As well as having a long career in first class rugby spanning 1909 and 1920 Edward Hasell had one of the most appropriate nicknames of any All Black. Presumably because his surname was pronounced "Hazel" he was always known as "Nut."

From Merivale, one of Christchurch's oldest clubs, Hasell was an All Black both before and after World War I. A lively hooker in the old 2-3-2 scrum formation, Hasell played in the second and third tests against Australia in 1913 when another All Black selection was on its way to tour California.

He served in World War I in the N Z Field Artillery and was then in the New Zealand Army team which won the Kings Cup in Britain and then toured South Africa in 1919.

By now a veteran of 31, Hasell climaxed an eventful career by touring Australia with the All Blacks in 1920. He played in five of the matches, four as a hooker and one as a siderow forward.

Hasell also appeared in the interisland matches before and after the war. He was in the South Island side in 1911 and again in 1920. Included in Hasell's 41 appearances were Ranfurly Shield challenges against Auckland in 1910, Taranaki in 1914 and Wellington in 1920.

Unusually for a forward Hasell was a competent goalkicker and one of his specialties was to kick goals from marks, a method of scoring which has become obsolete in the modern game because marks can now be only inside the 22. On the 1920 tour Hasell kicked five conversions in the one match against a New South Wales XV.

Profile by Lindsay Knight
for the New Zealand Rugby Museum.

FULL NAME

Edward William Hasell

BORN

Friday, 26 April 1889 in Christchurch

DIED

Thursday, 7 April 1966 in Christchurch

POSITION

Hooker

LAST SCHOOL

Normal School

RUGBY CLUB
(First made All Blacks from)

Merivale

PROVINCE

Canterbury

RUGBY NICKNAME

Nut

ALL BLACK DEBUT

Saturday, 13 September 1913
v Australia at Dunedin
aged 24 years, 140 days

INTERNATIONAL DEBUT

Saturday, 13 September 1913
v Australia at Dunedin
aged 24 years, 140 days

LAST TEST

Saturday, 20 September 1913
v Australia at Christchurch
aged 24 years, 147 days

ALL BLACK TESTS

2 (0 as Captain)

ALL BLACK GAMES

5 (0 as Captain)

TOTAL ALL BLACK MATCHES

7 (0 as Captain)

ALL BLACK TEST POINTS

3pts (1t, 0c, 0p, 0dg, 0m)

ALL BLACK GAME POINTS

18pts (2t, 6c, 0p, 0dg, 0m)

TOTAL ALL BLACK POINTS

21pts (3t, 6c, 0p, 0dg, 0m)

ALL BLACK NUMBER

197

The All Black Games that Hasell played.
(+) = substitute; (-) = replaced

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1913

 13 Sep vs Australia at Dunedin 25-13  

 20 Sep vs Australia at Christchurch 5-16  

1920

 28 Jul vs Manning River District at Taree 70-9  

 31 Jul vs N.S.W. at Sydney 14-6  

 4 Aug vs A N.S.W. XV at Sydney 31-18  

 7 Aug vs N.S.W. at Sydney 24-13  

 11 Aug vs Metropolitan Union at Sydney 79-5  

Points scored for the All Blacks

t

c

p

dg

pts

vs Australia, 13 Sep 1913

1

-

-

-

3

vs Manning River District, 28 Jul 1920

1

1

-

-

5

vs A N.S.W. XV, 4 Aug 1920

1

5

-

-

13

Totals

3

6

0

0

21

Test Record by Nation

P

W

D

L

t

c

p

dg

pts

Australia

2

1

-

1

1

-

-

-

3

Totals

2

1

0

1

1

0

0

0

3