Kel Tremain

Kelvin Robin Tremain (* February 21, 1938 in Auckland, New Zealand, † 2 May 1992, Napier, New Zealand) was a New Zealand rugby union player in the position of winger and after his playing career a rugby official by the New Zealand Rugby Union New Zealand Rugby Union ( NZRU ).

Tremain went to the Auckland Grammar School, where he played in the first team from 1954 to 1955. After leaving school, he was a laborer in agriculture and studied soon after agricultural economics at Massey Agricultural College and Lincoln College. Under these circumstances, he ran in just under five years for not less than five clubs and five provincial teams. He also played in his entire career twice for the South Island, and seven for the North Island.

He made his debut in 1957 for Southland rugby in the province of rugby and managed two years later as a player of the Canterbury RFU the leap into the New Zealand national team ( All Blacks ). Previously, he toured early in 1958 with the U-23 national team in Japan.

His first senior international, he completed on August 15, 1959 the second international match of the All Blacks against the British and Irish Lions in Wellington on their tour in New Zealand. After a 6:9 - opening loss to the All Blacks, he came into the team because he had played a good role in the following 20:14 victory over the Lions of Canterbury, and was able to put two attempts. The international game won the All Blacks with 11:8. Then Tremain also played in the last two international matches, which were also won by New Zealanders.

In 1960 he toured with the All Blacks in South Africa. There he completed all four internationals against the South African national team ( Springboks ). New Zealand lost the international match series with 1:2, as it won a game once played in a draw and two games lost. After this disappointment, he won the Auckland RFU in September of the Ranfurly Shield against North Auckland RFU.

In 1961 he was captain of the national team of New Zealand universities on their tour in North America. His first international try he scored in the same year in a game against the French national team in Wellington.

After studying Tremain settled in 1962 in the Hawke's Bay region domesticated down. For this reason he moved from Canterbury to the association Hawke's Bay RU. There he remained until his career end. With Tremain as captain and best player, this was the beginning of a golden era, which was reminiscent of the 1920s, as it was one of the best teams in New Zealand back in the 1960s for Hawke 's Bay. Among the successes were the earnings and 21- times defending the Ranfurly Shields 1966-1969 as well as a victory over the English national team in 1963 and a draw against the British and Irish Lions in 1966.

1962, 1964, 1967 and 1968 successfully defended the Bledisloe Cup each successful against the Australian national team ( Wallabies ) Tremain with the All Blacks. From 1963 to 1964 he toured also with the national team in Europe, where it ran aground in all five internationals against England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. New Zealand won four of five games and played against Scotland 0-0.

As the South African national team ( Springboks ) undertook a tour in New Zealand in 1965, he played in all four internationals, of which the All Blacks won three and lost one. A year later he also ran in all four internationals on against the touring British and Irish Lions in New Zealand. This time the All Blacks won all the games.

In 1967 he toured with the national team again in Europe. On this tour, he played in three of the four matches against England, Scotland and Wales and won again in any job. The following year, Tremain was due to an injury by Brian Lochore awarded the unique honor of being the All Blacks as a team captain in the first match against the touring New Zealand in France to lead. The All Blacks won this and the next two games. Furthermore, was the third international match of the tour Tremain's last game for the All Blacks. However, for Hawke's Bay and the Napier Old Boys club he played until 1970 before he retired from active rugby.

After his career, he was first a functionary for the Napier Old Boys and later for Hawke 's Bay. From 1985 to 1990, he was then a board member of Hawke's Bay and from 1990 at the NZRU. Kel Tremain died after a brief illness in 1992. According to him, awarded by the NZRU Kelvin Tremain Memorial Trophy is named for the New Zealand player of the year.