Club History

Barbarians Rugby Club

Barbarians Rugby Club: In 1935, one of the touring All Blacks, Hugh McLean, spent an evening with one of the English Barbarians founders, Emile de Lissa. Two years later, in 1937, McLean was approached to field an invitation side to play a benefit match for the Thames Valley sub-unions, who were suffering financially. McLean had already taken on the Barbarian belief that rugby has a special spirit that must be encouraged in young and old rugby folk. As a non-profit organisation, the club aimed to use any money gained to nurture or improve the game. McLean and his great friend Ron Bush assembled a team of old stars and promising youngsters for the game at Thames. The match was highly successful, the Thames sub-union bank account was repaired, the players enjoyed each other’s wish to play free-flowing rugby, and the idea of invitation teams picked for special matches blossomed. (https://www.barbarianrugby.co.nz/history/).
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Barbarians v Vikings 21st March 1992

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Barbarians Rugby Club
1992
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12 pages
Peter Jones celebrated his 60th birthday and the Mangonui sub-union decided to celebrate the occasion by arranging a match between the Barbarians and Vikings at Arnold Rae Park in Kaitaia. The programme has some wonderful details and images of Peter Jones life and rugby career, but also includes valuable information on both the Barbarians and Vikings rugby clubs. Special thanks to Murray Dunn who kindly gifted the programme to enable its inclusion on the site.
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Barbarians v Vikings 21st March 1992

Club:
Barbarians Rugby Club
Year:
1992
Author:
Not stated
Pages:
12 pages
Notes:
Peter Jones celebrated his 60th birthday and the Mangonui sub-union decided to celebrate the occasion by arranging a match between the Barbarians and Vikings at Arnold Rae Park in Kaitaia. The programme has some wonderful details and images of Peter Jones life and rugby career, but also includes valuable information on both the Barbarians and Vikings rugby clubs. Special thanks to Murray Dunn who kindly gifted the programme to enable its inclusion on the site.