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George Aitken (rugby union)

Index George Aitken (rugby union)

George Gothard Aitken (2 July 1898 – 8 July 1952) was a rugby union footballer who represented New Zealand – known as the All Blacks – and then Scotland. [1]

32 relations: Auckland, Barbarian F.C., Blue (university sport), Buller Rugby Football Union, Carisbrook, Edward Roberts (New Zealand cricketer), George Aitken, Grand Slam (rugby union), Hawke's Bay Rugby Union, Ian Smith (Scottish rugby player born 1903), Johnnie Wallace, Marcus Nicholls, New South Wales Waratahs, New Zealand national rugby union team, Old Boys University, Oxford University RFC, Phil Macpherson, Ranfurly Shield, Rhodes Scholarship, Rugby union, Scotland national rugby union team, Six Nations Championship, South Africa national rugby union team, Sydney University Football Club, Taranaki Rugby Football Union, Test match (rugby union), Try, University of Oxford, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, Wellington Rugby Football Union, Westport, New Zealand.

Auckland

Auckland is a city in New Zealand's North Island.

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Barbarian F.C.

The Barbarian Football Club, usually called the Barbarians and nicknamed the Baa-Baas, is an invitational rugby union team based in Britain.

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Blue (university sport)

A blue is an award earned by athletes at a university and some schools for competition at the highest level.

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Buller Rugby Football Union

The Buller Rugby Union (BRU) is a rugby union province based in the town of Westport, New Zealand.

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Carisbrook

Carisbrook (sometimes incorrectly referred to as Carisbrook Stadium) was a major sporting venue in Dunedin, New Zealand.

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Edward Roberts (New Zealand cricketer)

Edward James Roberts (1891–1972), more commonly known as Teddy or Ted, was a New Zealand cricketer: a wicket-keeper who appeared in three first-class matches for Wellington in the 1909-10 season and he also played for the All Blacks from 1913 to 1921.

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George Aitken

George Aitken may refer to.

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Grand Slam (rugby union)

In rugby union, a Grand Slam (Irish: Caithréim Mhór. Welsh: Y Gamp Lawn. French: Grand Chelem) occurs when one team in the Six Nations Championship (or its Five Nations predecessor) manages to beat all the others during one year's competition.

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Hawke's Bay Rugby Union

The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union (HBRU) is the governing body of rugby union in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand.

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Ian Smith (Scottish rugby player born 1903)

Ian Scott Smith (31 October 1903 – 18 September 1972) was a rugby union wing who played 32 Tests for Scotland and two Tests for the British Isles.

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Johnnie Wallace

Arthur Cooper "Johnnie" Wallace (5 October 1900 – 3 November 1975) was an Australian rugby union player, a state and national representative three-quarter who captained the Waratahs (the national side at the time) on 25 occasions in the 1920s as well as representing Scotland early in his career.

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Marcus Nicholls

Mark Nicholls, born Marcus Frederick Nicholls (13 July 1901 – 10 June 1972) was a New Zealand rugby union player ans selector.

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New South Wales Waratahs

The New South Wales Waratahs (or; referred to as the Waratahs, are an Australian rugby union team representing the majority of New South Wales in the Super Rugby competition. The Riverina and other southern parts of the state, are represented by the Brumbies, who are based in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT). The "Waratahs" name has historically been the name for the New South Wales Rugby Union (NSWRU) representative team, and became the name for the New South Wales team when it entered the Super Six, Super 10 and Super 12 competitions. The name and emblem comes from the waratah, the state flower for New South Wales. Their home ground is Allianz Stadium in Sydney. Some matches are also held at ANZ Stadium.

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New Zealand national rugby union team

The New Zealand national rugby union team, called the All Blacks, represents New Zealand in men's rugby union, which is known as the country's national sport.

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Old Boys University

Old Boys University are a New Zealand rugby union club, who were the 2015 winners of the Wellington Rugby Football Union's premier club rugby grade, the Jubilee Cup.

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Oxford University RFC

The Oxford University Rugby Football Club (Oxford University RFC or OURFC) is the rugby union club of the University of Oxford.

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Phil Macpherson

George Philip Stewart Macpherson CBE (16 October 1903 – 2 March 1981) also known as GPS Macpherson was a Scottish rugby union footballer who played for Scotland in 26 tests between 1922 and 1932.

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Ranfurly Shield

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Rhodes Scholarship

The Rhodes Scholarship, named after the Anglo-South African mining magnate and politician Cecil John Rhodes, is an international postgraduate award for students to study at the University of Oxford.

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Rugby union

Rugby union, commonly known in most of the world as rugby, is a contact team sport which originated in England in the first half of the 19th century.

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Scotland national rugby union team

The Scotland national rugby union team is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union.

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Six Nations Championship

The Six Nations Championship (recently known as the NatWest 6 Nations for sponsorship reasons) is an annual international rugby union competition between the teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.

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South Africa national rugby union team

The South Africa national rugby union team, commonly known as the Springboks, is governed by the South African Rugby Union.

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Sydney University Football Club

The Sydney University Football Club, founded in 1863 (this date is disputed by historian Tom Hickie who argues that it was 1865), is the oldest club now playing rugby union in Australia.

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Taranaki Rugby Football Union

The Taranaki Rugby Football Union (known as the Taranaki Bulls for competition reasons) are a New Zealand governing body of rugby union in the New Zealand province of Taranaki.

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Test match (rugby union)

A test match in rugby union is an international match, usually played between two senior national teams, that is recognised as such by at least one of the teams' national governing bodies.

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Try

A try is a way of scoring points in rugby union and rugby league football.

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University of Oxford

The University of Oxford (formally The Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford) is a collegiate research university located in Oxford, England.

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Victoria University of Wellington

Victoria University of Wellington (Te Whare Wānanga o Te Ūpoko o Te Ika a Māui) is a university in Wellington, New Zealand.

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Wellington

Wellington (Te Whanganui-a-Tara) is the capital city and second most populous urban area of New Zealand, with residents.

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Wellington Rugby Football Union

The Wellington Rugby Football Union (known as the Wellington Lions for competition reasons) are a New Zealand governing body of rugby union in the New Zealand province of Wellington.

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Westport, New Zealand

Westport (Kawatiri) is a town in the West Coast region of the South Island of New Zealand.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Aitken_(rugby_union)

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