1924–25 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France
1924–25 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France | |||||
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Manager | S.S. Dean | ||||
Tour captain(s) | Cliff Porter | ||||
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The Invincibles was a nickname given to the 1924–25 New Zealand rugby union team which toured the United Kingdom, Ireland, France and Canada. The team was captained by Cliff Porter, and numbered among its top players George Nepia and brothers Cyril and Maurice Brownlie. During the test against England Cyril Brownlie was sent off by the Welsh referee Albert Freethy, the first player to be sent off from a test.
Between September 1924 and February 1925, the team played 32 games including four test matches, one each against Ireland, England, Wales, and France. They won all 32 games, scoring 838 points and only having 116 points scored against them.
Cliff Porter was tour captain, but played only 17 of the 32 games due to injury, including just one test (against France). During the remaining games, tour vice-captain Johnstone Richardson (Jock) took over the captaincy.
Results
- Scores and results list New Zealand's points tally first.
Opposing Team | For | Against | Date | Venue | Status |
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Devonshire | 11 | 0 | 13 September 1924 | Rectory Ground, Devonport | Tour match |
Cornwall | 29 | 0 | 18 September 1924 | Recreation Ground, Camborne | Tour match |
Somersetshire | 6 | 0 | 20 September 1924 | Weston-super-Mare Ground, Weston-super-Mare | Tour match |
Gloucestershire | 6 | 0 | 25 September 1924 | Kingsholm, Gloucester | Tour match |
Swansea | 39 | 3 | 27 September 1924 | St Helen's, Swansea | Tour match |
Newport | 13 | 10 | 2 October 1924 | Athletic Ground, Newport | Tour match |
Leicester | 27 | 0 | 4 October 1924 | Welford Road, Leicester | Tour match |
North Midlands | 40 | 3 | 8 October 1924 | Villa Park, Birmingham | Tour match |
Cheshire | 18 | 5 | 11 October 1924 | Birkenhead Park, Birkenhead | Tour match |
Durham | 43 | 7 | 15 October 1924 | Roker Park, Sunderland | Tour match |
Yorkshire | 42 | 4 | 18 October 1924 | Lidget Green, Bradford | Tour match |
Lancashire | 23 | 0 | 22 October 1924 | Old Trafford, Manchester | Tour match |
Cumberland | 41 | 0 | 25 October 1924 | Brunton Park, Carlisle | Tour match |
Ireland | 6 | 0 | 1 November 1924 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | Test match |
Ulster | 28 | 6 | 5 November 1924 | Ravenhill, Belfast | Tour match |
Northumberland | 27 | 4 | 8 November 1924 | Gosforth | Tour match |
Cambridge University | 5 | 0 | 12 November 1924 | Grange Road, Cambridge | Tour match |
London Counties | 31 | 6 | 15 November 1924 | Twickenham, London | Tour match |
Oxford University | 33 | 15 | 20 November 1924 | Iffley Road, Oxford | Tour match |
Cardiff | 16 | 8 | 22 November 1924 | National Stadium, Cardiff | Tour match |
Wales | 19 | 0 | 29 November 1924 | St Helen's, Swansea | Test match |
Llanelli | 8 | 3 | 2 December 1924 | Stradey Park, Llanelli | Tour match |
East Midlands | 31 | 7 | 6 December 1924 | Cricket Ground, Northampton | Tour match |
Warwickshire | 20 | 0 | 11 December 1924 | Highfield Road, Coventry | Tour match |
Combined Services | 25 | 3 | 13 December 1924 | Twickenham, London | Tour match |
Hampshire | 22 | 0 | 17 December 1924 | Fratton Park, Portsmouth | Tour match |
London Counties | 28 | 3 | 27 December 1924 | Rectory Field, London | Tour match |
England | 17 | 11 | 3 January 1925 | Twickenham, London | Test match |
Selection Francais | 37 | 8 | 11 January 1925 | Stade Olympique, Colombes | Tour match |
France | 30 | 6 | 18 January 1925 | Stade des Ponts Jumeaux, Toulouse | Test match |
Vancouver | 49 | 0 | 14 February 1925 | Cricket Oval, Vancouver | Tour match |
Victoria (Canada) | 68 | 4 | 18 February 1925 | Victoria Ground, Vancouver Island | Tour match |
Touring party
Management
- Manager: S.S. Dean (Wellington)
- Captain: Cliff Porter
Full-backs
Three-quarters
- Handley Brown (Taranaki)
- Gus Hart (Taranaki)
- Fred Lucas (Auckland)
- Alan Robilliard (Canterbury)
- Snowy Svenson (Wellington)
- Jack Steel (West Coast)
Five-eighths
- Ces Badeley (Auckland)
- Bert Cooke (Auckland)
- Neil McGregor (Canterbury)
- Mark Nicholls (Wellington)
- Lui Paewai (Hawke's Bay)
Half-backs
Wing forwards
Forwards
- Cyril Brownlie (Hawke's Bay)
- Maurice Brownlie (Hawke's Bay)
- Leslie Cupples (Bay of Plenty)
- Quentin Donald (Wairarapa)
- Ian Harvey (Wairarapa)
- Bill Irvine (Hawke's Bay)
- Read Masters (Canterbury)
- Brian McCleary (Canterbury)
- Abe Munro (Otago)
- Jock Richardson (Southland)
- Ron Stewart (South Canterbury)
- Alf West (Taranaki)
- Son White (Southland)
The test-matches
Ireland
Ireland: 15.William Crawford, 14.Henry Stephenson, 13.George Stephenson, 12.James Gardiner, 11.Tom Hewitt, 10.Frank Hewitt, 9.John McDowell, 8.James Clinch, 7.Robert Crichton, 6.Norman Brand, 5.William Collis, 4.Alex Spain, 3.Dick Collopy, 2.Thomas McClelland, 1.Jim McVicker
New Zealand: 15.George Nepia, 14.Snowy Svenson, 13.Frederick Lucas, 12.Bert Cooke, 11.Augustine Hart, 10.Marcus Nicholls, 9.Bill Dalley, 8.Les Cupples, 7.Son White, 6.Jock Richardson (c), 5.Read Masters, 4.Maurice Brownlie, 3.Bull Irvine, 2.Quentin Donald, 1.James Parker
Wales
29 November 1924 |
Wales | 0–19 | New Zealand |
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Try: Irvine (2) M Brownlie Svenson Con: Nicholls Pen: Nicholls |
Wales: Tom Johnson (Cardiff), Ernie Finch (Llanelli), Albert Jenkins (Llanelli), Albert Stock (Newport), Rowe Harding (Swansea), Jack Wetter (Newport) capt., Eddie Williams (Neath), Bobby Delahay (Cardiff), Dai Parker (Swansea), Jack Gore, (Blaina), Charlie Pugh (Maesteg), Steve Morris (Cross Keys), Cliff Williams (Llanelli), Douglas Marsden-Jones (London Welsh), Dai Hiddlestone (Neath)
New Zealand: G Nepia, J Steel, AE Cooke, KS Svenson, NP McGregor, MF Nicholls, J Mill, JH Parker, WR Irvine, Q Donald, RR Masters, LF Cupples, CJ Brownlie, MJ Brownlie, J Richardson (capt.)
England
3 January 1925 |
England | 11–17 | New Zealand |
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Try: Cove-Smith, Kittermaster Con: Conway Pen: Corbett |
Try: Steel, Svenson MJ Brownlie, Parker, Con: Nicholls Pen: Nicholls |
England:15.Jim Brough, 14.Richard Hamilton-Wickes, 13.Vivian Davies, 12.Leonard Corbett, 11.John Gibbs, 10.Harold Kittermaster, 9.Arthur Young, 8.Tom Voyce, 7.Geoffrey Conway, 6.Freddie Blakiston, 5.Ron Cove-Smith, 4.Wavell Wakefield (cap.), 3.Ronald Hillard, 2.Sam Tucker, 1.Reg Edwards
New Zealand:15.George Nepia, 14.John Steel, 13.Bert Cooke, 12.Marcus Nicholls, 11.Snowy Svenson, 10.Neil McGregor, 9.Jimmy Mill, 8.Jock Richardson (cap.), 7.Son White, 6.Cyril Brownlie , 5.Read Masters, 4.Maurice Brownlie, 3.Bull Irvine, 2.Quentin Donald, 1.James Parker,
References
- Chester, R., Palenski, R., and McMillan, N. (1998) The Encyclopedia of New Zealand Rugby. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett.
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