The highest honour an athlete can attain is the achievement of International status, and it would have been surprising if Victoria College, with its big number of clubs, had not had some who had reached national placing.

Since the War, the Rugby Football Club have had eight of its members who have been in International teams. The very first member of the Club to gain a place in an International side was G. G. Aitken, who, in 1921, represented the All Blacks in the first two Tests against the Springboks. Aitken also had the additional distinction bestowed on him of being Captain of the New Zealand team in each of these two matches; but his record as an International did not stop there. On being awarded a Rhodes Scholarship, he went to Oxford University, and whilst in the Old Country was chosen to represent Scotland, then the champion nation in the International Rugby Championship between England, France, Ireland and Wales. Aitken retained his place in the Scottish side for several seasons.

In the dramatic third Test against the 1921 Springboks, Victoria College's sole representative in that battle in the mud was S. K. Siddells, who that day played wing-three-quarter for the All Blacks, and it was he who figured in the disputed try incident in that pointless draw.

It was not until 1928 that another Victoria College man gained a place in an All Black team, R. H. C. Mackenzie and J. D. Mackay taking the field for New Zealand in the third Test against New South Wales, played at Lancaster Park, Christchurch. J. D. Mackay was also reserve back for New Zealand against Australia this year.

The 1929 team in Australia also contained another College man, the First Fifteen's half-back, E. T. Leys, gaining his All Black jersey in this year.

When the New Zealand Maori All Blacks toured Great Britain, France and Canada in 1926, E. T. W. Love was chosen to accompany them as a five-cighths. However, when the team reached Europe Love played most of his games as half-back, playing in that position in the International match against France. In the New Zealand Maori International sides of both this year and last, J. H. Runt, who is a member of this year's First Fifteen, has been included.

In 1928, Great Britain sent a team to tour the Argentine, and included in the team was J. O. J. Malfroy, who had gone to Cambridge University from Victoria College under a Law Scholarship. This great British side did not lose a match, and in it were such noted players as R. S. Spong, W. H. Sobey and J. L. Farrell.

The Cricket Club has had only one representative in New Zealand International sides. E. McLeod, who represented his country in 1929-30 in the second Test against England. E. McLeod has also the distinction of being the only member of our College clubs who has represented his country at two sports, having led and played for New Zealand at hockey on numerous occasions. Whilst at Auckland, before coming to Wellington, McLecd played for New Zealand at cricket against McLaren's English side of 1922-23.

Although they have never been members of the Victoria College Cricket Club, two other mem-bers of the College have played for New Zealand. K. C. James, the famous New Zealand wicket-keeper, a member of the present New Zealand side in England, and H. Foley, who has played for the national team against both Australia and England.

Before the war, H. W. Monaghan played for the Cricket Club, and he has been in a New Zealand Eleven, though not when a representative of the Club.

At Tennis, V.U.C. have had but one New Zealand representative, R. R. T. Young. Young has represented New Zealand in the Davis Cup matches in Europe whilst in residence at 'Varsity at Home.

At Athletics V.U.C. have had a greater number of representatives in New Zealand teams than at any other sport. L. A. Tracy, W. G. Kalaugher, F. S. Ramson, A. D. Priestley, C. B. Allan, R. Lander, C. H. Jenkins, M. Leadbetter and G. J. Sceats representing New Zealand on different occasions. Kalaugher represented New Zealand at the Olympic Games at Amsterdam, and he is the only member of the College who has ever represented New Zealand at this most International of all International meetings. Tracy page 57 won the 440 yards title for New Zealand at the Australasian Games at Hobart in 1924, whilst Priestley was a member of the New Zealand Team in the Test match against Australia at the Basin Reserve in 1925. The others mentioned above were all members of the New Zealand team which won the Australasian Games Championships for New Zealand on Athletic Park in 1927, F. S. Ramson being first equal for, and R. Lander winning the 440 yards Hurdles and 120 yards Hurdles respectively.

Thus it can be seen that Victoria College has had her share of Athletes in the various International battles in different sports. Here is the list of Internationals Victoria College has had since the War.