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Stanley Sydney McPherson Dean was a titan rugby administrator for over three decades in the first half of last century. Dean was a Poneke Football Club, WRFU and NZRU administrator, Chairman and President for many years and also served twice as All Blacks manager on two overseas tours. Originally an Aucklander, Dean
Rugby History
Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 036: Charlie Gillespie and Alexander Pringle
Gillespie left and Pringle right, Oriental club All Blacks 1913 and 1923. Two Oriental clubmen who played a decade apart but had much in common. Both Gillespie and Pringle were hard-nosed forwards who both gave unwavering commitment to Oriental in Wellington club rugby over several seasons, both played a similar number of
Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 035: Albert de Clifton
The Wellington representative team in 1919, with Albert de Clifton circled. Then, as now, several well-known players stayed in the game post-retirement and became referees. In the early years, people like J.P. Firth and Peter Webb were prominent officials as well as players (in a couple of instances doing both at the
Feverish Finishes Part 3
Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 033: Patrick McEvedy and Arthur O’Brien
Arthur O'Brien (left) in 1904 and Patrick McEvedy in 1908. Two players who attended St Pat’s Town a couple of years apart in the 1890s and played against the All Blacks for Great Britain/Anglo-Welsh teams on their tours in 1904 and 1908. Of the pair, McEvedy, is the most well-known, primarily because