Tom Lister (rugby union)

Tom Lister
Full name Thomas Norman Lister
Date of birth (1943-10-27) 27 October 1943
Place of birth Ashburton, New Zealand
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 93 kg (205 lb)
School Waitaki Boys' High School
Notable relative(s) John Lister (brother)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Flanker
New Zealand No. 673
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
1962–64, 1968–74
1965–67
High School Old Boys
Athletic
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1962–64, 1968–74
1965–67
South Canterbury
Wellington
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1968–71
1965–66
New Zealand
Junior All Blacks
8 (6)

Thomas Norman Lister (born 27 October 1943)[1][2] is a former New Zealand rugby union player who represented the All Blacks between 1968 and 1971. His position of choice was flanker.

Born in Ashburton in 1943, Lister was educated at Temuka Primary School and then Waitaki Boys' High School, where he was a member of the 1st XV in 1960. [3]

Career

Lister was selected for South Canterbury in his first year playing senior rugby in 1962.[4]

He moved to Wellington in 1964 to further his chances of making the All Blacks. He linked up with Terry McCashin (who would also become an All Black) to play for Wellington's Athletic club and both worked for a time as rubbish collectors, which helped them become "superbly fit".[5]

He made his debut for the All Blacks on 15 June 1968 against Australia in Sydney. He played in both tests in his first All Black tour, to Australia in 1968. He also played two tests against Wales in 1969 and two more against South Africa in 1970. His final international match was in the fourth test against the 1971 Lions, ending his All Black career with a try. In his All Black career he played a total of 26 games, with eight of them being test matches. He totalled 33 points (11 tries), scoring two tries in test matches.[5]

Lister temporarily retired from first-class rugby in 1972, but returned to represent his province for the next two seasons.[5] He later coached the South Canterbury under-18 side.[3]

Family

Lister's younger brother John Lister is a former professional golfer.[6]

References

  1. "the 1,109 New Zealand ALL BLACKS from 1884 - GAGE to MYNOTT :: FamilyTreeCircles.com Genealogy". www.familytreecircles.com. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  2. "PECK of Taita - Family Tree". ngairedith.tribalpages.com. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  3. 1 2 Chester, Rod; McMillan, Neville; Palenski, Ron (1987). The Encyclopedia of New Zealand Rugby. Auckland: Moa Publications. pp. 99–100. ISBN 0-908570-16-3.
  4. "SCRFU Scorpions". www.sportsground.co.nz. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 Knight, Lindsay. "Tom Lister". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  6. "South Canterbury's All Blacks". www.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
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