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There were no fewer than eight Ryan brothers involved in the Petone Rugby Football Club, Wellington provincial teams and the All Blacks. The Ryans made their mark in a collective career that spanned over two decades at the start of last century. Five played for Wellington. Two were All Blacks. Any list of
Rugby History
Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington: 016 Fred Roberts and Jim Moffitt
From their inception in 1888 through to their amalgamation with Rongotai Old Boys in 1967 to form Oriental-Rongotai, the Oriental club produced five All Blacks. Oriental’s All Blacks were: Fred Roberts (1905, 1907-08 and 1910), Hector ‘Mona’Thomson (1905-6 and 1908), Jim Moffitt (1920-21), Alexander ‘Nugget’ Pringle (1923) and Charlie Gillespie (1913). Of
Pioneers of rugby in Wellington: 015 H.H. Dawson
Tobacco Smoke and Beer Fumes” – a jolly good wheeze
Above: The two Juno Shields, won by Melrose (left) and Petone (right) over a century ago, as three-time winners of the Wellington Club Rugby Championship. Read more below. By Touchline The tradition that a sporting trophy becomes the permanent property of the winner when it is won three times in succession
