Bruce McLeod Gemmell

Surname:

Gemmell

First names:

Bruce McLeod

All Black Player No:

729

All Black games played:

All Black years:

1974

Clubs:

Grammar OB, Grammar Carlton

Provincial teams:

Auckland Colts 1969
NZ Juniors Trial 1970
NZ Juniors 1970, 1973
Auckland B 1975, 1976
Auckland 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978
Barbarians 1973
Nth Island Trial 1971

Provincial captain:

NZ Probables (Black) 1975
Nelson Invitation XV 1975

Country captain:

NZ Juniors 1973

Biography:

1969: Colts: Halfback - 1 game
1970: Halfback - 5 games
1970: NZ Juniors Trial: Halfback - 1 game
1970: NZ Juniors: Halfback - 1 game
1971: Halfback - 6 games
1971: Possibles: Halfback - 1 game
1972: Halfback - 11 games
1973: NZ Juniors: Halfback - 7 games - 2 tries (8 pts)
1973: Halfback - 12 games - 2 tries (8 pts)
1973: Barbarians: Halfback - 1 game
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: 59 games (16 pts): Others: 26 games (20 pts)

Total: 90 games (40 pts)

Born: 12 May 1950

Endorsement

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

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