Graham Edward Hamer (Coach)

Surname:

Hamer

First names:

Graham Edward

Teams and Years:

Manawatu 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986
Manawatu/Horowhenua K Combined: 1977

Biography:

1975: P 16, W 10, L 6: Pts F 337: Pts A 188
1976: Team finished 2nd, NPC 1st Div: P 16, W 9, L 6, D 1: Pts F 262: Pts A 191
1977: Team finished 4th, NPC 1st Div: P 14, W 9, L 5: Pts F 221: Pts A 134
1978: Team finished 6th, NPC 1st Div: P 16, W 11, L 4, D 1: Pts F 332: Pts A 180
1979: Team finished 7th, NPC 1st Div: P 15, W 7, L 7, D 1: Pts F 238: Pts A 157
1980: Team finished 1st, NPC 1st Div: P 15, W 13, L 2: Pts F 330: Pts A 160
1981: Team finished 2nd, NPC 1st Div: P 18, W 13, L 5: Pts F 447: Pts A 279
1982: Team finished 5th, NPC 1st Div: P 19, W 12, L 7: Pts F 433: Pts A 258
1983: Team finished 8th, NPC 1st Div: P 17, W 8, L 9: Pts F 350: Pts A 299
1984: Team finished 7th, NPC 1st Div: P 16, W 7, L 8, D 1: Pts F 225: Pts A 307
1985: Team finished 7th, NPC 1st Div: P 17, W 7, L 9, D 1: Pts F 372: Pts A 313
1986: Team finished 10th, NPC 1st Div: P 20, W 8, L 11, D 1: Pts F 429: Pts A 379

Total: P 199, W 114 (57.3 %), L 79, D 6: Pts F 3,976: Pts A 2,845

Endorsement

It gives me great pleasure to write this character reference about this website. There would not be a person in this country who doesn’t know that rugby is the national game of New Zealand. The passion runs deep and the profile and exposure of the sport is without peer. A fair chunk of our heroes come from the game and nothing affects the mental psychology of the people more than rugby. Not even politics.

Because of this rich feeling, discussions in society are often based around the game and on the players involved. Memories tend to play tricks on people. They can fade and forget and get things muddled up. For nearly 90 years New Zealand rugby enthusiasts have been superbly served by the Rugby Almanack. It remains the definitive source of information from each season despite the advancement of technology.

However, we must accept that technology has advanced and like rugby, we therefore need to embrace the good that comes with that change. www.rugbyhistory.co.nz is the best rugby history site that is available. It provides comprehensive records of the All Blacks, all the Super rugby sides and most impressively of all, places a large emphasis on the national provincial competition, which remains such a crucial part of the fabric in New Zealand.

Kery Geertson’s dedication to this growing rugby treasure can not be denied. It continues to grow, mature and impress. To paraphrase the late, great Terry McLean www.rugbyhistory.co.nz should be stored as a favourite website for every rugby lover; it provides facts and fairness and hours of one of life’s greatest pleasures – browsing.

Grant Hassall
Wannabe Rugby Historian
New Plymouth

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