John Edwin Black

Surname:

Black

First names:

John Edwin

All Black Player No:

765

All Black games played:

All Black years:

1976 - 1980

Clubs:

University

Provincial teams:

NZ Under 21 1972
Canterbury B 1972, 1976
Canterbury 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979
NZ Juniors 1973, 1974
NZ Universities 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979
Sth Island Universities 1972
Cantabrians 1973

Biography:

1972: NZ Under 21: Hooker - 1 game
1972:B: Hooker - 3 games - 1 try (4 pts)
1972: Sth Island U: Hooker - 1 game - 1 try (4 pts)
1973: President's & Invitation XV's: Hooker - 2 games
1973: NZ Juniors: Hooker [6], Prop [1] - 7 games
1973: Hooker - 4 games
1973: Cantabrians: Hooker - 1 game
1974: Hooker [4], Sub [1] - 5 games
1974: Possibles: Hooker - 1 game
1974: 3rd Possibles: Hooker - 1 game
1974: 2nd Possibles: Hooker - 1 game
1974: NZ Juniors: Hooker - 4 games
1975: NZ U: Hooker - 1 game
1975: SI U: Hooker - 1 game
1975: Nelson Invitation XV: Hooker - 1 game - 2 tries (8 pts)
1976: AB's: Hooker - 4 tour games - 1 try (4 pts)
1976: NZ U: Hooker - 5 games - 1 try (4 pts)
1976: SI U: Hooker - 1 game
1976: Sth Island: Hooker - 1 game
1976: B: Hooker - 1 game
1977: AB's: Hooker - 1 test, 3 tour games
1977: NZ Trial: Hooker - 1 game
1977: NZ U: Forward - 1 game
1977: Sth Island: Hooker - 1 game
1977: Hooker - 6 games
1978: AB's: Hooker - 9 tour games - 1 try (4 pts)
1978: NZ U: Hooker - 1 game
1978: Hooker - 14 games - 2 tries (8 pts)
1978: Sth Island: Hooker - 1 game
1978: NZ Trial: Hooker - 1 game
1978: Zingari-Richmond Invitation XV: Hooker - 2 games
1979: AB's: Hooker - 1 test, 1 tour game - 1 try (4 pts)
1979: Sth Island: Hooker - 1 game
1979: NZ Probables: Hooker - 1 game
1979: Hooker - 11 games - 1 try (4 pts)
1979: SI U: Hooker - 2 games
1979: NZ U: Hooker - 1 game
1979: Barbarians: Hooker - 1 game - 1 try (4 pts)
1979: Wasps: Hooker - 1 game
1980: AB's: Hooker - 1 test, 6 tour games
1980: NZ Possibles: Hooker - 1 game

Sub Total: AB's: 3 tests, 23 tour games (12 pts):
Prov: 40 games (12 pts):
Others: 49 games (24 pts)

Total: 115 games (48 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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