Edward Hone Whatarau

Surname:

Whatarau

First names:

Edward Hone

Known by:

Eddie

Clubs:

Ruatoria City
Pukekohe, Onewhero United
Waimana, Whakawerawera

Provincial teams:

East Coast 1958
NZ Maori 1958, 1960
NZ Maori XV 1958
NZ Maori Trials 1958, 1959, 1960
Counties M 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961
Counties M/King Country combined 1959
Regional Trial 1959
Bay of Plenty 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965
Evergreens 1965

Biography:

1958: NZ Maori: 1/5 - 1 game
1958: NZ Maori Tour: 7 games - 2 C, 2 P (10 pts)
1958: NZ Maori XV: 2/5 - 1 game
1958: EC: 1/5 - 5 games - 3 P, 2 DG (15 pts)
1958: CM: 1/5 [1], 2/5 [1] - 2 games - 1 C (2 pts)
1958: NZ Maori Trials: 1/5 - 2 games
1959: 1/5 - 6 games - 5 C, 7 P, 1 DG (34 pts)
1959: CM/KC combined: 1/5 - 1 game
1959: NZ Maori Trial: 1/5 - 2 games - 1 C, 1 P (5 pts)
1959: Prince of Wales Cup: 1/5 - 1 game
1959: Reg Trial: 1/5 - 1 game - 2 C, 1 P (7 pts)
1960: NZ Maori: 1/5 - 3 games - 6 C, 4 P (24 pts)
1960: 2/5 - 2 games - 1 C, 1 P (5 pts)
1960: NZ Maori Trial: Sub - 1 game
1961: Fullback [9], 1/5 [1] - 10 games - 3 tries, 5 C, 6 P, 3 DG (46 pts)
1962: 2/5 - 6 games - 1 try (3 pts)
1963: 1/5 [6], Fullback [1] - 7 games
1964: Fullback - 5 games
1965: Fullback [5], Sub [1] - 6 games
1965: Evergreens: 1/5 - 1 game

Sub Total: NZ Maori: 11 games (34 pts)
Prov: BoP: 24 games (3 pts): CM: 20 games (87 pts)
EC: 5 games (15 pts): Others: 10 games (12 pts)

Total: 70 games (151 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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