David Edward Kirk

Surname:

Kirk

First names:

David Edward

All Black Player No:

843

All Black games played:

All Black years:

1983 - 1987

Clubs:

University
University

Provincial teams:

Otago 1982, 1983, 1984
Auckland 1985, 1986, 1987
NZ Universities 1983, 1984, 1985

Provincial captain:

Auckland 1986, 1987
SI Universities 1984
Probables 1985
Nth Island 1986
Barbarians 1987

Country captain:

All Blacks 1986, 1987
NZ Universities 1984, 1985

Biography:

1982: Halfback - 14 games - 2 tries (8 pts)
1982: Sth Island: Halfback - 1 game
1982: SI U: Halfback - 1 game
1983: AB's: Halfback - 3 tour games
1983: Halfback [5], 1/5 [1], Wing [2] - 8 games - 3 tries (12 pts)
1983: NZ Possibles: Halfback - 1 game
1983: Sth Island: Halfback - 1 game
1983: NZ U: Halfback - 1 game
1983: SI U: Halfback - 1 game
1984: AB's: Halfback - 9 tour games - 6 tries (24 pts)
1984: Halfback - 5 games - 1 try (4 pts)
1984: Sth Island: Halfback - 1 game
1984: SI U: Halfback - 1 game - 1 try (4 pts)
1984: NZ U: Halfback - 1 game
1984: Sassenachs: Halfback - 1 game
1985: AB's: Halfback - 4 tests, 2 tour games - 1 try (4 pts)
1985: Halfback - 14 games - 3 tries (12 pts)
1985: NZ U: Halfback - 7 games - 1 try (4 pts)
1985: Probables: Halfback - 1 game
1986: AB's: Halfback - 6 tests [4 as captain], 3 tour games - 5 tries (20 pts)
1986: Halfback - 17 games - 6 tries (24 pts)
1986: Nth Island: Halfback - 1 game - 1 try (4 pts)
1987: AB's: Halfback - 7 tests (all as captain) - 5 tries (20 pts)
1987: Halfback - 9 games - 3 tries (12 pts)
1987: Nth Zone: Halfback - 2 games
1987: Barbarians: Halfback - 3 games - 2 tries (8 pts)

Sub Total: AB's: 17 tests, 17 tour games (68 pts):
Prov: Ak: 40 games (48 pts): Ot: 27 games (24 pts):
Others: 24 games (20 pts)

Total: 125 games (160 pts)

2011: Inducted World Rugby Hall of Fame