 - 1919 NZ Army 'Divisional XV' win
January 16 - 2005 Auckland win National Sevens
January 17 - 1889 'Natives' win in friendly Warrington
January 18 - 1919 'Divisional XV' win trial match
January 19 - 1889 Yorkshire gain revenge against 'Natives'
January 20 - 1906 'Originals' say goodbye to England
January 21 - 1925 a day of presentations
January 22 - 2010 NZRU announce cost cutting
January 23 - 2010 Mangaitanoka host rugby in a paddock
January 23 - 1927 NZ Maori cross Canada by rail
January 24 - 1946 'Kiwis' frolic in Glasgow snow
January 25 - 1927 NZ Maori play ice hockey at Banff
January 26 - 1889 NZ 'Natives" defeat Somersetshire
January 27 - 2012 Bail out for Otago RFU
January 28 - 1906 Billy Stead in New York
January 29 - 1927 NZ Maori win in Vancouver
January 30 - 1936 NZ Universities win in Japan
January 31 - 1946 Cook stars in 'Kiwis' win
FEBRUARY "On This Day"
February 1 - 1942 NZEF overwhelm Rest of Egypt
February 1 - 1946 Ike Proctor wows them at Buck House
February 2 - 1946 Fullbacks score in 'Kiwis' win
February 3 - 2014 Jockey become a sponsor of All Blacks
February 4 - 1925 All Blacks travel across Canada
February 5 - 1927 NZ Maori big win in Vancouver
February 6 - 1936 NZ Universities in Tokyo
February 7 - 2012 Changes to the World Sevens Series
February 8 - 1919 NZ Army beat United Services at Torquay
February 9 - 1936 NZ Universities v All Japan Student XV
February 10 - 1945 NZ Services beaten by Warwickshire
February 10 - 2007 Crusaders defend Jade Stadium Fortress
February 11 - 1936 NZ Universities v All Kansai XV
February 12 - 2010 Hurricanes defeat Blues in season opener
February 13 - 1997 Otago finish UK tour
February 14 - 1946 'Kiwis' beat Oxford University
February 15 - 2011 SANZAR assists with Disaster Relief
February 16 - 1889 NZ 'Natives' beaten by England
February 17 - 1945 NZ Services have 5th win
February 18 - 2011 Highlanders surprise at the Cake Tin
February 19 - 1925 The 'Invincibles' at a lumber camp
February 20 - 1906 'Originals' enjoy Honolulu
February 21 - 1936 NZ Universities finish with win in Hong Kong
February 22 - 2008 Crusaders turn tables on Bulls
February 23 - 2013 Referee Camera introduced
February 24 - 1945 NZ Services squeeze past Oxford University
February 25 - 1889 NZ 'Natives' have low key win in Leeds
February 26 - 1919 NZ Army defeats Australian Imperial Forces
February 27 - 1946 'Kiwis' lose to Monmouthshire
February 28 - 1942 2NZEF finish Middle East season
February 28 - 2017 Buller first union to appoint woman to Chair role
February 29 - 2008 Crusaders continue strong form
MARCH "On This Day"
March 1 - 1996 the first 'Super 12' match
March 2 - 2012 Help for Otago RFU
March 3 - 1945 NZ Services travel to Paris
March 4 - 2006 Highlanders win in Cape Town
March 5 - 1889 NZ 'Natives' gain revenge at Halifax
March 6 - 1895 Rugby comes to Waipawa
March 7 - 2003 'Herring' helps Highlanders
March 8 - 1919 NZ Army thrash Yorkshire
March 9 - 1889 NZ 'Natives' win at Widness
March 10 - 1955 Counties Union takes shape
March 11 - 2010 SANZAR gets a CEO
March 12 - 2005 Crusaders win big over Reds
March 13 - 1946 'Kiwis' play in Germany
March 14 - 1889 NZ 'Natives' defeat St Helens
March 15 - 1919 NZ Army v British XV
March 16 - 2001 - Blues repelled by mighty Chiefs
March 17 - 1926 All Blacks Caps given to old players
March 23 - 2015 SANZAR judicial saga
March 26 - 1983 Sevens debut for Gordon Tietjens
March 29 - 2014 NZ win Hong Kong Sevens
APRIL "On This Day"
April 1 - 1944 NZ Services end season with a win
April 2 - 1953 'K' Force in Japan
April 3 - 2004 Crusaders win against Brumbies
April 4 - 2013 First Super Game against International side
April 5 - 1919 NZ defeat Mother Country
April 7 - 1973 New Zealand's first international Sevens
April 8 - 1917 'Trench Blacks' win the Somme Cup
April 12 - 1953 Kayforce finish tour with win
April 16 - 1892 NZ Rugby Football Union established
April 19 - 1919 NZ Army beat France 20 -3
April 21 - 2009 NZ Universities win two in one day
April 23 - 1972 Barbarians help Commonwealth Games funding
April 27 - 1893 Black Jersey with Silver Fernleaf
April 30 - 1946 'Kiwis' win 1946 Llanelly Sevens
MAY "On This Day"
May 1 - 1875 start of Rugby on West Coast
May 2 - 2008 Blues win but it may be too late
May 3 - 1873 Auckland Rugby early days
May 7 - 1955 Night Rugby at Provincial level
May 8 - 2013 IRB sorting out the scrum
May 11 - 1919 NZ Army team leaves Europe
May 14 - 1870 First Game of Rugby in New Zealand
May 22 - 1884 First match by a New Zealand rep side
May 22 - 1987 First Rugby World Cup kicks off
May 25 - 1996 Blues win first Super 12 title
May 31 - 1919 Maori Pioneer Battalion v Canterbury
JUNE "On This Day"
June 1 - 1976 Ireland defeat Southland
June 2 - 1971 Lions beat NZ Maori in hard game
June 3 - 1968 Japan beat NZ Juniors
June 8 - 2013 NZ Rugby sideline behaviour initiative
June 12 - 1912 Wellington win in Hawera
June 14 - 1919 Pioneer Battalion beat Hawkes Bay
June 15 - 1889 NZ 'Natives' beat New South Wales
June 19 - 1971 Hard match and harsh words in Christchurch
June 23 - 1888 NZ 'Natives' tour begins
June 26 - 1897 First North v South match
June 29 - 2005 Black Ferns start Canada Cup with a win
June 30 - 2013 GREAT day for New Zealand Sevens
JULY "On This Day"
July 1 - 1908 Anglo-Welsh beat Hawkes Bay
July 3 - 1954 - Fiji play Auckland
July 4 - 1959 Otago demolish Lions
July 8 -1961 - France play first match in New Zealand
July 9 - 1927 The Battle of Solway
July 11 - 1954 Invitational Clubs boom
July 14 - 2011 early start to Provincial Championship
July 17 - 1973 Wanganui go on tour
July 18 - 1973 David (Thames Valley) beat Goliath
July 19 - 1930 Auckland beat British Lions
July 20 - 1977 Lions mud wrestle Juniors
July 21 - 1956 Canterbury defeat the Springboks
July 22 - 1981 Springboks tour first match
July 23 - 2014 Woman barred from playing for men's side
July 24 - 1971 Lions beat Auckland
July 25 - 1981 Springboks tour match abandoned
July 28 - 1973 Marlborough win the Ranfurly Shield
AUGUST "On This Day"
August 1 - 1959 Lions too strong for Wellington
August 2 - 1930 Britain too strong for Waikato combined
August 3 - 1968 France scrape home over North Auckland
August 4 - 2018 Crusaders beat Lions in Super Rugby Final
August 5 - 1961 Don Clarke's remarkable kick
August 6 - 1904 the first Ranfurly Shield challenge
August 7 - 1965 South Africa v Waikato
August 8 - 1925 "Leave Mr Brownlie alone" 19 year old told
August 9 - 1966 Lions go hunting in Meads country
August 10 - 2013 Benji Marshall to join Blues
August 11 - 1887 Wellington v Canterbury
August 12 - 1961 Five Clarke's play for Waikato
SEPTEMBER "On This Day"
September 1 - 1982 Bay of Plenty v Australia
September 2 - 1922 Hawkes Bay shaky start to Ranfulry Shield tenure
September 3 - 1949 Black Day for All Blacks
September 4 - 1962 North Otago surprise Wallabies
September 5 - 1981 Auckland v South Africa
September 6 - 2011 Highlanders propose a green jersey
September 7 - 1946 Canterbury surprise against Australia
September 8 - 1886 Canterbury win in the wind
September 9 - 1882 Rugby Tours to NZ begin
September 10 - 1913 Southland defeats Australia
September 11 - 1990 Thames Valley take 3rd Division title
September 12 - 2009 West Coast and Buller - Old Rivals
September 13 - 1981 NPC Provincial Loyalty
September 14 - 1985 Game of the Century - Canterbury v Auckland
September 15 - 1928 Wairarapa v Manawhenua
September 16 - 2013 Refereeing Error - Du Plessis Red rescinded
September 17 - 1949 Wallabies beat Southland Hoodoo
September 18 - 1976 First National Championship decided
September 19 - 1894 West Coast well beaten
September 20 - 1980 Otago v Southland in Alexandra
September 21 - 1935 Otago win the Ranfurly Shield for the first time
September 22 - 2008 Tasman Shield Saga
September 23 - 1959 Shield goes from South to North
September 24 - 1938 New Zealand Barbarians first match
September 25 - 1905 'Originals' to London by express
September 26 - 1924 All Blacks fifth match v Swansea
September 27 - 1982 West Coast's perfect record
September 28 - 1927 All Blacks trial
September 29 - 1979 Ranfurly Shield Occassion
September 30 - 1950 end of Ranfurly Shield Merry-go-round
OCTOBER "On This Day"
October 1 - ABs v Rest 1960
October 2 - NZ Services v Wasps, 1943
October 3 - 1888 NZ "Natives" open tour against Surrey
October 4 - Jerome Kaino returns to New Zealand
October 5 - 1905 "Originals" 300 mile trip
October 6 - 1924 All Blacks at Wembley
October 7 - 1926 NZ Maori in France
October 8 - 1935 a day in the life of the All Blacks
October 9 - RWC 2011 Referee Bryce Lawrence gets blame
October 10 - 2010 Eden Park ready for RWC 2011
October 11 - 2014 Hawkes Bay keep Shield for Summer
October 12 - 1981 Waikato tour Fiji
October 13 - 2012 North Harbour win big
October 14 - 2006 Meads and Lochore Cups
October 15 - 1988 Div NZ XV in Cook Islands
October 16 - 1953 All Blacks take long route to London
October 17 - 1982 Manawatu tour USA
October 18 - 1888 "Natives" suffer second loss in England
October 19 - 2011 iRB Player of year nominees announced
October 20 - 1945 NZ Services win in Wales
October 21 - 1924 All Blacks sightseeing in Manchester
October 22 - 1888 "Natives" beaten by Middlesex and hospitality
October 23 - 1915 ANZAC rugby near Gallipoli
October 24 - 1990 NZ Devp win in Toronto
October 25 - 1945 NZ Services take on Commandos
October 26 - 2007 "Charges against Doug Howlett dropped"
October 27 - 2012 East Coast win the Meads Cup
October 28 - 1935 All Blacks rural retreat
October 29 - 2012 Maori All Blacks named
October 30 - 1945 NZEF "Kiwis" win second tour match
October 31 - 2009 NPC Finals
NOVEMBER "On This Day"
November 1 - 2006 New Zealand Heartland XV
November 2 - 1905 Billy's Trip Home
November 3 - 1924 All Blacks visit Ulster
November 4 - 1935 All Blacks sightsee at Eton and Windsor Castle
November 5 - 2014 new All Blacks jersey unveiled
November 6 - 1926 NZ Maori defeat Cardiff
November 7 - 1945 NZ Services and RAAF draw at Richmond
November 8 - 2014 Maori All Blacks deny Japan
November 9 - 2013 Heartland XV defeat NZ Marist
November 10 - 2013 Maori All Blacks hold off USA Eagles
November 11 - 1944 NZ Services beaten by South Africans
November 12 - 1888 NZ 'Natives' victors over Newcastle
November 13 - 1982 NZ Maori v Wales
November 14 - 2014 Heartland XV v Cook Islands
November 15 - 1945 NZ Services win in France
November 16 - 1924 All Blacks fly over London
November 17 - 1982 NZ Maori finish tour in Spain
November 18 - 1926 NZ Maori V East Midlands
November 19 - 2014 World Rugby appointment for Mark Robinson
November 20 - 1888 NZ 'Natives' win in terrible weather
November 21 - Reception for 1924 All Blacks in Cardiff
November 22 - 1888 'Natives' play one match in Scotland
November 23 - 1996 NZ Sevens kick off in Palmerston North
November 24 - 1945 'Kiwis' win first international
November 25 - 1944 NZ Services beaten by South Africa - again
November 26 - 1924 All Blacks prepare for Welsh Test
November 27 - 1926 NZ Maori have narrow win at Leicester
November 28 - 1905 All Blacks enjoy Limerick hospitality
November 29 - 1941 NZ Services play their first match
November 30 - 1940 2nd Echelon Army Team
DECEMBER "On This Day"
December 1 - 1888 Test win for 'Natives' in Dublin
December 2 - 2005 NZ Sevens in Dubai
December 3 - 1995 'Kiwis' tour commemorated
December 4 - 1905 All Blacks in Cheltenham
December 5 - 1926 NZ Maori back in France
December 6 - 2012 Keven Mealamu to take a break
December 7 - 1924 All Blacks visit Althorp House
December 8 - 1945 'Kiwis' have good win against RAF
December 9 - 1926 New Zealand Maori at Limoges
December 10 - 1992 NZ Combined Services win at Aldershot
December 11 - 2014 Laptop theft at Hawkes Bay RFU
December 12 - 1924 Imperial Rugby Conference, London
December 13 - 1913 All Blacks stopover in Fiji
December 14 - 2014 NZ Sevens lose Final at Port Elizabeth
December 15 - 1992 NZ Combined Services finish unbeaten
December 15 - 2016 Dr Farah Palmer elected to Board of New Zealand Rugby
December 16 - 1918 NZ Army 'UK' start with win
December 17 - 1888 NZ 'Natives' beat Wigan
December 18 - 1924 All Blacks get four days leave
December 19 - 1926 NZ Maori defeat French XV
December 20 - 2014 - Ma'a Nonu signs with Toulon
December 21 - 2011 Irish RFU limits number of overseas players
December 22 - 1945 NZ Services lose in Dublin
December 23 - 1935 All Blacks meet NZ Society in London
December 24 - 1888 NZ 'Natives' have first win in Wales
December 25 - 1924 All Blacks spend Christmas at Deal
December 26 - 1945 'Kiwis' remain unbeaten
December 27 - 1945 NZ Services back in winning form
December 28 - 1926 NZ Maori v Cardiff
December 29 - 1945 'Kiwis' held to draw
December 30 - 1924 All Blacks take tea at Margate
December 31 - 2014 New Years Honours List
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Neil Monro retires as Treasurer
New Books - NZ Rugby Records
Oldest All Blacks Jersey in New Zealand
50 Years of the New Zealand Rugby Museum
New Zealand Rugby Records - new volumes
Rugby Jamboree III Wrap Up
Invincibles exhibition
Gold Coin Day 17 November 2024
Statistics - All Blacks and Black Ferns
History of NZ Rugby
1870 - First Rugby Game
"All Blacks" - The Name
The Early Leather Rugby Balls
What is Sevens Rugby?
Rugby's English Roots
Four Jerseys of New Zealand Rugby
Black, Black, Black
Marlborough's 'Flying Footballers'
ON THIS DAY in New Zealand Rugby
JANUARY "On This Day"
January 1 - 1927 NZ Maori lose to Pontypool in final match
January 2 - 1906 sightseeing in Paris
January 3 - 1946 NZ Services win in Chard
January 4 - 2012 Support for Christchurch from RWC 2011
January 5 - 1946 'Kiwis' beat Wales on Arms Park
January 6 - 1945 NZ Services thrash Sutton
January 7 - 1925 All Blacks visit battlefields
January 8 - 2012 Auckland win National Sevens
January 9 - 1889 NZ 'Natives' win four in row
January 10 - 2014 Zac Guildford wings off to France
January 11 - 1919 NZ Army 'UK XV' big win at Leicester
January 12 - 1946 'Kiwis' excel at Gloucester
January 13 - 1945 NZ Services edged out by Newport
January 14 - 2011 SANZAR appointment for Lyndon Bray
January 15 - 1919 NZ Army 'Divisional XV' win
January 16 - 2005 Auckland win National Sevens
January 17 - 1889 'Natives' win in friendly Warrington
January 18 - 1919 'Divisional XV' win trial match
January 19 - 1889 Yorkshire gain revenge against 'Natives'
January 20 - 1906 'Originals' say goodbye to England
January 21 - 1925 a day of presentations
January 22 - 2010 NZRU announce cost cutting
January 23 - 2010 Mangaitanoka host rugby in a paddock
January 23 - 1927 NZ Maori cross Canada by rail
January 24 - 1946 'Kiwis' frolic in Glasgow snow
January 25 - 1927 NZ Maori play ice hockey at Banff
January 26 - 1889 NZ 'Natives" defeat Somersetshire
January 27 - 2012 Bail out for Otago RFU
January 28 - 1906 Billy Stead in New York
January 29 - 1927 NZ Maori win in Vancouver
January 30 - 1936 NZ Universities win in Japan
January 31 - 1946 Cook stars in 'Kiwis' win
FEBRUARY "On This Day"
February 1 - 1942 NZEF overwhelm Rest of Egypt
February 1 - 1946 Ike Proctor wows them at Buck House
February 2 - 1946 Fullbacks score in 'Kiwis' win
February 3 - 2014 Jockey become a sponsor of All Blacks
February 4 - 1925 All Blacks travel across Canada
February 5 - 1927 NZ Maori big win in Vancouver
February 6 - 1936 NZ Universities in Tokyo
February 7 - 2012 Changes to the World Sevens Series
February 8 - 1919 NZ Army beat United Services at Torquay
February 9 - 1936 NZ Universities v All Japan Student XV
February 10 - 1945 NZ Services beaten by Warwickshire
February 10 - 2007 Crusaders defend Jade Stadium Fortress
February 11 - 1936 NZ Universities v All Kansai XV
February 12 - 2010 Hurricanes defeat Blues in season opener
February 13 - 1997 Otago finish UK tour
February 14 - 1946 'Kiwis' beat Oxford University
February 15 - 2011 SANZAR assists with Disaster Relief
February 16 - 1889 NZ 'Natives' beaten by England
February 17 - 1945 NZ Services have 5th win
February 18 - 2011 Highlanders surprise at the Cake Tin
February 19 - 1925 The 'Invincibles' at a lumber camp
February 20 - 1906 'Originals' enjoy Honolulu
February 21 - 1936 NZ Universities finish with win in Hong Kong
February 22 - 2008 Crusaders turn tables on Bulls
February 23 - 2013 Referee Camera introduced
February 24 - 1945 NZ Services squeeze past Oxford University
February 25 - 1889 NZ 'Natives' have low key win in Leeds
February 26 - 1919 NZ Army defeats Australian Imperial Forces
February 27 - 1946 'Kiwis' lose to Monmouthshire
February 28 - 1942 2NZEF finish Middle East season
February 28 - 2017 Buller first union to appoint woman to Chair role
February 29 - 2008 Crusaders continue strong form
MARCH "On This Day"
March 1 - 1996 the first 'Super 12' match
March 2 - 2012 Help for Otago RFU
March 3 - 1945 NZ Services travel to Paris
March 4 - 2006 Highlanders win in Cape Town
March 5 - 1889 NZ 'Natives' gain revenge at Halifax
March 6 - 1895 Rugby comes to Waipawa
March 7 - 2003 'Herring' helps Highlanders
March 8 - 1919 NZ Army thrash Yorkshire
March 9 - 1889 NZ 'Natives' win at Widness
March 10 - 1955 Counties Union takes shape
March 11 - 2010 SANZAR gets a CEO
March 12 - 2005 Crusaders win big over Reds
March 13 - 1946 'Kiwis' play in Germany
March 14 - 1889 NZ 'Natives' defeat St Helens
March 15 - 1919 NZ Army v British XV
March 16 - 2001 - Blues repelled by mighty Chiefs
March 17 - 1926 All Blacks Caps given to old players
March 23 - 2015 SANZAR judicial saga
March 26 - 1983 Sevens debut for Gordon Tietjens
March 29 - 2014 NZ win Hong Kong Sevens
APRIL "On This Day"
April 1 - 1944 NZ Services end season with a win
April 2 - 1953 'K' Force in Japan
April 3 - 2004 Crusaders win against Brumbies
April 4 - 2013 First Super Game against International side
April 5 - 1919 NZ defeat Mother Country
April 7 - 1973 New Zealand's first international Sevens
April 8 - 1917 'Trench Blacks' win the Somme Cup
April 12 - 1953 Kayforce finish tour with win
April 16 - 1892 NZ Rugby Football Union established
April 19 - 1919 NZ Army beat France 20 -3
April 21 - 2009 NZ Universities win two in one day
April 23 - 1972 Barbarians help Commonwealth Games funding
April 27 - 1893 Black Jersey with Silver Fernleaf
April 30 - 1946 'Kiwis' win 1946 Llanelly Sevens
MAY "On This Day"
May 1 - 1875 start of Rugby on West Coast
May 2 - 2008 Blues win but it may be too late
May 3 - 1873 Auckland Rugby early days
May 7 - 1955 Night Rugby at Provincial level
May 8 - 2013 IRB sorting out the scrum
May 11 - 1919 NZ Army team leaves Europe
May 14 - 1870 First Game of Rugby in New Zealand
May 22 - 1884 First match by a New Zealand rep side
May 22 - 1987 First Rugby World Cup kicks off
May 25 - 1996 Blues win first Super 12 title
May 31 - 1919 Maori Pioneer Battalion v Canterbury
JUNE "On This Day"
June 1 - 1976 Ireland defeat Southland
June 2 - 1971 Lions beat NZ Maori in hard game
June 3 - 1968 Japan beat NZ Juniors
June 8 - 2013 NZ Rugby sideline behaviour initiative
June 12 - 1912 Wellington win in Hawera
June 14 - 1919 Pioneer Battalion beat Hawkes Bay
June 15 - 1889 NZ 'Natives' beat New South Wales
June 19 - 1971 Hard match and harsh words in Christchurch
June 23 - 1888 NZ 'Natives' tour begins
June 26 - 1897 First North v South match
June 29 - 2005 Black Ferns start Canada Cup with a win
June 30 - 2013 GREAT day for New Zealand Sevens
JULY "On This Day"
July 1 - 1908 Anglo-Welsh beat Hawkes Bay
July 3 - 1954 - Fiji play Auckland
July 4 - 1959 Otago demolish Lions
July 8 -1961 - France play first match in New Zealand
July 9 - 1927 The Battle of Solway
July 11 - 1954 Invitational Clubs boom
July 14 - 2011 early start to Provincial Championship
July 17 - 1973 Wanganui go on tour
July 18 - 1973 David (Thames Valley) beat Goliath
July 19 - 1930 Auckland beat British Lions
July 20 - 1977 Lions mud wrestle Juniors
July 21 - 1956 Canterbury defeat the Springboks
July 22 - 1981 Springboks tour first match
July 23 - 2014 Woman barred from playing for men's side
July 24 - 1971 Lions beat Auckland
July 25 - 1981 Springboks tour match abandoned
July 28 - 1973 Marlborough win the Ranfurly Shield
AUGUST "On This Day"
August 1 - 1959 Lions too strong for Wellington
August 2 - 1930 Britain too strong for Waikato combined
August 3 - 1968 France scrape home over North Auckland
August 4 - 2018 Crusaders beat Lions in Super Rugby Final
August 5 - 1961 Don Clarke's remarkable kick
August 6 - 1904 the first Ranfurly Shield challenge
August 7 - 1965 South Africa v Waikato
August 8 - 1925 "Leave Mr Brownlie alone" 19 year old told
August 9 - 1966 Lions go hunting in Meads country
August 10 - 2013 Benji Marshall to join Blues
August 11 - 1887 Wellington v Canterbury
August 12 - 1961 Five Clarke's play for Waikato
SEPTEMBER "On This Day"
September 1 - 1982 Bay of Plenty v Australia
September 2 - 1922 Hawkes Bay shaky start to Ranfulry Shield tenure
September 3 - 1949 Black Day for All Blacks
September 4 - 1962 North Otago surprise Wallabies
September 5 - 1981 Auckland v South Africa
September 6 - 2011 Highlanders propose a green jersey
September 7 - 1946 Canterbury surprise against Australia
September 8 - 1886 Canterbury win in the wind
September 9 - 1882 Rugby Tours to NZ begin
September 10 - 1913 Southland defeats Australia
September 11 - 1990 Thames Valley take 3rd Division title
September 12 - 2009 West Coast and Buller - Old Rivals
September 13 - 1981 NPC Provincial Loyalty
September 14 - 1985 Game of the Century - Canterbury v Auckland
September 15 - 1928 Wairarapa v Manawhenua
September 16 - 2013 Refereeing Error - Du Plessis Red rescinded
September 17 - 1949 Wallabies beat Southland Hoodoo
September 18 - 1976 First National Championship decided
September 19 - 1894 West Coast well beaten
September 20 - 1980 Otago v Southland in Alexandra
September 21 - 1935 Otago win the Ranfurly Shield for the first time
September 22 - 2008 Tasman Shield Saga
September 23 - 1959 Shield goes from South to North
September 24 - 1938 New Zealand Barbarians first match
September 25 - 1905 'Originals' to London by express
September 26 - 1924 All Blacks fifth match v Swansea
September 27 - 1982 West Coast's perfect record
September 28 - 1927 All Blacks trial
September 29 - 1979 Ranfurly Shield Occassion
September 30 - 1950 end of Ranfurly Shield Merry-go-round
OCTOBER "On This Day"
October 1 - ABs v Rest 1960
October 2 - NZ Services v Wasps, 1943
October 3 - 1888 NZ "Natives" open tour against Surrey
October 4 - Jerome Kaino returns to New Zealand
October 5 - 1905 "Originals" 300 mile trip
October 6 - 1924 All Blacks at Wembley
October 7 - 1926 NZ Maori in France
October 8 - 1935 a day in the life of the All Blacks
October 9 - RWC 2011 Referee Bryce Lawrence gets blame
October 10 - 2010 Eden Park ready for RWC 2011
October 11 - 2014 Hawkes Bay keep Shield for Summer
October 12 - 1981 Waikato tour Fiji
October 13 - 2012 North Harbour win big
October 14 - 2006 Meads and Lochore Cups
October 15 - 1988 Div NZ XV in Cook Islands
October 16 - 1953 All Blacks take long route to London
October 17 - 1982 Manawatu tour USA
October 18 - 1888 "Natives" suffer second loss in England
October 19 - 2011 iRB Player of year nominees announced
October 20 - 1945 NZ Services win in Wales
October 21 - 1924 All Blacks sightseeing in Manchester
October 22 - 1888 "Natives" beaten by Middlesex and hospitality
October 23 - 1915 ANZAC rugby near Gallipoli
October 24 - 1990 NZ Devp win in Toronto
October 25 - 1945 NZ Services take on Commandos
October 26 - 2007 "Charges against Doug Howlett dropped"
October 27 - 2012 East Coast win the Meads Cup
October 28 - 1935 All Blacks rural retreat
October 29 - 2012 Maori All Blacks named
October 30 - 1945 NZEF "Kiwis" win second tour match
October 31 - 2009 NPC Finals
NOVEMBER "On This Day"
November 1 - 2006 New Zealand Heartland XV
November 2 - 1905 Billy's Trip Home
November 3 - 1924 All Blacks visit Ulster
November 4 - 1935 All Blacks sightsee at Eton and Windsor Castle
November 5 - 2014 new All Blacks jersey unveiled
November 6 - 1926 NZ Maori defeat Cardiff
November 7 - 1945 NZ Services and RAAF draw at Richmond
November 8 - 2014 Maori All Blacks deny Japan
November 9 - 2013 Heartland XV defeat NZ Marist
November 10 - 2013 Maori All Blacks hold off USA Eagles
November 11 - 1944 NZ Services beaten by South Africans
November 12 - 1888 NZ 'Natives' victors over Newcastle
November 13 - 1982 NZ Maori v Wales
November 14 - 2014 Heartland XV v Cook Islands
November 15 - 1945 NZ Services win in France
November 16 - 1924 All Blacks fly over London
November 17 - 1982 NZ Maori finish tour in Spain
November 18 - 1926 NZ Maori V East Midlands
November 19 - 2014 World Rugby appointment for Mark Robinson
November 20 - 1888 NZ 'Natives' win in terrible weather
November 21 - Reception for 1924 All Blacks in Cardiff
November 22 - 1888 'Natives' play one match in Scotland
November 23 - 1996 NZ Sevens kick off in Palmerston North
November 24 - 1945 'Kiwis' win first international
November 25 - 1944 NZ Services beaten by South Africa - again
November 26 - 1924 All Blacks prepare for Welsh Test
November 27 - 1926 NZ Maori have narrow win at Leicester
November 28 - 1905 All Blacks enjoy Limerick hospitality
November 29 - 1941 NZ Services play their first match
November 30 - 1940 2nd Echelon Army Team
DECEMBER "On This Day"
December 1 - 1888 Test win for 'Natives' in Dublin
December 2 - 2005 NZ Sevens in Dubai
December 3 - 1995 'Kiwis' tour commemorated
December 4 - 1905 All Blacks in Cheltenham
December 5 - 1926 NZ Maori back in France
December 6 - 2012 Keven Mealamu to take a break
December 7 - 1924 All Blacks visit Althorp House
December 8 - 1945 'Kiwis' have good win against RAF
December 9 - 1926 New Zealand Maori at Limoges
December 10 - 1992 NZ Combined Services win at Aldershot
December 11 - 2014 Laptop theft at Hawkes Bay RFU
December 12 - 1924 Imperial Rugby Conference, London
December 13 - 1913 All Blacks stopover in Fiji
December 14 - 2014 NZ Sevens lose Final at Port Elizabeth
December 15 - 1992 NZ Combined Services finish unbeaten
December 15 - 2016 Dr Farah Palmer elected to Board of New Zealand Rugby
December 16 - 1918 NZ Army 'UK' start with win
December 17 - 1888 NZ 'Natives' beat Wigan
December 18 - 1924 All Blacks get four days leave
December 19 - 1926 NZ Maori defeat French XV
December 20 - 2014 - Ma'a Nonu signs with Toulon
December 21 - 2011 Irish RFU limits number of overseas players
December 22 - 1945 NZ Services lose in Dublin
December 23 - 1935 All Blacks meet NZ Society in London
December 24 - 1888 NZ 'Natives' have first win in Wales
December 25 - 1924 All Blacks spend Christmas at Deal
December 26 - 1945 'Kiwis' remain unbeaten
December 27 - 1945 NZ Services back in winning form
December 28 - 1926 NZ Maori v Cardiff
December 29 - 1945 'Kiwis' held to draw
December 30 - 1924 All Blacks take tea at Margate
December 31 - 2014 New Years Honours List
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