Otago University Football Club was established in May 1884, at a convened meeting held in the room of Professor James Gow Black, Professor of Natural Science (Chemistry) one of the first four Professors, the University of Otago rugby club is New Zealand’s leading club supplier of All Blacks and woe betide anyone who suggests otherwise. In 2003 TV One was made to write a letter of apology when it erroneously said that more All Black representatives have come out of the Ponsonby ranks than any other club in New Zealand. Sixty-nine Varsity rugby players have gone on to become All Blacks, with 45 of these men first donning the black jersey while still playing for the club