Bruce McLeod Gemmell

Surname:

Gemmell

First names:

Bruce McLeod

Country:

New Zealand

Player number:

729

No of AB games:

AB years:

1974

Clubs:

Grammar OB, Grammar Carlton

Provincial teams:

NZ Juniors 1973
Auckland B 1975, 1976
Auckland 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978

Provincial captain:

NZ Probables (Black) 1975
Nelson Invitation XV 1975

Country captain:

NZ Juniors 1973

Biography:

1973: NZ Juniors: Halfback - 7 games - 2 tries (8 pts)
1973: Halfback - 12 games - 2 tries (8 pts)
1974: AB's: Halfback - 2 tests, 3 tour games - 1 try (4 pts)
1974: Possibles: Halfback - 1 game
1974: 1st Possibles: Halfback - 1 game
1974: Halfback - 3 games - 1 try (4 pts)
1974: Auckland Invitation XV: Halfback - 1 game
1974: Saracens: Halfback - 1 game
1975: Halfback - 1 game
1975: NZ Trial: Halfback - 1 game
1975: Nelson Invitation XV: Halfback - 1 game
1975: B: Halfback (1), Sub (1) - 2 games - 1 try (4 pts)
1976: Halfback - 3 games
1976: B: Halfback - 1 game
1976: Evergreens: Halfback - 1 game - 1 try (4 pts)
1977: Halfback - 13 games - 1 try (4 pts)
1977: NZ Barbarians: Halfback - 1 game
1978: Halfback - 5 games
1978: Vikings XV: Halfback - 1 game
1978: Zingari-Richmond Invitation XV: Halfback - 2 games - 1 try (4 pts)

Sub Total: AB's: 5 games (4 pts)
Prov: 37 games (16 pts): Others: 21 games (20 pts)

Total: 63 games (40 pts)

Endorsements

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

We are burying a good friend and ex-southland rugby player this Friday in Invercargill with many of the local rugby men that feature on your site (we have checked!) no doubt will be attending also. We just happened to be googling his name to see if any rugby info came up and your history site came up from that. It was great to see how many games he had played and when.
A wonderful source of information. Keep up the great work.

Kind regards,
Jo MacDonald

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

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

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Hi Kerry
I just came across your website ......it is amazing.
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Tipperary, Ireland

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