Thomas William Johnson

Surname:

Johnson

First names:

Thomas William

Known by:

Tom

Clubs:

Ardmore Teachers College
Hamilton OB
Waitemata
Napier TCOB, Napier Marist OB

Provincial teams:

Counties M 1957
Waikato 1958
Regional Trial 1959
Nth Island Trial 1961, 1962
NZ Trial 1962, 1963
Nth Island 1962, 1963
Auckland 1964
Hawkes Bay 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968
Hawkes Bay XV 1961
Olympians 1971
Evergreens 1961
Vikings 1958

Provincial captain:

Hawkes Bay 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963

Biography:

1957: Lock - 2 games - 1 try (3 pts)
1958: Flanker [4], Lock [1] - 5 games
1958: Vikings: No 8 - 1 game
1959: No 8 - 7 games - 1 try (3 pts)
1959: Reg Trial: No 8 - 1 game
1960: No 8 [5], Flanker [3], Prop [2] - 10 games - 2 tries (6 pts)
1961: Flanker - 9 games - 5 tries (15 pts)
1961: XV: Flanker - 1 game
1961: Nth Island Trial: Flanker - 1 game
1961: Evergreens: No 8 - 1 game
1962: Nth Island: No 8 - 1 game - 1 try (3 pts)
1962: No 8 - 12 games - 5 tries (15 pts)
1962: NZ Trial: No 8 - 1 game
1962: Nth Island Trial: Flanker - 1 game - 2 tries (6 pts)
1963: NZ Trial: No 8 - 1 game
1963: Nth Island: No 8 - 1 game
1963: Flanker - 11 games - 8 tries, 1 C (26 pts)
1964: Flanker - 14 games - 5 tries (15 pts)
1965: No 8 - 10 games - 2 tries (6 pts)
1966: No 8 - 9 games - 4 tries (12 pts)
1967: Flanker - 3 games
1968: No 8 - 12 games - 4 tries (12 pts)
1971: Olympians: No 8 - 1 game

Sub Total: Prov: Ak: 14 games (15 pts): CM: 2 games (3 pts)
HB: 83 games (95 pts); Waik: 5 games
Others: 11 games (9 pts)

Total: 115 games (122 pts)

NOTE: This site shows Men's rugby history data from 1957 to 2025. In the Women's game it goes back to early 2000s. I am working backwards to earlier years as time allows.

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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