New Zealand Universities (Rugby team)

Date: 1966

Reference: Eph-A-RUGBY-1966

Description: Includes: Caltex Oil (N.Z.) Ltd. Lions N.Z. tour 1966. Two transfers: one for the first test at Dunedin, one for the match against Canterbury at Christchurch. Both feature a lion and a kiwi, each with a foot on a rugby ball. Transfers produced by the Quality Transfer Co (N.Z.) Ltd Northern Maoris versus Southern Maoris. Prince of Wales Cup. Tauranga Domain. 19 May 1966. Programme. South Island trials: Possibles v Probables. South Canterbury Rugby Football Union. Fraser Park. 25 May 1966. Programme Here it is! Mobil presents the biggest and most exciting contest ever staged in New Zealand! Lions' New Zealand tour 1966. Scoreboard sheet, with advertising by Mobil, and a smiling lion holding a ball on the front cover British Isles v New Zealand Universities. Lancaster Park, 22 June 1966. Programme British Isles v Wellington. Athletic Park. 25 June 1966. Programme (2 copies) British Isles v New Zealand. 1st test. Dunedin, 16 July 1966. Programme. British Isles v New Zealand. 2nd test, Athletic Park. 6 August 1966. Programme (2 copies) British Isles v New Zealand. Lancaster Park. 27 August 1966. Programme. British Isles v New Zealand Juniors. Athletic Park. 31 August 1966. Programme. Quantity: 11 publications, plus some duplicates.. Physical Description: Sizes varying below 25 cm. Provenance: One programme purchased from Nigel Thorp 1995 and one purchased from Plumbly's 2004. One programme purchased from Matheson Sports International in 2004; and one from a private vendor in 2007. Transfers donated by Mr E Gailitis in 2009. One item purchased from Sportingold, England, in 2010.

Date: 1951

Reference: Eph-A-RUGBY-1951

Description: Includes: Auckland Rugby Referees Association. Rules & by-laws 1951. All Black trials. North Island Possibles vs Probables. Showgrounds Palmerston North. Wednesday May 23rd, 1951. Programme (Acc. PR-02-0165) Wellington Rugby Union. New Zealand trial match Possibles vs Probables; and, North Island vs South Island. Athletic Park. 26 May 1951. Programme (2 copies) NZ Universities vs Australian Universities at North Sydney Oval. 2 June 1951. Programme. Te Aroha Rugby Sub-Union. Valley versus Fiji. Sport Domain, Te Aroha, 25y 1951. Programme Wellington Rugby Union. Three matches at Athletic Park. 1 September 1951. Programme. Canterbury Rugby Football Union. Canterbury v West Coast. Lancaster Park. 8 September 1951. Programme. Quantity: 7 publications. Physical Description: Sizes varying below 25 cm.

Date: 1956

By: Bathgate, Murray Alexander, 1943-2019

Reference: Eph-A-RUGBY-1956

Description: Includes: Barbarians v Coronation Shield District team. Eden Park. 4 September 1956. Programme. Kia kaha, kia toa. Maoris v Springboks, Auckland, August 25, 1956. [Ticket /label] The Springboks in New Zealand 1956. With the compliments of Bishops Pharmacy Wellington. Itinerary. The Springboks in New Zealand 1956. With the compliments of McGruers, Napier. Springbok tour 1956. [Compliments of] Alhambra Hotel Cuba Street Wellington. [Itinerary]. Springbok tour 1956. Itinerary. J F Hargrave (Dn) Limited. North Island v South Island. Athletic Park. 26 May 1956. Programme (Rugby weekly) N.Z. Fifteen versus North Island. Rugby Park, New Plymouth. 2 June 1956. Programme. South Africa v Waikato. Rugby Park Hamilton, 9 June 1956. Souvenir programme South Africa v North Auckland. Rugby Park, Whangarei. 13 June 1956. Programme. South Africa v Wellington. Athletic Park. 23 June 1956. Programme (2 copies) South Africa versus Nelson-Marlborough Bays. Trafalgar Park Nelson, 4 July 1956. Programme. New Zealand v South Africa. First test match. Carisbrook. 14 July 1956. Programme. South Africa v Canterbury. Lancaster Park. 21 July 1956. Programme. (2 copies) Southland v South Africa. Rugby Park Invercargill. 28 July 1956. Programme. Springboks v Wairarapa-Bush. Solway Showgrounds Masterton, 31 July 1956. Souvenir programme South Africa v New Zealand. Athletic Park. 4 August 1956. Programme (2 copies) New Zealand University versus Wellington. Athletic Park. 11 August 1956. programme (Rugby weekly) South Africa versus Taranaki. Rugby Park New Plymouth, 11 August 1956. Programme South Africa v New Zealand. Lancaster Park. 3rd [Third] test. 18 August 1956. (3 copies, 1 blue ink on cover, two green) South Africa v NZ Universities. Athletic Park. 22 August 1956. Programme (2 copies) Hawkes Bay v Canterbury. Lancaster Park. 25 August 1956. Programme. South Africa versus Combined Bay of Plenty - Thames Valley - Counties. A & P Showgrounds Rotorua. 28 August 1956. Programme. Quantity: 21 publications, plus some duplicates.. Physical Description: Sizes varying below 25 cm.

Date: 21 Dec 1935-16 Mar 1936

By: Tricklebank, William, 1915-1986

Reference: MSX-7830

Description: Contains a diary written on a tour of Japan by William Tricklebank of Victoria University College, fullback and centre player from the 1935-1936 New Zealand Universities rugby team. The author of the diary records his train journey from Wellington to Auckland, then the team's voyage to Sydney and Brisbane aboard the `Aorangi'. He describes in detail the voyage from Australia via Hong Kong to Japan, where the team trains for rugby and learns to use chopsticks. Once in Japan his diary continues with details of the surroundings, tourist activities and rugby games the team plays. He also makes a summary of Japanese football, commenting on the grounds, crowds, referees, playing conditions and players. After a month in Japan, the author records the voyage back to New Zealand via Hong Kong, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thursday Island and Australia. Quantity: 1 volume(s). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss

Date: 1994

Reference: Eph-B-RUGBY-1994

Description: Includes: Air New Zealand. The new champions of New Zealand rugby. Let's make New Zealand rugby fly! Pamphlet Wellington versus New South Wales. Athletic Park, 26 March 1994. Programme (2 copies) Western Samoa versus Manawatu. Showgrounds Oval Palmerston North, 26 April 1994. Souvenir programme New Zealand Universities versus Fiji. Showgrounds Oval Palmerston North, 27 May 1994. Souvenir programme Trust Bank Waikato v Manawatu. 2nd Shell Ranfurly Shield challenge for 1994. Rugby Park (Hamilton), 2 July 1994. Souvenir programme New Zealand versus France. Steinlager series 1994. Eden Park, 3 July 1994. Official programme New Zealand v South Africa. First test. Carisbrook, 9 July 1994. Official Programme (2 copies) Trust bank Waikato v South Africa. Steinlager series. Rugby Park (Hamilton), 16 July 1994. Souvenir programme New Zealand v South Africa. Second test. Steinlager series. Athletic Park Wellington, 23 July 1994. Programme Otago v South Africa. Steinlager series 1994. Carisbrook, 27 July 1994. Official programme Australia v New Zealand. Bledisloe Cup. The Ford Australia Rugby Series. Sydney Football Stadium, 17 August 1994. Official souvenir program [sic] & magazine Manawatu versus Bay of Plenty. Air New Zealand provincial rugby. Showgrounds Oval Palmerston North, 10 September 1994. Souvenir programme Trust Bank Waikato v North Harbour. National Provincial Championship game. Rugby Park (Hamilton), 17 September 1994. Souvenir programme Canterbury versus Counties. National Provincial Championship Rugby and Ranfurly Shield challenge. Lancaster Park Oval, 18 September 1994. Official programme Trust Bank Waikato v Auckland. National Provincial Championship game. Rugby Park (Hamilton), 1 October 1994. Souvenir programme New Zealand versus Australia. International Barbarians Rugby match. Mount Smart Stadium, 21 October 1994. Programme Quantity: 15 programmes. 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Booklets, sizes below 300 mm.

Date: 1959

From: Mayne, William Thomas, 1910-1988 :490 original cartoons published in the Christchurch Star Sun and the Christchurch Star Sun Sports between 1954 and 1962.

Reference: A-386-186

Description: Shows lions playing rugby against men wearing graduation caps. Text reads 'Lions 25, NZ Varsities 13 at Christchurch 1-7-59'. Refers to the 1959 British Lions tour to New Zealand, which included one game against the New Zealand Universities team Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and crayon on card, 253 x 280 mm

Date: 1960

From: Mayne, William Thomas, 1910-1988 :490 original cartoons published in the Christchurch Star Sun and the Christchurch Star Sun Sports between 1954 and 1962.

Reference: A-387-091-1

Description: Shows three frames illustrating unrelated topics. The first frame shows a man in graduation robes holding a rugby ball and a vinyl record with scores written on it. Text reads 'Welcome N.Z. Universities and congratulations on your amazing scoring record in Aussie.' The next frame shows seagulls sitting by a river. One of them asks, 'Where do those riverbank lunch-eaters go in winter - just when we could do with a feed?' The next frame shows a woman hanging washing on the clothesline in her flooded back yard. She says to her husband, 'If you'd had this washing, and the kids, AND the cat, AND the dog, hanging about your office for a week... you wouldn't be asking - 'why there's so much... grizzle about the drizzle!'' Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and crayon on card, 255 x 280 mm

Date: 1933 and 1945

By: Anah Dunsheath Antiquarian Booksellers

Reference: PAColl-6381

Description: Photographs of Auckland Teachers College rugby team, 1933, taken by H J Schmidt of Auckland, and New Zealand Universities rubgy team 1945, taken by Zenith Studios of Dunedin. Quantity: 2 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

Date: 1968

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

Reference: B-137-328

Description: Shows a smiling All Japan rugby player smiling broadly as he and a battered New Zealand Universities rugby team player both hold the "Draw" certificate for their rugby match. In the background a member of the New Zealand Juniors team, wearing a dunce cap, lies dejectedly leanig agains a football goal post. Other Titles - New Zealand The New Zealand Juniors lost against All Japan at Athletic Park, 3 June 1968. The score was 23-19. New Universities drew with All Japan at Athletic Park on 8 June 1968. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and letratone 410 x 268 mm, on sheet 480 x 338 mm.

Date: 1950 - 1979

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

Reference: B-133-021

Description: The cartoon shows a bull, Ferdinand of Taranaki, a cow, Mooloo of Waikato, a sheep, Canterbury and a kiwi, the All Blacks, congratulating a New Zealand Universities rugby player. The New Zealand Universities player has a springbok slung over his shoulder and is raising his fist to show his might. Refers to the 1956 Springbok rugby tour of New Zealand. After defeating a number of provincial sides the Springboks were defeated for the first time on tour by the New Zealand universities team. The score was 22 - 15. Exhibited in 'Guts and Glory' an exhibition of rugby cartoons, organised by the New Zealand Cartoon Archive Trust in association with the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, at the National Library Gallery, 15 July - 7 November 1999, and then touring until 2001. Curated by Susan Foster. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, 395 x 260 mm.

Date: [16 May 1951]

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/295/09-G

Description: Captain of the New Zealand Universities rugby team touring Australia. Photograph taken 16 May 1951 by an Evening Post staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6 x 6 centimetres

Date: [16 May 1951]

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/295/10-G

Description: Members of the New Zealand Universities rugby team touring Australia. Photograph taken 16 May 1951 by an Evening Post staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6 x 6 centimetres

Date: [16 May 1951]

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/295/08-G

Description: An official and two members of the New Zealand Universities rugby team touring Australia. Photograph taken 16 May 1951 by an Evening Post staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6 x 6 centimetres

Date: 1971

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

Reference: B-134-149

Description: The cartoon shows a kiwi, representing the All Blacks, parading with the tail of a lion in it's beak. The tail has a list of some New Zealand rugby teams that the Lions had beaten on tour. In the background a lion, representing the Lions rugby team, can be seen in considerable pain and clutching at the place where its tail is supposed to be. A scoreboard reads, second test - New Zealand. Refers to the second test of the 1971 Lions tour in which the All Blacks ended the winning streak of the Lions. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, 320 x 390 mm.