Thomas Norman Lister

Surname:

Lister

First names:

Thomas Norman

Known by:

Tom

All Black Player No:

673

All Black games played:

All Black years:

1968 - 1971

Clubs:

Athletic
Old Boys

Provincial teams:

NZ Colts Trial 1964
NZ Colts 1964
NZ Juniors 1965, 1966
Wellington 1965, 1966, 1967
Wellington Invitation XV 1967
Nth Island Trial 1965, 1967
NZ XV 1968
South Canterbury 1964, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974
SC/MC/NO combined 1971
Sth Island Trial 1970, 1971
NZ Trial 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971
Sth Island 1968, 1969, 1971
Centurions 1970

Provincial captain:

South Canterbury 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973
SC/MC/NO combined 1971

Biography:

1964: Colts: Flanker - 4 games - 1 try (3 pts)
1964: Colts Trial: Flanker - 1 game
1964: Flanker - 11 games - 3 tries (9 pts)
1965: NZ Juniors: Flanker - 1 game
1965: Flanker - 14 games - 1 try (3 pts)
1965: NZ Trial Possibles: Flanker - 1 game
1965: Nth Island Possibles: Flanker - 1 game
1966: Flanker - 14 games - 5 tries (15 pts)
1966: NZ Juniors: Flanker - 2 games - 1 try (3 pts)
1967: Flanker - 12 games - 1 try (3 pts)
1967: NZ Trial: Flanker - 1 game
1967: Invitation XV: Flanker - 1 game
1967: Nth Island Possibles: No 8 - 1 game
1968: AB's: Flanker - 3 tests, 5 tour games, Sub - 1 tour game -
6 tries (18 pts)
1968: NZ XV: Flanker - 1 game
1968: Flanker - 6 games
1968: Sth Island: Flanker - 1 game - 1 try (3 pts)
1968: Probables: Flanker - 1 game
1969: AB's: Flanker - 2 tests
1969: Flanker - 11 games - 2 tries (6 pts)
1969: Sth Island: Flanker - 1 game
1969: Possibles: Flanker - 1 game - 1 try (3 pts)
1970: AB's: Flanker - 2 tests, 11 tour games - 4 tries (12 pts)
1970: No 8 - 1 game
1970: Centurions: Flanker - 1 game
1970: Possibles: Flanker - 1 game
1970: S I Probables: Flanker - 1 game
1971: AB's: Flanker - 1 test - 1 try (3 pts)
1971: Flanker - 5 games - 1 try (3 pts)
1971: SC/MC/NO combined: Flanker - 3 games
1971: Sth Island: Flanker - 1 game
1971: NZ Probables: Flanker - 1 game
1971: S I Probables: Flanker - 1 game
1973: Invitation XV: Flanker - 1 game
1973: Flanker - 6 games - 2 tries (8 pts)
1974: Flanker - 9 games - 1 try (4 pts)
1974: Sth Island: Flanker - 1 game

Sub Total: AB's: 25 games (33 pts)
Prov: SC: 49 games (30 pts): We: 40 games (21 pts)
Others: 29 games (12 pts)

Total: 143 games (96 pts)

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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