Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 038: Sydney and Jack Shearer

Sydney (left) and Jack Shearer, both Poneke/Selwyn/Oriental and Wellington forwards operating a century ago.  The Shearer brothers, older brother Sydney and Jack, were both hard-nosed forwards who flourished in Wellington club rugby in the years following the cessation of World War One, both making Wellington representative teams and the All Blacks and continuing their careers … Continue reading Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 038: Sydney and Jack Shearer