Ivan Stewart (rugby league)

Ivan Stewart played for the New Zealand rugby league team. He was Kiwi number 119 [1] and played one test, against Australia in 1919. He played for the City Rovers club in the Auckland Rugby League competition from 1918 to 1920.

Ivan Stewart
Personal information
Full nameIvan Angus Stewart
BornNew Zealand
Playing information
PositionHalfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1918–20 City Rovers (ARL) 1 0 0 3
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1919 New Zealand 7 2 0 0 6
1919 Auckland Province 1 0 0 0 0
1920 Auckland 1 0 0 0 0

Playing career

Ivan Stewart debuted for the City Rovers in round one of the 1918 season. He was part of the team who won the Roope Rooster that same season when they defeated Maritime 6–3 in the final at the Auckland Domain in front of 7,000 spectators.[2] He was named in the reserves to play in the Auckland match with Canterbury but did not take the field.

Stewart made his debut for New Zealand on the 1919 tour of Australia. In total he played in 6 of the 11 tour matches. He debuted in the 3rd tour match against Tamworth at halfback alongside the legendary Thomas McClymont. Stewart scored 2 tries in a 21–13 win.[3] These were to be his only points in a New Zealand jersey. He played centre against New South Wales Firsts in a 31–39 loss.[4] And he played there again against the same opponents 2 days later when they again lost 19-22 [5] Stewart moved back to the halves for the match against Ipswich Firsts which New Zealand won 11–8.[6] Stewart played his fourth and fifth successive matches in 13–26,[7] and 13-16 point losses to Queensland[8]

After the tour of Australia (which involved no test matches) the Australian national team toured New Zealand. Stewart was selected to play for New Zealand against Australia at the Auckland Domain in the 4th test of the series.[9] New Zealand trailed the series 1-2 and lost 32–2 in front of 15,000 spectators with Stewart playing halfback.[10] Stewart would get to play the Australian team again this time for the Auckland Province team made up of players from the Auckland club competition and the wider district although this particular team like most other Auckland Provincial teams in this era was totally dominated by Auckland Rugby League club players.[11] Auckland lost 8-32 which then went on to utterly demolish its remaining provincial opponents by well over 50 points.[12]

In 1920 Stewart played for the Auckland team which beat the touring England side 24–16 at the Auckland Domain in front of an enormous crowd estimated at 30,000.[13]

It is unclear if he continued to play in 1921 or beyond as there are no records of him playing rugby league or any other code in New Zealand.

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References
  1. "NZRL player list". New Zealand Rugby League. 5 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  2. "Northern Union/Roope Rooster Final/City Wins From Maritime". Auckland Star. XLIX (209). 2 September 1918. p. 7. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  3. "New Zealand v Tamworth". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  4. "New Zealand v New South Wales Firsts". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  5. "New Zealand v New South Wales Firsts". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  6. "New Zealand v Ipswich Firsts". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  7. "New Zealand v Queensland Firsts". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  8. "New Zealand v Queensland Firsts". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  9. "Third League Test/Australia v New Zealand/Win for the Visitors/Score 34 Points to 23/Fast and Open Game". The New Zealand Herald. LVI (17259). 8 September 1919. p. 9. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  10. "New Zealand v Australia". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  11. "Auckland Province v Australia". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  12. "Kangaroos Tour 1919". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  13. "English Team Beaten/Opening Match of Tour/Auckland Scores 24 to 16/Good Display By Forwards". The New Zealand Herald. LVII (17532). 26 July 1920. p. 6. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
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