Arthur Stone (rugby union)

Arthur Stone

Birth name	Arthur Massey Stone
Date of birth	(1960-12-19) 19 December 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
School	Trident High School Rotorua Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Second five-eighth, centre Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1980–85 Waikato 80 () 1986 Bay of Plenty () 1987–94 Otago () International career Years Team Apps (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.

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]

References

1. Seconi, Adrian (13 October 2018). "Former Waikato Shield hero firmly backing Otago". Otago Daily Times . Retrieved 20 April 2021.
2. "Hell of a Shield Shock from the Red Devils, then the Mooloo men go on the stampede". Stuff . 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
3. "Rugby: Shield once survived knockout challenge". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 20 April 2021.
4. Waikato RFU. "Arthur Stone". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
5. "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.

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