Thames Valley - a brief rugby history

Founded: 1922
Colours: Jersey: Gold & Black with Red stripes Shorts: Black with Red stripes Socks: Black with two red hoops
Main Ground: Paeroa Domain, Paeroa
President: Kelly Plummer
Chairman: Grant S Dickey
CEO: Brett Barnham

Website: www.thamesvalleyswampfoxes.co.nz

View/Download:

Thames Valley Rugby Results 1973 - 2020 (PDF) Updated 13/4/21

Order of Merit 1973 - 2020 (PDF's)           Updated 13/4/21
50 or more Games played
10 or more Tries:    scored per game
100 or more Points:    scored per game

Thames Valley v's Others Stats (PDF) Updated 28/6/20

Thames Valley NPC Statistics 1973 - 2020 (PDF) Updated 13/4/21

Thames Valley Non Statistics 1973 - 2020 (PDF) Updated 13/4/21

Coaches coaching records (PDF) Updated 13/4/21

The most appearances is by Brian Duggan (144) from 1970 - 1984.
The most points scored is by David Harrison (582) from 2004 - 2013.
The most tries scored is by Irvine Campbell (42) from 1981 - 1994

Clubs that form the Union are:
Click on the names to access each club's website

Club Name	Founded	Colours

Referees		Jersey: Shorts: Socks
Coromandel		Jersey: Shorts: Socks:
Hauraki Nth		Jersey: Shorts: Socks:
Mercury Bay		Jersey: Shorts: Socks:
Ngatea		Jersey: Shorts: Socks:
Paeroa OB		Jersey: Shorts: Socks:
Paeroa West		Jersey: Shorts: Socks:
Tairua		Jersey: Shorts: Socks:
Te Aroha COB		Jersey: Shorts: Socks:
Thames		Jersey: Shorts: Socks:
Waihi Athletic		Jersey: Shorts: Socks:
Waihou		Jersey: Shorts: Socks:
Whangamata		Jersey: Shorts: Socks:

Endorsements

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.

Kerry
Firstly, this is an awesome website – love all the work you’ve done. It’s a real bonus especially to those of us who never collected Rugby Almanack etc.
So awesome to see my own name in there – but you’ve missed one NZU game – I played 3 – Full 80’s against Scotland & Uruguay and as a replacement vs France in the semi final.
Every game counts when we’re old, lol!
Cheers
Pat J Stevens

Hi, Kerry,
Your rugbyhistory website is amazing! I don't think there is a more complete source of rugby information in the world, not just on the internet. I've recommended it to several of my rugby-mad mates, who all return with glowing reviews. Have you ever thought of joining the National Rugby Museum in Palmerston North?
If I were to make a suggestion, I would like to see the match dates & venues alongside each result. It might settle a few debates on whether X fixture was on the 18th or 19th of September 1982, for instance, or whether Team Y has played in Town Z etc. If it's too much of a hassle, don't worry about it; you've already put truckloads of work into the site already!
Thanks, Samuel

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

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

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Thames Valley - a brief rugby history