Bradley Ronald Johnstone

Surname:

Johnstone

First names:

Bradley Ronald

Known by:

Brad

All Black Player No:

749

All Black games played:

All Black years:

1976 - 1980

Clubs:

North Shore, Ponsonby, North Shore

Provincial teams:

NZ Juniors 1972, 1973
Auckland 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981
Barbarians 1973
Nth Island Trial 1971

Provincial captain:

Auckland 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981
Wasps 1980

Biography:

1971: Prop [9], Sub [1] - 10 games - 1 try (3 pts)
1971: Probables: Prop - 1 game
1972: Prop [7], Lock [3] - 10 games - 1 try (4 pts)
1972: NZ Juniors: Prop - 8 games
1973: NZ Juniors: Prop - 8 games - 1 try (4 pts)
1973: Prop - 12 games
1973: Barbarians: Prop - 2 games
1974: Prop [12], Sub [1] - 13 games - 2 tries (8 pts)
1974: Possibles: Prop - 1 game
1974: 1st Probables: Prop - 1 game
1974: 3rd Probables: Prop - 1 game
1975: Prop - 11 games
1975: Nth Island: Prop - 1 game
1975: Nelson Invitation XV: Prop - 1 game - 1 try (4 pts)
1976: AB's: Prop - 1 test, 7 tour games - 1 try (4 pts)
1976: NZ Trial: Prop - 1 game
1976: Wasps: Prop - 1 game
1976: Prop - 5 games
1977: AB's: Prop - 4 tests, 5 tour games - 2 tries (8 pts)
1977: NZ Trial: Prop - 1 game
1977: Prop - 9 games
1977: NZ Barbarians: Prop - 3 games
1978: AB's: Prop - 4 tests, 7 tour games - 2 tries (8 pts)
1978: Prop - 14 games
1978: Zingari-Richmond Invitation XV: Prop - 2 games
1978: Barbarians: Prop - 1 game
1979: AB's: Prop - 4 tests, 5 tour games
1979: Nth Island: Prop - 1 game
1979: NZ Probables - Prop - 1 game
1979: Prop - 14 games
1979: Barbarians: Prop - 1 game
1980: AB's: Prop - 1 test, 7 tour games (3 as captain) - 2 tries (8 pts)
1980: Prop - 8 games
1980: Wasps: Prop - 1 game
1981: Prop - 14 games
1981: NZ Probables: Prop - 1 game
1981: Barbarians: Prop - 1 game

Sub Total: AB's: 45 games (28 pts):
Prov: 120 games (15 pts)
Others: 39 games (8 pts)

Total: 204 games (51 pts)

Born: 30 Jul 1950

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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