ALL SPORTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 32, 30 April 1927, Page 10

ALL SPORTS

A Weekly Budget

Dominion’s Record

International Rugby From 1882 to 1927 Following on the publication ot the statistics of New Zealand cricket in a recent issue ot THE SUN, we give below an interesting outline of the Dominion’s record in international Rugby since the first New- Zealand team was chosen in 1884. These records have been compiled for THE SUN by Mr. A. C. Carman, a well-known Auckland Rugby statistician. GRAND SUMMARY OF ALL MATCHES

Grand total 195 177 14 4 4553 933 NOTE.—The above does not include matches played in New Zealand between New Zealand teams, and provincial fifteens, not exhibition matches played overseas, viz., 1I»05 at Brooklyn (New York),N.Z. won 46-13; 1913, at Suva, N.Z. won 67-3, and 1926 at Vancouver, North lsland2s, South Island 14. RECORD OF TEST MATCHES Of the above 84 are test matches, divided up as follows: Points

In the above 84 matches, F. Roberts (Wellington) led New Zealand in 7, R. W. Roberts (Taranaki) in 7, J. Richardson (Southland) in 7, J. Hunter (Taranaki) in 7, A. Bayly (Taranaki) in 7, J. W. Stead (Southland) in 4, T. R. Ellison (Wellington) in 4, D. Gallaher (Auckland) in 4, C. G. Porter (Wellington) in 5, W. V. Millton (Canterbury) in 3, M. E. Wood( Canterbury) in 3, J. Duncan (Otago) in 3, J. T. Tilyard (Wellington) in 3, J. G. Donald (Wairarapa) in 3, M. .1. Mynott (Taranaki) in 2, J. O’Leary (Auckland) in 2, G. G. Aitken (Wellington) in 2, E. Roberts (Wellington) in 2, E. A. Beilis (Wanganui) in 2, D. R. Gage (Wellington), J. Spencer (Wellington), A. McDonald (Otago), J. Steele (West Coast) , H E. Nicholls (Wellington), and C. E. O. Badeley (Auckland), in 1.

Captain. P Matches. . W. L. D. Points For Ag W. V. Millton (Can.) H 8 T. R. Ellison (Wei.) 10 9 1 168 1997 A. Bayly (Tara.) .. 10 9 1 228 J. Duncan (Otago) 10 10 276 J. Hunter (Tara.) 3 1 D. Oallaher (Auck.) 33 32 47 IX Gallaher (Auck.) 2 J. Hunter (Tara.) V 96 F. Roberts (Well.) 7 6 1 1913 A. McDonald (Otago) 16 16 6 R. Roberts (Tar.) 10 10 50 1920 J. T. Tilyard (Wei.) 7 E. A. Beilis (Wan.) 5 3 2 C. Badeley (Auck.) 4 3 1 C. G. Porter (Wei.) 30 ('. G. Porter (Wei.) 2 2 117 4 1925 J. Donald (Wairarar.) 6 b 1 101 46 1926 Australia C. G. Porter (Wei) 6 5 1 162 82 1804-1925 Test Matches in N.Z — 19 13 4 2 327 126

P. W. T,. D. For Ag. Against New South Wales .. .. Sydney .. .. 34 26 7 1 539 274 In New Zealand V 5 153 64 Against Australia Sydney .. .. 8 6 1 1 114 4b In Brisbane 2 2 31 5 In New Zealand 4 3 1 74 37 In Brisbane 12 12 260 bl Against Queensland New Zealand 1 1 9 In Britain . . . . V 6 Against British Isles Teams .. .. New Zealand 4 3 1 73 11 In France .. .. 2 2 68 14 Against France New Zealand 3 1 1 1 18 14 8 84 67 13 4 1423 536