Rugby History

Arthur Kelly staked his reputation on his fearless tacking ability – which seemingly led to the set of events that saw him join the ‘Pro Blacks’ team on their momentous overseas tour of 1907/08 and subsequently play several seasons for the St Helen’s club in England. Born in Petone on Christmas

Sir Vincent Robert Sissons Meredith was a leading player for the Wellington Axemen and the Wellington representative side over several years around the turn of the last century. Leaving Wellington, Meredith later had a noted legal career, mostly in Auckland, and spent time as Auckland’s provincial selector, a manager of two

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