Player profiles

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	George Thomas Augustus Adkins b. 21 August 1910 in Timaru  d. 24 May 1976 in Timaru Attended Timaru Boys High School. Played for Star. He toured England with the All Blacks in 1935 playing 10 games.
	Walter "Wally" Garland Argus b. 29 May 1921 in Auckland Wing three-quarter. Attended Pleasant Point District High. Wally played 10 games for the All Blacks between 1946-47, including 4 tests. He scored 42 points in total for the ABs.
	Edward "Ned" Fitzgerald Barry b. 3 September 1905 in Temuka. d. 12 December 1993 in Auckland. Attended Pleasant Point District High. Ned played 10 games for the All Blacks between 1932-34, including one test.
	John Edwin Black b. 25 July 1951 in Timaru. Attended TBHS. John played 26 games for the All Blacks between 1976 and 1980, including 3 tests.
	Alfred Budd(Timaru Star) Represented South Canterbury and played 3 games for the All Blacks in 1910. Back to top
	Eric Arthur Percy Cockroft (Timaru Pirates) Cockroft played 7 games for the All Blacks between 1913-14, including 3 tests. He joined the Timaru Old Boys club in 1918, following discharge from the army, and coached their senior team from 1920-25, whilst a master at TBHS.
	Thomas (Tom) D. Coughlan (Temuka) Tom played one test against Australia in 1958. His uncle was Tom Lynch, a prolific scoring All Black three quarter in 1913-14 and his first cousin was the 1951 All Black midfield back of the same name. His brother Frank also represented South Canterbury as did his nephews Tim and Gerard. Tom Coughlan's son, also Tom, was a New Zealand colts and New Zealand Universities lock.
	Phillippe S. De Q Cabot attended Timaru Boys High School. Cabot played one game for the All Blacks in 1921.
	David McKee Dickson was born 25-Sep-1900 in Temuka . Dickson was playing for Otago when he was selected to play 7 games for the All Blacks in 1925. He died 19 April 1978 in Christchurch.
	John Henry Gardiner (Union Club) He was one of the first players chosen to play for the country before appearing for their province. Gardner was in the 1893 team which toured Australia and played in four games. He made the South Canterbury representative side on his return home and played for the union for the next two seasons. Back to top
	William David Gillespie b. 6 August 1934 in Cromwell Flanker. Attended Waimate District High. Played 22 games for the All Blacks between 1957-58, including one test.
	Maurice Patrick Goddard (“Morrie”) b. 28 Sept.1921 at Timaru. d. 19 June1974 at Christchurch Centre three-quarter. Attended TBHS, played for Zingari and South Canterbury. Morrie played for the Combined Services team during the war and for the All Blacks post-war. He played 20 games between 1946 and 1949, including 5 tests.
	John Wood Goddard (“Jack” ) b. 1 Jan.1920 at Timaru. d. 22 Oct.1996 at Timaru Fullback, attended TBHS, played for Celtic, and South Canterbury.Toured South Africa in 1949 and played 8 games for the All Blacks. Morrie is his brother, 20 months, younger.
	Lachlan Ashwell Grant (L A "Lachie" or "Goldie" Grant ) b. 4 October 1923 in Temuka d. 27 April 2002 in Timaru. Attended TBHS. Lachie played for the NZ Army "Kiwis" at lock/loosie prior to post war selection for the All Blacks playing 23 games between 1947 and 1949, including 4 tests. Grant was a farmer from Orton, near Temuka, and served the Temuka club and South Canterbury rugby with distinction.
	David Norman Hewett All Black prop Dave Hewitt (24 games between 2001-2003), had played 8 games for South Canterbury as a loan player in 1997, when the province was in the second division.Back to top
	Alister Ernest Hopkinson Played  for Timaru Old Boys in the early 1960s before transferring to Nth Canterbury where he was selected for the All Blacks. He played 35 games, including 9 tests between 1967 and 1970.
	L. (Lyn) J. Jaffray 23 All Black matches including seven tests and major tours to South Africa in 1976 and Britain in 1978. In 1979, his last in first class rugby, he represented South Canterbury, captaining the union.
	Gordon Pirie Lawson Attended TBHS and played for HS Old Boys club. He played two games for the All Blacks in 1925.  An auctioneer, Gordon Lawson was one of four brothers who represented South Canterbury.
	David (Dave) Frederick Lindsay Born 9 Dec 1906, Studholme, Died 7 Mar 1978, Timaru. As a 21 year old fullback Lindsay played 14 games, including 3 tests for the All Blacks on tour in South Africa in 1928. He was educated at TBHS and was selected from Otago where he trained as a dentist, a profession he later practised in Timaru.
	Thomas (Tom) Norman Lister A South Canterbury product he was selected out of Wellington and played  26 All Black matches, between 1968 and 1971 including 8 tests. Lister's younger brother, John, was a professional golfer.
	Tom W. Lynch II (Celtic) 23 matches for the All Blacks between 1913-14. Tom Lynch II was the first of his family to become an All Black and in 1951 he was followed by his son, who also had the names of Thomas William. His father also carried the same names.Back to top
	John Eaton Manchester (“Jack”) 23-Jan-1908 at Waimate  d. 6 Sept.1983 at Dunedin Flanker. Attended TBHS and played 36 games for the All Blacks between 1932 and 1936, including 9 tests. He captained the ABs in 4 test matches.
	Charles Nicholson McIntosh (Attended TBHS and played for Union) McIntosh played for South Canterbury between 1888 and 1893 and was selected to play 4 games for the All Blacks in 1893.
	Duncan McGregor  27 All Black matches. b. 16 July 1881 in Kaiapoi.  d. 11 March 1947 in Timaru. A speedy wing three-quarter who earned 31 caps, including 4 tests, between 1903 and 1905. Played in the 1905 Originals team which toured Great Britain. Was destitute in later life and buried in Timaru. In 2006 his headstone was replaced with one which paid full tribute to his All Black status.
	Donald Gregory Macpherson b. 23 July 1882 in Waimate. d. 26 November 1956 in Waimate. Macpherson played one game for the All Blacks against Australia in 1905.
	Neville Alfred “Brushy” Mitchell Was selected for the All Blacks from Southland, but later played for and coached Timaru Old Boys. He played 32 games for the ABs between 1935-38, including 8 tests and captained the test team on two occasions. He was coach of the 1950 South Canterbury team which won the Ranfurly Shield.Back to top
	Thomas (Tom) Clarence Morrison (Timaru Star). Attended Main School. A player, coach-selector and administrator of the SCRFU. Member of the NZRU for  22 years. He played 5 games for the All Blacks on their tour of Australia in 1938, including 3 tests. War service interrupted his AB career.
	Murray James Pierce b. 1 November 1957 in Timaru Lock, a key lineout man, Standing 1.98 metres tall Pierce played 54 games for the All Blacks including 26 tests, between 1984 and 1989. Murray still has family in South Canterbury.
	Isaac Ross b. 27 October 1984 in Ashburton Ross attended Timaru Boys High School, playing for the First XV and subsequently for NZ U19, NZ U21 and NZ Maori. Standing 2.01 metres tall, in 2009 Ross played 8 tests for the All Blacks, at lock. Isaac is the son of Jock & Christine Ross of Ashburton, both of whom have represented their country in rugby.
	C. (Charlie) K. Saxton (THS Old Boys) 7 matches for the All Blacks in 1938. He was president of the NZRFU in 1974 and elected a life member in 1976. He wrote, in conjunction with the Rugby Union The ABC of Rugby, a coaching book that stressed the three Ps, Position, Possession and Pace. Awarded the MBE.
	Ross Mervyn Smith b. 21 April 1929 in Ashburton. d. 2 May 2002 in Auckland Wing three-quarter. Attended TBHS and played in one test match against Australia in 1955.
	Wallace Frankham (Frank) Snodgrass (attended TBHS) Played 3 games for the All Blacks in 1923.Back to top
	Augustine "Gus" Patrick Spillane b. 10 May 1888 in Geraldine  d. 16 September 1974 in Timaru. Played 2 games for the All Blacks in 1913. Three of his brothers also represented South Canterbury.
	Allan James Stewart Hailed from Timaru (Timaru Technical College 1st XV 1956-57) and as a 19-year old first played for South Canterbury, making 11 appearances for that union in 1960. He returned to teach at Timaru Technical College and played for the Old Boys Club. He played 26 matches for the All Blacks between 1963-64, including 8 test matches.
	David “Dick” Stewart (Waihi) Played for South Canterbury from 1890 – 1896. He played one game for the All Blacks v NSW in 1894.
	Ronald (Ron) T. Stewart (attended TBHS and played for Timaru HSOB) He was only 17 when he first appeared for the South Canterbury representative side in 1921 (versus the Springboks) and 19 when he made his All Black debut. He played 39 games for the ABs between 1923 and 1930, including 5 tests.Back to top
	Percival Wright Storey (Zingari) Percy was born 11 February 1897 in Temuka. Attended Waimate School. Wounded at Passchendale.  A wing in army matches in England in 1918. From there he was in the New Zealand Services team which in 1919 won the King's Cup and then later that year he was in the New Zealand Army team which toured South Africa. Died Saturday, 4 October 1975 in Timaru. It was not until the end of the 1920 season that he first appeared in New Zealand provincial rugby and over the next four seasons he played in only 10 games for South Canterbury. He Played 12 All Black matches between 1920-21, including 2 tests.
	William Archibald (Archie) Strang b. 18 October 1906 in Invercargill, d. 11 February 1989 in Tauranga Five-eighths and halfback  Attended TBHS, played for Timaru HSOB, Temuka and South Canterbury. Went on the All-Black Tour of South Africa in 1928 and played for the All Blacks against the 1930 British touring team in NZ. He played 17 games between 1928-31, including 5 tests, and captained NZ on one occasion.
	Saimone Taumoepeau Taumoepau emigrated from Tonga to Fairlie in 2000 making a big impression on club debut. He played for Mackenzie and was also in the South Canterbury Development team that season. He moved to Auckland and has played 4 games for the All Blacks between 2004-05, including 3 tests.Back to top

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