Bruce Stephen Hemara

Surname:

Hemara

First names:

Bruce Stephen

All Black Player No:

859

All Black games played:

All Black years:

1985

Clubs:

Freyberg OB

Provincial teams:

Manawatu 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990
NZ Emerging Players 1985
NZ Maori 1982, 1985, 1986, 1988

Provincial captain:

Manawatu 1988
Sthn Zone Maori 1984

Biography:

1978: Hooker - 1 game
1978: NZ Colts Trial: Sub - 1 game - 1 try (4 pts)
1979: Hooker - 2 games
1980: Hooker - 9 games - 2 tries (8 pts)
1981: Hooker - 11 games
1982: Hooker - 11 games - 2 tries (8 pts)
1982: NZ Maori: Hooker - 7 games - 1 try (4 pts)
1983: Hooker - 16 games - 2 tries (8 pts)
1983: Prince of Wales Cup: Hooker - 1 game
1983: Poneke International XV: Hooker - 1 game
1984: Hooker - 7 games
1984: Probables: Hooker - 1 game - 1 try (4 pts)
1984: Prince of Wales Cup: Hooker - 1 game
1985: AB's: Hooker - 3 tour games
1985: Hooker - 12 games
1985: NZ Emerging Player: Hooker [2], Flanker [1] - 3 games
1985: Prince of Wales Cup: Hooker - 1 game
1985: NZ Maori: Hooker - 1 game - 1 try (4 pts)
1985: Maori Invitation XV: Hooker - 1 game
1985: Nth Island: Hooker - 1 game
1985: Possibles: Hooker - 1 game
1986: Hooker - 17 games - 3 tries (12 pts)
1986: Nth Island: Hooker - 1 game
1986: Prince of Wales Cup: Hooker - 1 game
1986: NZ Maori: Hooker [2], Flanker [1] - 3 games
1987: Hooker - 5 games
1987: Central Zone: Hooker - 1 game
1987: Possibles: Hooker - 1 game
1987: Prince of Wales Cup: Hooker - 1 game
1988: Hooker - 9 games
1988: NZ Maori: Hooker - 5 games
1990: Hooker - 8 games

Sub Total: AB's: 3 tour games:
NZ Maori: 16 games (8 pts):
Prov: 108 games (36 pts):
Others: 17 games (8 pts)

Total: 144 games (52 pts)

Born: 19 Oct 1957

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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