“The Daddy of Them All”
The greatest score-getter irt the history of New Zealand Rugby was W. J. Wallace, who, in 1905, was termed by an English newspaper “ The Admirable Crichton of the world’s Rugby.” As a New Zealand representative, Wallace scored 367 points, com sisting of 34 tries, !11 conversions, 2 marks, 9 penalties and 2 field goals. His greatest present-day rival, Mark Nicholls, has scored 264 points to date.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 7294, 2 August 1930, Page 13
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