rugby union july september new_zealand rugby union player represented new_zealand known blacks notably toured tour british isles france north_america new_zealand representative team visit british isles matches played played mainly lock added touring party strong ability played test matches trip scotland ireland france play loss wales injury blacks defeat tour born near originally played club rugby region lying boundaries selected play continued represent retirement picked new_zealand played new_south_wales year selected originals tour tour continued represent new_zealand member team played retirement appeared times new_zealand large numbers time early life family born near july son sarah second husband daughter trader landed fifth wife belonged later remarried cousin daughters included married married september early career played representative rugby union selected club club peninsula affiliated time constituent clubs affiliated selected play new_zealand played wellington new_south_wales team touring new_zealand time matches comfortably won tourists defeated played matches international opposition new_south_wales week later team winning moved played club rugby city joining following season displaced national team time preferred lock new different formation seen today lock required despite selected new_zealand continued appear played particularly notable matches season match played shield provincial challenge trophy won defeating holder prestigious trophy domestic new_zealand rugby provincial record time awarded shield shield challenge played wellington expected pose threat lost home years lost second notable match season touring british isles conducting tour australia new_zealand defeated british isles scoring try contributing significantly dominance team forwards original blacks tour new_zealand representative team british isles planned preliminary tour australia new_zealand undertaken help fund tour original touring squad played according new_zealand forwards mainly want good lock following conclusion preliminary tour australia new_zealand clear specialist lock forward needed added kept new_zealand retired following season consequently earn selection team specialist lock team departed aboard voyage conducted training drills ship deck forwards coached team captain help vice captain eighth charge backs consequently services appointed coach week voyage team arrived plymouth england september finally arriving england opened tour devon played match won easily new devon expected pose challenge overwhelmed managed score drop kick series large victories followed domestic opposition england time blacks played test match scotland team played won nineteen matches scored points conceding time scotland test arrive discovered ground covered protection elements frozen wanted abandon match tour manager contended weather improve pitch match eventually allowed proceed test closely contested scotland leading half time blacks scored late tries including win despite close score line new clearly better sides selected ireland match week later fixture won new_zealand people road tourists returned england defeated england crystal palace selected injury injured contributed new_zealand defeat loss tour narrow controversial according team manager new_zealand suffered absence team recovered play team final test france paris played usual position lock tour matches british_columbia american leg tour returned new_zealand original blacks team known played games lost matches british isles played new_zealand scored points conceded overall scored points conceded arrival new_zealand march blacks welcomed crowd hosted civic reception originals remembered greatest black sides set standard successors introduced number innovations britain ireland including specialised forward positions unfamiliar variations attacking plays later career continued play return originals tour regained shield played number shield defences subsequent seasons selected new_zealand team toured australia played seven matches including tests australia selected blacks time play touring team played tests appearance new_zealand gave appearances national team including test matches later selected inaugural team called blacks tour australia tour continued play period included matches international opposition victory defeat australia held shield time endured number close shield challenges reign successful shield defenses faced august match scored converted try worth points time minutes time end shield reign played shield matches tenure retired provincial rugby end season personal life playing style physically fit strong remarkably according writer popular teammates possessed good sense humour like able speak language outside rugby spent early working life spent time later worked time death working freezing works death legacy died suddenly acute september funeral attended number dignitaries including representatives new_zealand new south wales thames rugby unions blacks included fellow original blacks george tyler lowered grave representative jersey thrown average height line man beat genius need tell ball let wrong saying death removes greatest lock dominion new_zealand possessed far november sic wales beat war occur england germany years live old age pension true hard write innate qualities nature gentleman hard clean player respected appreciated opponents goes west leaving poorer departure
Bill Cunningham (rugby union)