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Travers Harry Hardwick (13 March 1923 – 25 April 1979) was a New Zealand rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played representative rugby league (RL) for New Zealand and coached them in the 1960 World Cup.

Early years

Hardwick originally played rugby union in the Wairarapa before taking up rugby league when he moved to Auckland.

Playing career

Hardwick played for Ponsonby in the Auckland Rugby League competition. He first represented Auckland in 1945.

Hardwick was selected for New Zealand in 1946 and went on to play in fourteen Test matches between 1946 and 1952. He also captained the Kiwis. In 1950 Hardwick moved south, joining the Ngaruawahia Panthers in the Waikato Rugby League and represented Waikato.

Hardwick assisted the touring American All Stars team in 1953 due to their injury crises.

Coaching career

Hardwick coached the New Zealand Māori in 1956.

He coached New Zealand for two years, in 1959 and 1960. This included the 1960 World Cup. He also served as a New Zealand selector between 1971 and 1975.

He was an Auckland selector in 1973.

Hardwick was inducted into the New Zealand Rugby League's Legends of League in 2000.

Notes

1. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. ^ "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
3. HARDWICK, Travers Harry – 1946 – 52 Archived 23 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
4. Coffey&Wood 2008, p. 137.
5. ^ Coffey&Wood 2008, p. ?.
6. In Touch nzrl.co.nz, October 2011
7. Air New Zealand Rugby League Annual 1977 New Zealand Rugby League, 1977. p.18.
8. Legends of League nzrl.co.nz

References

• Coffey, John; Wood, Bernie (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908–2008. Wellington: Huia Publishers. ISBN 9781869693312.

Coaching positions

v t e Aotearoa Māori rugby league team coaches 1909 Denis Lutge 1922 George Paki 1922-37 Jim Rukutai 1956 Travers Hardwick 1983 Andy Berryman 1986-88 Mark Horo & Richard Bolton 1995-00 Cameron Bell 2004-05 Tawera Nikau 2006 Dean Clark 2006-08 Kevin Tamati 2008 Luke Goodwin 2010 Richie Blackmore 2018 Mark Horo 2019 Stacey Jones 2020-22 David Kidwell 2023-present Ben Gardiner v t e New Zealand national rugby league team coaches 1912-20 George A. Gillett 1921-24 Jim Rukutai 1925 Charlie Pearce 1926-27 Ernest Mair 1928 Thomas McClymont 1930-31 Arthur Hennessy 1932-37 Bill Kelly 1938-52 Thomas McClymont 1952-54 Jim Amos 1955-56 Harold Tetley 1956-57 Bill Telford 1959-60 Travers Hardwick 1961 Des White 1961-63 Bill Telford 1964-65 Maurie Robertson 1965 Bill Telford 1966-67 Lory Blanchard 1968 Des Barchard 1969 Lory Blanchard 1970 Morrie Church 1970-72 Lory Blanchard 1972 Des Barchard 1974-75 George Menzies 1977-78 Ron Ackland 1979-82 Ces Mountford 1983-86 Graham Lowe 1987-89 Tony Gordon 1990-91 Bob Bailey 1992-93 Howie Tamati 1995-96 Frank Endacott 1997 Graeme Norton 1998-00 Frank Endacott 2001-02 Gary Freeman 2004-05 Daniel Anderson 2005-07 Brian McClennan 2007 Gary Kemble 2008-16 Stephen Kearney 2016-17 David Kidwell 2018-23 Michael Maguire 2024-present Stacey Jones

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