Archive for September, 2011
- Rugby Weather: Snow and the Lions - September 23rd, 2011 , Written By: Erick Brenstrum | No Comments
- Rugby Weather: New Zealand v South Africa in the Rain - September 16th, 2011 , Written By: Erick Brenstrum | No Comments
- Rugby Weather: French Storm 1961 - September 12th, 2011 , Written By: Erick Brenstrum | 2 Comments
The first test between the All Blacks and the Lions in 1930 was played at Dunedin’s Carisbrook Park just after a snowstorm. Rain started in the morning then turned to snow during the curtain raiser. It became almost impossible to make out the players and some of the crowd went home while others sheltered under [...]
On Saturday 17 September 1921, the deciding test of the first Springbok Tour was played at Wellington’s Athletic Park. New Zealand had won the first test 13-5 at Carisbrook and South Africa the second test 9-5 at Eden Park. Unfortunately, after a long dry spell, rain began on the Friday evening and continued throughout the [...]
In August 1961 my Dad took me to see my first test match. All Blacks versus France at Wellington’s Athletic Park, although with hindsight it was more like New Zealand and France combined versus the weather. Not that wind and rain were a negative for my ten-year-old self. That seemed to be one of the [...]