1924–25 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France explained

Team:New Zealand
Yearstart:1924
Yearfinish:1925
Destination:Europe
Manager:S.S. Dean
Captain:Cliff Porter
Top Point Scorer:Mark Nicholls (131) [1]
Top Try Scorer:Bert Cooke (28)
Matchplayed:32
Matchwon:32
Matchdraw:0
Matchlost:0
Testplayed:4
Testwon:4
Testdraw:0
Testlost:0
Played1:1
Won1:1
Draw1:0
Lost1:0
Played2:1
Won2:1
Draw2:0
Lost2:0
Played3:1
Won3:1
Draw3:0
Lost3:0
Played4:1
Won4:1
Draw4:0
Lost4:0
Previous:1924 NS Wales
Next:1925 NS Wales

The Invincibles was a nickname given to the 1924–25 New Zealand national team which toured the United Kingdom, Ireland, France and Canada. The team was captained by Cliff Porter, and numbered among its top players George Nēpia and brothers Cyril and Maurice Brownlie. During the test against England Cyril Brownlie was sent off by the Welsh referee Albert Freethy, the first player to be sent off from a test.

Between September 1924 and February 1925, the team played 32 games including four test matches, one each against Ireland, England, Wales, and France. They won all 32 games, scoring 838 points and only having 116 points scored against them.

Cliff Porter was tour captain, but played only 17 of the 32 games due to injury, including just one test (against France). During the remaining games, tour vice-captain Johnstone Richardson (Jock) took over the captaincy.

Touring party

Management

Full-backs

Three-quarters

Five-eighths

Half-backs

Wing forwards

Forwards

Match summary

Complete list of matches played by the All Blacks in the British Isles, France and Canada:[2] Test matches

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1 13 Sep 1924 Rectory Ground 11–0
2 18 Sep 29–0
3 20 Sep Weston Ground 6–0
4 25 Sep 6–0
5 27 Sep 39–3
6 2 Oct 13–10
7 4 Oct 27–0
8 8 Oct 40–3
9 11 Oct 18–5
10 15 Oct 43–7
11 18 Oct Lidget Green 42–4
12 22 Oct 23–0
13 25 Oct Cumberland 41–0
14 1 Nov 6–0
15 5 Nov 28–6
16 8 Nov 27–4
17 12 Nov 5–0
18 15 Nov London Counties 31–6
19 20 Nov 33–15
20 22 Nov 16–8
21 29 Nov 19–0
22 2 Dec 8–3
23 6 Dec 31–7
24 11 Dec Highfield Road20–0
25 13 Dec Combined Services 25–3
26 17 Dec 22–0
27 27 Dec London Counties 28–3
28 3 Jan 1925 17–11
29 11 Jan Selection Francais 37–8
30 18 Jan 30–6
31 14 Feb Vancouver 49–0
32 18 Feb Victoria Victoria Ground 68–4

The test-matches

Ireland

Ireland: 15.William Crawford, 14.Henry Stephenson, 13.George Stephenson, 12.James Gardiner, 11.Tom Hewitt, 10.Frank Hewitt, 9.John McDowell, 8.James Clinch, 7.Robert Crichton, 6.Norman Brand, 5.William Collis, 4.Alex Spain, 3.Dick Collopy, 2.Thomas McClelland, 1.Jim McVicker
New Zealand: 15.George Nēpia, 14.Snowy Svenson, 13.Frederick Lucas, 12.Bert Cooke, 11.Augustine Hart, 10.Mark Nicholls, 9.Bill Dalley, 8.Les Cupples, 7.Son White, 6.Jock Richardson (c), 5.Read Masters, 4.Maurice Brownlie, 3.Bull Irvine, 2.Quentin Donald, 1.James Parker

Wales

Wales: Tom Johnson (Cardiff), Ernie Finch (Llanelli), Albert Jenkins (Llanelli), Albert Stock (Newport), Rowe Harding (Swansea), Jack Wetter (Newport) capt., Eddie Williams (Neath), Bobby Delahay (Cardiff), Dai Parker (Swansea), Jack Gore, (Blaina), Charlie Pugh (Maesteg), Steve Morris (Cross Keys), Cliff Williams (Llanelli), Douglas Marsden-Jones (London Welsh), Dai Hiddlestone (Neath)
New Zealand: G Nēpia, J Steel, AE Cooke, KS Svenson, NP McGregor, MF Nicholls, J Mill, JH Parker, WR Irvine, Q Donald, RR Masters, LF Cupples, CJ Brownlie, MJ Brownlie, J Richardson (capt.)

England

England:15.Jim Brough, 14.Richard Hamilton-Wickes, 13.Vivian Davies, 12.Leonard Corbett, 11.John Gibbs, 10.Harold Kittermaster, 9.Arthur Young, 8.Tom Voyce, 7.Geoffrey Conway, 6.Freddie Blakiston, 5.Ron Cove-Smith, 4.Wavell Wakefield (cap.), 3.Ronald Hillard, 2.Sam Tucker, 1.Reg Edwards
New Zealand:15.George Nēpia, 14.John Steel, 13.Bert Cooke, 12.Mark Nicholls, 11.Snowy Svenson, 10.Neil McGregor, 9.Jimmy Mill, 8.Jock Richardson (cap.), 7.Son White, 6.Cyril Brownlie, 5.Read Masters, 4.Maurice Brownlie, 3.Bull Irvine, 2.Quentin Donald, 1.James Parker,

France

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/tourbreak.asp?IDID=22 Match centre - In Australia, the British Isles, France and Canada
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20150317010354/http://allblacks.com/News/26480/90-years-on-invincibles-remain-larger-than-life-part-of-all-blacks-history 90 years on Invincibles remain larger than life part of All Blacks history