Captains

Surname	First names	Known by
Abraham	John William		view
Achillies	Jackson J		view
Addenbrooke	Dean Geoffrey		view
Afeaki	Ben Tu'umoe Paul		view
Aiatu	Muteremoana		view
Ainley	Alex Nigel		view
Akuhata	Kere		view
Allan	Glen T	Darby	view
Allen	Grant Wayne		view
Allen	Mark Richard	Bull	view
Alley	Chelsea H		view
Anaha	Germaine Stacey		view
Anderson	Albert	Alby	view
Anderson	Graeme Wighton	Bunter	view
Anderson	Paul Gerrard		view
Anderson	William John	Bill	view
Anderson-Heather	Samuel George	Sam	view
Apisai	Leni Chris Antoni		view
Atiga	Benjamin Alo Charles	Ben	view
Atkin (nee Huddleston)	Chanel A		view
Aubrey	David Ross	Dave	view
Axtens	Stephen Roger	Steve	view
Baker	Matenga		view
Balcombe	Darin N		view
Baldwin	Cole		view
Banks	Richard M J	Richie	view
Barkle	Garry Peter		view
Barr	Dean John		view
Barrell	Robert Bruce	Bob	view
Barrett	Kane Sinclair		view
Barrett	Neesha		view
Barry	Liam John		view
Barry	Michael Patrick	Mike	view
Bateman	Timothy Edward Sullivan	Tim	view
Bates	Steven Paul		view
Beams	Ken John J		view
Bedwell-Curtis	Heiden Kahira		view
Beetham	Charles John	Charlie	view
Bell	Craig Te Whitu		view
Bennett	John Vivian		view

Endorsements

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 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

Thanks for this great work. I hope you can soon raise the funding you need to expand these rugby records.

Just wanted to drop you a line to say that Trevor Howard from New Zealand Rugby has advised me/us (fellow REO’s) of your website. I have had the chance to go through it and must say that you have done an outstanding job in collating and publishing this information. I have, in turn, shared it with all my referees in my regions (for which there are a number of referees in your data base) and I have nothing but praise and complements for what you have done.

Often referees (and players) simply drop off the system and the only records are in books and word of mouth (especially the less known personnel) but for them (and me), to search through and find our names and details of our 1st class accomplishment is very flattering and a sense of pride is established as we show our children or colleagues/friends of years gone by. Of course this is helped by the ease of access (as opposed to searching through books and magazines).

Thanks again for your efforts (for which I can only imagine are enormous) and I hope you continue to enter the details and expand your website.

John Dustow (JD)
Referee Education Officer (REO)
Counties Manukau Rugby Football Union/Thames Valley Rugby Football Union.

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Thanks again for your efforts (for which I can only imagine are enormous) and I hope you continue to enter the details and expand your website.

John Dustow (JD)
Referee Education Officer (REO)
Counties Manukau Rugby Football Union/Thames Valley Rugby Football Union.

New Zealand Rugby History

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