Arthur Stone (rugby union) explained

Arthur Stone
Birth Name:Arthur Massey Stone
Birth Date:19 December 1960
Birth Place:Auckland, New Zealand
Ru Position:Second five-eighth, centre
Height:1.780NaN0
Weight:82kg (181lb)
Ru Nationalteam:
New Zealand Māori
Ru Nationalyears:1981–86
1982–83
Ru Nationalcaps:9
Ru Nationalpoints:(7)
Ru Province:Waikato
Bay of Plenty
Otago
Ru Provinceyears:1980–85
1986
1987–94
Ru Provincecaps:80
School:Trident High School
Rotorua Boys' High School

Arthur Massey Stone (born 19 December 1960) is a former New Zealand rugby union player.

Rugby career

Ranfurly Shield winning try

Stone, as a nineteen year old, scored the only try in Waikato's Ranfurly Shield challenge against holders Auckland in 1980. In front of a crowd of 47,000, second division Waikato won the shield as a result 7–3.[1] Arthur Stone intercepted an Auckland pass and scored in the left hand corner. Keith Quinn, providing the television commentary said "Has he got the legs? Arthur Stone. He's just having a go…now that is a great try for nineteen year-old Arthur Stone."[2] [3]

Provincial and international

A second five-eighth and centre, Stone represented Waikato, Bay of Plenty, and Otago at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1981 to 1985. He played 23 matches for the All Blacks including nine internationals, scoring five tries and one dropped goal.[4] He also played 27 games for the New Zealand Maori team.[5]

Arthur Stone moved south to Dunedin in 1987 and played for Otago for seven years.[1] He played in the 1991 Otago team that won the first division championship playing in 16 games that season for Otago and scoring six tries. He played club rugby for Pirates and Kaikorai.

Career after rugby

Since retiring from rugby, Stone has run a building and building contracting company in Dunedin.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Seconi. Adrian. 2018-10-13. Former Waikato Shield hero firmly backing Otago. 2021-04-20. Otago Daily Times Online News. en.
  2. Web site: 2020-04-17. Hell of a Shield Shock from the Red Devils, then the Mooloo men go on the stampede. 2021-04-20. Stuff. en.
  3. Web site: Rugby: Shield once survived knockout challenge. 2021-04-20. NZ Herald. en-NZ.
  4. Web site: Arthur Stone . Waikato RFU . New Zealand Rugby Union . 25 June 2015.
  5. Web site: Arthur Massey Stone. live. 20 April 2021. New Zealand Rugby History. https://web.archive.org/web/20150115183021/http://www.rugbyhistory.co.nz/player/arthur-m-stone . 15 January 2015 .
  6. "Thinking About Renovating Your Home? Don't Make This Costly Mistake", Otago Daily Times, 10 July 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2015.