1924–25 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France
The Invincibles: 32 games, 32 wins across Britain, Ireland, France and Canada.
The Invincibles was a nickname given to the 1924–25 New Zealand national team which toured the United Kingdom, Ireland, France and Canada. The team was captained by Cliff Porter, and numbered among its top players George Nēpia and brothers Cyril and Maurice Brownlie. During the test against England Cyril Brownlie was sent off by the Welsh referee Albert Freethy, the first player to be sent off from a test.
Quick Facts
- Team
- New Zealand
- Manager
- S.S. Dean
- Captain
- Cliff Porter
- Top point scorer
- Mark Nicholls (131)
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Background
Between September 1924 and February 1925, the team played 32 games including four test matches, one each against Ireland, England, Wales, and France. They won all 32 games, scoring 838 points and only having 116 points scored against them.
Cliff Porter was tour captain, but played only 17 of the 32 games due to injury, including just one test (against France). During the remaining games, tour vice-captain Jock Richardson took over the captaincy.
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