Earle Weston Kirton

Surname:

Kirton

First names:

Earle Weston

All Black Player No:

645

All Black games played:

All Black years:

1967 - 1970

Clubs:

University

Provincial teams:

Sth Island Trial 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970
NZ Trial 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970
NZ XV 1968
Otago 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969
NZ Universities 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970
Sth Island Universities 1966, 1967, 1969
Centurions 1970
Sth Island 1965, 1968, 1969

Provincial captain:

Otago 1965, 1969
Sth Island Universities 1969

Country captain:

NZ Universities 1969

Biography:

1965: NZ U: 1/5 - 1 game
1965: Rest of NZ: 1/5 - 1 game
1965: Sth Island: 1/5 - 1 game
1965: 1/5 - 12 games - 2 tries, 2 C, 1 P (13 pts)
1965: Sth Island Probables: 1/5 - 1 game - 1 DG (3 pts)
1966: NZ U: 1/5 - 2 games
1966: 1/5 - 7 games - 2 tries, 1 DG (9 pts)
1966: Sth Island U: 1/5 - 1 game
1966: Sth Island Probables: 1/5 - 1 game
1967: AB's: 1/5 - 4 tests, 6 tour games - 5 tries, 1 DG (18 pts)
1967: NZ U: 1/5 - 10 games - 6 tries, 10 C, 2 P, 1 DG (47 pts)
1967: 1/5 - 9 games - 2 tries (6 pts)
1967: SI U: 1/5 - 1 game - 1 try (3 pts)
1967: NZ Trial: 1/5 - 1 game - 2 tries (6 pts)
1967: Sth Island Possibles: 1/5 - 1 game - 1 try (3 pts)
1968: AB's: 1/5 - 5 tests, 6 tour games - 5 tries (15 pts)
1968: NZ XV: 1/5 - 1 game
1968: 1/5 - 8 games - 2 tries (6 pts)
1968: Sth Island: 1/5 - 1 game
1968: Probables: 1/5 - 1 game
1969: AB's: 1/5 - 2 tests
1969: NZ U: 1/5 - 1 game
1969: 1/5 - 11 games - 1 try (3 pts)
1969: Sth Island: 1/5 - 1 game
1969: Sth Island U: 1/5 - 1 game
1969: Possibles: 1/5 - 1 game
1970: AB's: 1/5 - 2 tests, 10 tour games - 3 tries (9 pts)
1970: NZ U: 1/5 [8], Sub [1] - 9 games - 3 tries, 1 DG (12 pts)
1970: Centurions: 1/5 - 1 game - 1 try (3 pts)
1970: Possibles: 1/5 - 1 game
1970: S I Possibles: 1/5 - 1 game

Sub Total: AB's: 35 games (42 pts)
Prov: 47 games (37 pts): Others: 40 games (77 pts)

Total: 122 games (156 pts)

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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