Rugby History

Two lightweight speedsters who played on the wing for Wellington and the All Blacks in the early 1900s. Both McGregor and Thomson were members of the 1905-06 Originals squad that toured North America, Britain and France. The two players were born a few months apart in 1881 and both made their way

Fraser and Wilson, Jarden and Clark, Ellison and Gage – examples of memorable partnerships in Wellington Rugby. Watkins and Dodd are also on that list, great friends and front row partners for club, province and briefly the All Blacks in the early years of the previous century. Ernest Henry Dodd and Eric

Nathanial ‘Ranji’ Arthur Wilson was a leading player and later captain of the Athletic club team that won a five-peat of Senior Championship titles between 1911-15 (one shared), played 75 times for Wellington between 1906-1920 and played 10 Tests for the All Blacks between 1908-1914. Of West Indian and English parentage,

Profiling many of the people that built and helped shape the game in Wellington, from its inception in 1870 through to the WRFU’s 50th Jubilee year in 1929. This week’s profile is from the book The 'Rugby Patricians' (more about the book HERE )and has been republished here with permission. A