E.E. (Ned Hughes) is somewhat a player of mystery. He has the distinction of being the ‘oldest All Black’ when he played the first two tests against the Springboks on 13 and 27 August 1921. His birthdate is listed as 26 April 1881, so in round terms he was 40 years
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Pioneers of rugby in Wellington: 030 George Aitken
One of Buller High School’s favourite sons, the multi-talented George Aitken captained his then Westport District High School’s First XV aged 14 and first represented Buller as a 16-year-old in 1914. He played for his home province for two seasons, before moving to Wellington and bursting on to the Wellington
Pioneers of rugby in Wellington: 028 Frank Mitchinson
The day Wellington teams re-took the Ranfurly Shield off Southland and beat the All Blacks
This is a previous article on this website from 2016. Re-publishing it here ahead of the Wellington Lions versus Southland match and the second All Blacks versus Argentina fixture this coming weekend. World War One disrupted a great era for Wellington rugby teams. Wellington had captured the Ranfurly Shield in 1914 off