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17 November 2016
550th All Black test
NEW ZEALAND v ITALY (Northern tour international) at Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy.
Date: Saturday, November 12, 2016.
Fulltime Score; New Zealand 68 Italy 10
Halftime; New Zealand 35 Italy 3.
Attendance 62,300
Conditions; Excellent, Weather fine and bright. Temperature cool. An afternoon game. Stiff breeze favoured Italy in the first half.
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant Referees: Alexandre Ruiz (France) Dudley Phillips (England)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (France)
The scorers; For NEW ZEALAND (68) Tries by M.Fekitoa (2), W.Naholo, E.Dixon, S.Luatua, C.Faumuina, W.Crockett, P.Tuipulotu, R.Ioane and I.Dagg. 7 conversions by A.Cruden and 2 conversions by L.Sopoaga.
For ITALY (10) Try by Tommaso Boni. 1 conversion by Tommaso Allan. 1 penalty by Carlo Canna.
NEW ZEALAND: 15 Damian McKenzie, 14 Israel Dagg (Rep’d by R.Ioane 50m - debut), 13 Melakai Fekitoa, 11 Waisake Naholo, 12 Anton Lienert-Brown, 10 Aaron Cruden (Rep’d by L.Sopoaga), 9 Tawera Kerr-Barlow (rep’d by Aaron Smith 50m), 8 Steven Luatua,7 Sam Cane (c), 6 Elliot Dixon, 5 Scott Barrett (Rep’d by B.Retallick 54m), 4 Patrick Tuipulotu (Rep’d by M.Todd 60m), 3 Charlie Faumuina (Rep’d by Ofa Tu’ugafasi 55m), 2 Codie Taylor (Rep’d by L.Coltman 65m - debut), 1 Wyatt Crockett (rep’d by Joe Moody 70m)
Italy
15 Edoardo Padovani,
14 Giullo Bisegni,
13 Tommaso Benvenuti,
12 Luke McLean,
11 Angelo Esposito, (Rep’d by Tommaso Boni 64m)
10 Carlo Canna, (Rep’d by Tommaso Allan 51m)
9 Giorgio Bronzini (Rep’d by Edoardo Gori 51m) (debut)
8 Sergio Parisse
7 Simone Favaro
6 Maxime Mbanda (Rep’d by George Biagi 55m)
5 Dries van Schalkwyk
4 Marco Fuser (Rep’d by Francesco Minto 55m)
3 Lorenzo Cittadini (Rep’d by Pietro Ceccarelli 44m)
2 Leonardo Ghiraldini (Rep’d by Ornel Gega 10m)
1 Andrea Lovotti (Rep’d by Sami Panico 79m)
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For Italy Leonardo Ghiraldini suffered a severe ankle injury after only a couple of minutes play. He struggled around the field for several more minutes before being replaced by Ornel Gega.
The try-scorer for Italy Tommaso Boni, was only on the field for the last 16 minutes of the game. He scored Italy’s only try after only seven minutes on the field. It was converted by Tommaso Allan. The pair became a rare duet of try-scorer and goal-kicker both having come into the game late, as replacements.
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For New Zealand v Italy Rieko Ioane made his test debut in this game when he replaced Israel Dagg 10 minutes into the second half. He was 19 years and 239 days old on the day of this match. (He is thus the 8th youngest All Black to appear in a test match. The youngest is Jonah Lomu – 19years 45 days v France at Christchurch 26th June 1994(
As a new All Black Rieko Ioane became part of two new records for the history of the All Blacks;
Ioane extended the record of All Blacks from one secondary school in New Zealand. There have now been 52 All Blacks from Auckland Grammar School. The previous All Black from the school was Benson Stanley in 2010.
This list of All Blacks from Auckland Grammar School have been; (with the years – or year-span they played)
N H Allen - 1980
B A C Atiga - 2003
C E O Badeley - 1922
V I R Badeley - 1922
W Batty - 1928-31
J W Boe - 1981
N J G Bowden - 1952
J A S Buchan - 1987
G A H Bullock-Dougla - 1932-34
M M N Corner - 1930-35
W D R Currey - 1968
J Dick - 1937-38
M J Dick - 1963-70
J A Drake - 1985-87
J K Fleming - 1978-80
G J Fox - 1984-93
A R H Francis - 1905-10
W M Geddes - 1913
B M Gemmell - 1974
M Herrold - 1893
S P Howarth - 1993-94
D C Howlett - 2000-07
K D Ifwersen - 1921
R.E. Ioane – 2016 - ??
F M Jervis - 1893
L A G Knight - 1925
L G Knight - 1974-77
T M Lockington - 1936
J V Macky - 1913
R H McKenzie - 1893
H C McLaren - 1952
A L McLean - 1921-23
J G Mills - 1984
K A Nelson - 1962-64
C S Pepper - 1935-36
M J Ridge - 1989
C C Riechelmann - 1997
J C Stanley - 1997
A D Strachan - 1992-95
J M Tanner - 1950-54
G S Thorne - 1967-70
K R Tremain - 1959-68
P.Tuipulotu 2014-??
T M Twigden - 1979-80
A C Waterman - 1929
A J Whetton - 1984-91
G W Whetton - 1981-91
W J Whineray - 1957-65
P J Whiting - 1971-76
F R Wilson - 1910
V W Wilson - 1920
D H Wright - 1925
Some references give an F R Francis as having been an All Black in 1910. No such player has ever appeared for New Zealand. The error probably arose through confusion over F R Wilson and A R H Francis, two of the school's alumni who toured Australia with the 1910 All Blacks.
(With thanks to John Griffiths, Adam Julian and Paul Neazor)
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Since leaving school Rieko Ioane joined and played senior rugby for the PONSONBY DISTRICT RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB’s All Blacks. His appearance for New Zealand therefore extended the club’s record for supplying most to the All Blacks.
The lists below compiled with thanks by the Club’s historian Paul Neazor.
Players whose entire All Black career was as a member of the Ponsonby club (39):
Dave Gallaher, Bolla Francis, Joe O’Leary, Dougie McGregor, George Sellars, Fred Lucas, Len Righton, Herman Mattson, Lew Hook, Rube McWilliams, Frank Solomon, Dave Solomon, Bill Carson, Bob Scott, Eric Boggs, Percy Tetzlaff, Johnny Simpson, Neville Black, Malcolm Dick, Ron Rangi, Bryan Williams, Peter Whiting, Andy Haden, John Mills, Mark Brooke-Cowden, Joe Stanley, Matthew Ridge, Craig Innes, Va’aiga Tuigamala, Olo Brown, Carlos Spencer, Ofisa Tonu’u, Jeremy Stanley, Ali Williams, Ben Atiga, Sam Tuitupou, Benson Stanley, Patrick Tuipulotu, Rieko Ioane.
Players who played part of their All Black careers as members of the club, and therefore are bona fide Ponsonby All Blacks (6):
Morrie Wood (a Ponsonby All Black in 1904 only; previously with Wellington and Canterbury), George Nicholson (1907; previously with City club), Bill Cunningham (1907-08; previously with two clubs in the Thames area), George Gillett (1907-08; previously with Canterbury), Bert Palmer (1928-29; afterwards with Otahuhu club), Troy Flavell (2006-07; previously with North Harbour).
That makes the ‘official’ total of 45 All Blacks for the club.
Here are other players who appeared for Ponsonby but left before winning All Black selection: James Barrett, Greg Burgess, Ron Dobson, Isitolo Maka, Keith Murdoch, Keith Nelson, Kevin Senio, Joe Warbrick.
Other All Blacks before coming to the club, and who did not gain selection while with Ponsonby are: Noel Bowden, Lin Colling, Jasin Goldsmith, Terry Morrison, Keith Nelson, Tim O’Connor, Rex Orr.
The club with the second most All Blacks is Otago University with 44.
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The record 70-6 World Cup win over Italy was just five days earlier. Now John Gallagher and Craig Green each scored 4 tries in this new record 74-13 win over Fiji.
One of the more prominent Welsh clubs, Aberavon was founded in 1876 and is centred at Port Talbot, near Swansea. After a particularly bright period of play in the 1920s, the Aberavon team became known as the ‘Wizards’. The name stuck and today a wizard is incorporated in the club’s monogram.
With the tough industrial and employment conditions associated with the coalfields and steelworks of south Wales in recent years, so has Aberavon undergone tough times. These days the club is semi-professional and has had only modest success. In 2001 it did win the National Division One club league for the third time.
The club had four famous three-quarters in the 1920s – John Ring, Alun Edwards, Syd Williams and Arthur Bassett – but all later switched to rugby league. The club’s 1984 top try-scorer, Kevin James, also left the district to play league. In 1985 he played for Hull in rugby league’s top match of the year, the Challenge Cup final.
Aberavon’s leading cap-winner for Wales is Allan Martin, who played 34 internationals for his country between 1973 and 1981. The big lock also toured with the British Isles to New Zealand (1977) and to South Africa (1980).
Other prominent Wizards from over the years include John Bevan (Welsh international 1975, British Isles tour to New Zealand 1977 and Welsh national team coach 1982–86); Ned Jenkins (21 internationals for Wales 1927–32); Tony O’Connor (five internationals for Wales 1960–62, British Isles tour to South Africa 1962); and Clive Williams (Welsh international prop 1977–83 who later played for Swansea and toured New Zealand with the British Isles 1977 and South Africa 1980). Billy James (1983-87) is the only club player to have captained the Welsh national XV.
One family which had a close association with Aberavon is the family of Richard Burton. The famous actor used to recall that his father always used to say,‘when I die, do not bury me on a Saturday. If you do you will miss watching The Wizards play.”
The Aberavon team plays in red and black hooped jerseys,
How many players of Samoan-birth or Samoan heritage have captained the All Blacks in tests? Name them.
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