101 to go
The penalty goal and conversion kicked by W. F. McCormick in the Commonwealth Games fund games against the Cantabrians earlier this month brought his grand aggregate for Canterbury to 899.
If he can retain his place in the provincial side—and on the strength of his two performances on the oval recently he seems to be as proficient as ever — he will have an excellent chance of becoming the first man in New Zealand Rugby history to score 1000 points for a union.
His tally of 899, achieved in 166 games, stands as the present record, surpassing the totals of M. Williment, 769 for Wellington, and D. B. Clarke, 737 for Waikato. In ail first class Rugby, McCormick has 1586 points, which places him second on the New Zealand list behind Clarke, 'ttth 1851.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19720429.2.37
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume CXII, Issue 32903, 29 April 1972, Page 4
Word Count
136101 to go Press, Volume CXII, Issue 32903, 29 April 1972, Page 4
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in