Everything about The Invincibles Rugby Union totally explained
The Invincibles was a nickname given to the 1924-25
New Zealand rugby union team which toured the
United Kingdom,
Ireland,
France and
Canada. The team was captained by
Cliff Porter, and numbered among its top players
George Nepia and brothers
Cyril and
Maurice Brownlie.
Between September 1924 and February 1925, the team played 32 games including four test matches, one each against Ireland, England, Wales, and France. They won all 32 games, scoring 838 points and only having 116 points scored against them.
Results
(test matches listed in bold)
» vs Devonshire 11-0
vs Cornwall 29-0
» vs Somersetshire 6-0
vs Gloucestershire 6-0
» vs Swansea Club 39-3
vs Newport Club 13-10
» vs Leicester Club 27-0
vs North Midlands 40-3
» vs Cheshire 18-5
vs Durham County 43-7
» vs Yorkshire 42-4
vs Lancashire 23-0
» vs Cumberland 41-0
vs Ireland 6-0 » vs Ulster 28-6
vs Northumberland 27-4
» vs Cambridge University 5-0
vs London Counties 31-6
» vs Oxford University 33-15
vs Cardiff Club 16-8
» vs Wales 19-0
vs Llanelli Club 8-3
» vs East Midlands 31-7
vs Warwickshire 20-0
» vs Combined Services 25-3
vs Hampshire 22-0
» vs London Counties 28-3
vs England 17-11 » vs Selection Francais 37-8
vs France 30-6 » vs Vancouver 49-0
vs Victoria (Canada) 68-4
The squad
Cliff Porter was tour captain, but played only 17 of the 30 games due to injury, including just one test (against France). During the remaining games, tour vice-captain Jock Richardson took over the captaincy.
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