Gary Whetton

Gary William Whetton (born 15 December 1959) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. He played 180 matches for Auckland, and 58 tests (15 as captain) at lock for the All Blacks from 1981 to 1991. He serves on the Auckland Blues board and was elected Chairman in April 2012.[1] He is the twin brother of fellow All Black Alan Whetton.

Gary Whetton
Birth nameGary William Whetton
Date of birth (1959-12-15) 15 December 1959
Place of birthAuckland, New Zealand
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
SchoolAuckland Grammar
Notable relative(s)Alan Whetton
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1993 Castres Olympique ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1980–1992 Auckland 180 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1981–1991 New Zealand 58 (4)

New Zealand hosted and won the inaugural World Cup in 1987 beating France 29–9 in the final. New Zealand conceded only 52 points and scored 43 tries in six games en route to the title, beating Italy, Fiji, Argentina, Scotland, Wales and France.[2]

The 1993 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Castres who beat Grenoble 14–11 in controversial final. Indeed a try of Olivier Brouzet is denied to Grenoble[3] and the decisive try by Gary Whetton was awarded by the referee, Daniel Salles, when in fact the defender Franck Hueber from Grenoble touched down the ball first in his try zone. This error gave the title to Castres.[4] Salles admitted the error 13 years later[5] .[6] Jacques Fouroux conflict with the Federation and who was already suspicious before the match of the referee[7] cry out conspiracy.[8]

Honours

References
  1. "Gary Whetton elected as new chairman of the Blues" (Press release). The Blues. 20 April 2012. Archived from the original on 12 February 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  2. "World Cup in New Zealand and Australia". Rugby Museum. Archived from the original on 28 October 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2006.
  3. "Combien de fois Bayonne s'est imposé dans la capitale ?". www.rugbyrama.fr. Midi olympique. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  4. "MICHEL RINGEVAL (PART 2): " AU BOUT D'UN QUART D'HEURE, J'AI COMPRIS QU'ON NE GAGNERAIT PAS"". lesportdauphinois.com. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  5. "Daniel Salles à propos de Castres-Grenoble en 1993 : " Je me suis trompé "". sudouest. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  6. "Parc des Princes, Paris, 5 Juin 1993". LNR. 28 December 2004. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  7. Salviac, Pierre (9 September 2015). Merci pour ces moments: 50 ans de grands reportages. ISBN 9791093463247. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  8. "Top 14: Toulon-Castres, souviens-toi, il y a vingt ans..." www.lepoint.fr. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2019.


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