Arthur Stone (rugby union)

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Arthur Stone
Birth nameArthur Massey Stone
Date of birth (1960-12-19) 19 December 1960 (age 63)
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
School Trident High School
Rotorua Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Second five-eighth, centre
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1980–85 Waikato 80 ()
1986 Bay of Plenty ()
1987–94 Otago ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1981–86 New Zealand 9 (7)
1982–83 New Zealand Māori

Arthur Massey Stone (born 19 December 1960) is a former New Zealand rugby union player.

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Rugby career

Ranfurly Shield winning try

Stone, as a nineteen year old, scored the only try in Waikato's Ranfurly Shield challenge against holders Auckland in 1980. In front of a crowd of 47,000, second division Waikato won the shield as a result 7–3. [1] Arthur Stone intercepted an Auckland pass and scored in the left hand corner. Keith Quinn, providing the television commentary said "Has he got the legs? Arthur Stone. He's just having a go…now that is a great try for nineteen year-old Arthur Stone." [2] [3]

Provincial and international

A second five-eighth and centre, Stone represented Waikato, Bay of Plenty, and Otago at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1981 to 1985. He played 23 matches for the All Blacks including nine internationals, scoring five tries and one dropped goal. [4] He also played 27 games for the New Zealand Maori team. [5]

Arthur Stone moved south to Dunedin in 1987 and played for Otago for seven years. [1] He played in the 1991 Otago team that won the first division championship playing in 16 games that season for Otago and scoring six tries. He played club rugby for Pirates and Kaikorai. [5]

Career after rugby

Since retiring from rugby, Stone has run a building and building contracting company in Dunedin. [6]

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References

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  4. Waikato RFU. "Arthur Stone". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Arthur Massey Stone". New Zealand Rugby History. Archived from the original on 15 January 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  6. "Thinking About Renovating Your Home? Don't Make This Costly Mistake", Otago Daily Times, 10 July 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2015.