NZRFU Centenary Matches

° New Zealand Rugby Football Union celebrated its Centenary in 1992, which included New Zealand playing three tests against an invitational World XV team.

Team

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Player Date of birth Position Country
Naas Botha 27 February 1958 Fly-half   South Africa
Didier Camberabero 9 January 1961 Fly-half   France
Marc Cécillon 30 July 1959 Lock   France
Jannie Claassens 30 June 1969 Centre   South Africa
Troy Coker [nb 1] 30 May 1965 Number eight   Australia
John Eales 27 June 1970 Lock   Australia
Nick Farr-Jones (c) 18 April 1962 Scrum-half   Australia
Peter Fatialofa 26 April 1959 Prop   Western Samoa
Peter FitzSimons [nb 1] 29 June 1961 Lock   Australia
Jeremy Guscott 7 July 1965 Centre   England
Gavin Hastings 3 January 1962 Fullback   Scotland
Pieter Hendriks 13 April 1970 Wing   South Africa
Tim Horan 18 May 1970 Fly-half   Australia
André Joubert 15 April 1964 Fullback   South Africa
Phil Kearns 27 June 1967 Hooker   Australia
Martin Knoetze 18 June 1963 Wing   South Africa
Jason Little [nb 1] 26 August 1970 Centre   Australia
Gord MacKinnon 27 August 1958 Flanker   Canada
Ewen McKenzie 21 June 1965 Prop   Australia
Federico Méndez 2 August 1972 Prop   Argentina
Brendan Nasser 6 June 1964 Flanker   Australia
Andy Nicol 12 March 1971 Scrum-half   Scotland
Viliami Ofahengaue 3 May 1968 Number eight   Australia
Apollo Perelini 16 July 1969 Flanker   Western Samoa
Olivier Roumat 16 June 1966 Lock   France
Uli Schmidt 10 July 1961 Hooker   South Africa
David Sole 8 May 1962 Prop   Scotland
Gary Whetton [nb 1] 15 December 1959 Lock   New Zealand
Derek White 30 January 1958 Flanker   Scotland
Yoshihito Yoshida 18 February 1969 Wing   Japan
  1. ^ a b c d Joined the team for the final test only

Matches

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Tour match

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15 April 1992
Hanan Shield Districts  3–74  World XV
Pen: Barry Fairbrother (1/1)[1]Try: André Joubert (3)
Jeremy Guscott (2)
Derek White (2)
Pieter Hendriks (2)
Marc Cécillon
Tim Horan
Viliami Ofahengaue
Andy Nicol
Con: Didier Camberabero (11/13)
Fraser Park, Timaru
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Mike Fitzgibbon (Canterbury)

First Test

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Second Test

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The World XV made four substitutions, exceeding the limit of three per match

Third Test

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25 April 1992
New Zealand  26–15  World XV
Try: John Kirwan
Eroni Clarke
Arran Pene
Richard Loe
Con: Greg Cooper (2/4)
Pen: Greg Cooper (2/3)
[4]Try: Peter Fatialofa
Con: Naas Botha (1/1)
Pen: Naas Botha (3/3)
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 34,000[5]
Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales)

Citations

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References

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  • Howitt, Bob (1992). Radio New Zealand Sport Rugby Annual 1992. Auckland: Moa Beckett. ISBN 1 86947 114 8.