Rugby History – Page 21

Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 044: Charles Rushbrook

by clubrugby - June 1, 2023

Like his surname suggests, Charles Rushbrook was a rugby player in a hurry. He represented Wellington on the three-quarter line over five seasons in the second half of the 1920s decade and was an All Black tourist to South Africa in 1928, before his career flickered away and was effectively

Players who have switched positions in club rugby

by clubrugby - May 30, 2023May 30, 2023

Teru Time (left) and Cole Stewart - two current long-serving players who have forged out club careers in both the backs and forwards. From decreasing pace and increasing size to greater experience, to the needs of the team - club rugby’s teamsheets are historically filled with players who started life out

Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 043: Craig Mackenzie

by clubrugby - May 25, 2023

R.H.C. Mackenzie, better known in his career as ‘Crow’, was a wing forward for the Wellington College First XV who switched positions to the backs part-way through his senior rugby career and was capped twice for the All Blacks in 1928. Mackenzie played his club rugby for University and was his

Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 042: Ed Chaney and Mick Kenny

by clubrugby - May 17, 2023

Ed Chaney (left) and Mick Kenny, both former players with trophies named after them. Ed Chaney and Mick Kenny were leading players who both played for up-and-coming club Johnsonville and for Wellington representative teams in the 1920s and 1930s. Kenny’s story is one of perseverance and commitment of the highest order, as

Pioneers of rugby in Wellington 041: Leo Heazlewood

by clubrugby - May 11, 2023

One of the battlers of club and representative rugby in the 1920 and 1930s. Leo ‘Toucher’ Heazlewood’s job as a railway worker took him to four provinces throughout his career, but it was his three years at Wellington that were his most fruitful and influential on the club and representative teams