Captains

Surname	First names	Known by	Captaincy
Ala'alatoa	Michael Savea		Moana Pasifika 2020	view
Allen	Mark Richard	Bull	NZ Divisional Team 1996	view
Apisai	Leni Chris Antoni		NZ Under 20 2016	view
Atiga	Benjamin Alo Charles	Ben	NZ Colts 2004	view
Barry	Liam John		NZ Colts 1992	view
Bateman	Timothy Edward Sullivan	Tim	NZ Maori 2013	view
Bates	Steven Paul		NZ Juniors 2005	view
Blackadder	Todd Julian		NZ A 1997, 1999 All Blacks 2000	view
Blackwell	Eloise S		Black Ferns 2020	view
Bleyendaal	Tyler		NZ Under 20 2010	view
Boroevich	Kevin Grant		NZ Maori 1986 NZ XV 1993	view
Bradley	Alexander James	Alex	NZ Heartland 2018	view
Braid	Daniel John		NZ Juniors 2007 (Co)	view
Brain	Errol Fraser		NZ Maori 1996, 1997, 1998	view
Bremner	Alana J		NZ Barbarians 2020	view
Brewer	Michael Robert	Mike	NZ Colts 1985	view
Burkhart	Stephen Alan		NZ Universities 1988	view
Bush	William Kingita Te Pohe	Bill	NZ Maori 1981, 1982	view
Campbell	John Wayne		NZ Universities 1994	view
Cane	Samuel Jordan	Sam	All Blacks 2020	view
Christie	Thomas M	Tom	NZ Under 20 2018	view
Coe	James Neil	Jim	NZ Divisional Team 1993	view
Coll	Kieran Patrick		NZ Heartland XV 2016	view
Conn	Stuart Bruce	Stu	NZ Combined Services 1981	view
Cottrell	Stephen Richard	Steve	NZ Universities 1992	view
Coventry	Tom James		NZ Universities 1987	view
Cron	Michael		NZ Colts 1974, 1975	view
Cruden	Aaron Wiremu		NZ Under 20 2009	view
Cruden	Stewart Neil	Stu	NZ Divisional XV 1992	view
Dalton	Andrew Grant	Andy	1983, 1984, 1985	view
Davis	Chresten Scott		NZ Universities 1998 NZ Rugby Academy 1998	view
Dick	Bryce Robin		NZ Combined Services 1993	view
Dixon	Ashley Lyonal	Ash	NZ Maori 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020	view
Douglas	Whetukamokamo H	Whetu	NZ Universities 2015	view
Drake	John Alan		NZ Universities 1982	view
Dravitski	Stephen		NZ Combined Services 1989	view
Edmonds	John H		NZ Combined Services 1984	view
Edwards	Ashley Brown	Ash	NZ Combined Services 1970	view
Ellison	Tamati Edward		NZ Maori (Co) 2008 NZ Juniors 2009	view
Elvin	Graeme William		NZ Universities 1978	view

Endorsements

Hi Kerry
I just came across your website ......it is amazing.
Michael O'Dwyer
Tipperary, Ireland

I would like to thank Kerry for his Rugby History website. The site is very easy to use. The information it has provided me with for an article I am researching for the Rugby Statistician's Magazine has proved invaluable.

Dave Hall

Hi Kerry

I’ve been meaning to drop you a line for a while after literally stumbling across your website in a Google search.

Since I was a kid I’ve been a bit of a sports stats geek – over the years I have progressed from A4 exercise books with scribbles and cross-outs, to Word and Excel – much more user friendly and secure. My stats have always been my own hobby and pleasure and never shared with anybody.

Your website is nothing short of phenomenal, I can’t begin to imagine the time and research that has gone into it. As a resource for not only NZ rugby supporters, but statisticians round the world, it is second to none. I have yet to come across a site that offers so many easily searchable players and team stats in one area.

The one thing that struck me in doing my own NPC stats research is the vast number of players whose career is limited to one game (or part game) for a minor union. But there they are on NZ Rugby History, with their details recorded exactly the same as a Carter or a McCaw.

Your website is a priceless asset to the NZ rugby fabric, and I can only hope that you can access some kind of sponsorship or support of some kind from NZ Rugby or other avenues. It needs to be treasured and nurtured as it grows to a complete historic record of our game.

Regards
Paul Thomas

It gives me great pleasure to write this character reference about this website. There would not be a person in this country who doesn’t know that rugby is the national game of New Zealand. The passion runs deep and the profile and exposure of the sport is without peer. A fair chunk of our heroes come from the game and nothing affects the mental psychology of the people more than rugby. Not even politics.

Because of this rich feeling, discussions in society are often based around the game and on the players involved. Memories tend to play tricks on people. They can fade and forget and get things muddled up. For nearly 90 years New Zealand rugby enthusiasts have been superbly served by the Rugby Almanack. It remains the definitive source of information from each season despite the advancement of technology.

However, we must accept that technology has advanced and like rugby, we therefore need to embrace the good that comes with that change. www.rugbyhistory.co.nz is the best rugby history site that is available. It provides comprehensive records of the All Blacks, all the Super rugby sides and most impressively of all, places a large emphasis on the national provincial competition, which remains such a crucial part of the fabric in New Zealand.

Kery Geertson’s dedication to this growing rugby treasure can not be denied. It continues to grow, mature and impress. To paraphrase the late, great Terry McLean www.rugbyhistory.co.nz should be stored as a favourite website for every rugby lover; it provides facts and fairness and hours of one of life’s greatest pleasures – browsing.

Grant Hassall
Wannabe Rugby Historian
New Plymouth

I have seen the development of the website http://www.rugbyhistory.co.nz/ over the past 12 months and genuinely believe it has the potential to become the online portal for rugby history and statistics in New Zealand. Outside of the Rugby Almanack there is nowhere that rugby followers can go to gain such information, and there is certainly nowhere online that comes close to the level of detail that Kerry’s website provides.

With a bit of support I think http://www.rugbyhistory.co.nz/ can become the most comprehensive rugby database in the country, and in the process protect the legacy of our national game.

Hamish Forsman
Waikato Rugby Union Media Executive & Historian

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Just came across your site Kerry. It’s fabulous. Very informative and excellent reading. Thank you for your commitment to the history of New Zealand Rugby. Your site is one of the best in rugby history and overall (as a trustworthy web-based history site) goes to the top of the class.
My only concern is to let all the rugby fans know they can trust your amazing site.

Kindest regards, Anne Phillips

New Zealand Rugby History

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