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Patrick Keogh, also known as Pat Keogh or Paddy Keogh, (c. 1867 – 12 March 1940) was a New Zealand rugby footballer who toured with the 1888–89 New Zealand Native football team. == Rugby career == Keogh was born in Birmingham, England, and moved to New Zealand when he was young. In 1884 he started playing senior club rugby for Kaikorai Rugby Football Club in Dunedin. Keogh played as half-back, and gained a reputation as a talented player before being selected to play provincially for Otago in 1887. For Otago, Keogh played one match against the privately organised British team that toured New Zealand and Australia in 1888. Early in the second half of the match, with no score from either team, the ball was heeled loose from an Otago scrum and Keogh collected the ball before darting through the British Isles' forwards to score a try. The tourists recovered to score twice after an Otago player left the field injured (there were no injury replacements). The British Isles eventually won 4–3, but Keogh's play against the tourists was described as "outstanding". It was rumoured that Keogh, who had missed Otago's first match against the British due to injury, had watched through a hole in a fence in order to devise strategies for the following match. In early 1888 prominent Māori player Joe Warbrick, who had played on New Zealand's 1884 your of New South Wales, attempted to organise a private party of Māori players to tour Great Britain—later known as the New Zealand Native football team. The original intention was that the team consist of only Māori players, however Warbrick was forced to include several non-Māori in order to strengthen the side. Keogh was regarded as the premier half-back in New Zealand in the late 1880s, and his reputation contributed to him being approached to tour with the team. Keogh was the last "pākehā" player to join the Native's team even though he wasn't actually a New Zealand native; he was born in England, but his dark complexion contributed to him being selected for the side. The final team consisted of 26 players and toured New Zealand before departing to Melbourne, although Keogh was the last to join, and actually played for Otago against the team prior to their departure. They then toured Great Britain, Australia, and finally New Zealand—the trip lasted 14 months during which they played 107 rugby matches. It was the first tour of the British Isles by a team from the Southern Hemisphere, and the longest in the history of the sport. The team was also the first New Zealand side to perform a haka, and also the first to wear an all black uniform. Keogh became the star of the tour, and played in at least 60 of the side's 74 matches in the British Isles. The schedule was grueling, with the 74 matches played in only 175 days. They arrived in early October 1888, and by late November the team was regularly fielding injured players due to the high rate of injuries. In December the team played two internationals, against Ireland and Wales, with Keogh appearing in both. Along with Charles Madigan, Keogh withdrew from playing Manchester on 11 March after tour manager James Scott refused to lend them money. It is unlikely that the players, including Keogh, would have much recourse over disputes with the tour organisers; they would struggle to access the funds to necessary for passage back to New Zealand without them. The tour was not without controversy for Keogh, on the Queensland leg of the tour, and playing against the state side, Keogh, along with a number of other players, were accused of "playing stiff"—intentionally playing to lose. Along with three other players, Keogh was suspended while the accusations were investigated. The Otago Rugby Football Union (ORFU) was particularly concerned about the allegations, and eventually held an inquiry of their own once the team arrived in Dunedin after returning to New Zealand. The inquiry resulted in the allegations being dismissed. Keogh had played in at least 70 of the 107 matches on tour, including at least 60 in the British Isles, and 9 in Australia. As well as his 34 tries in the British Isles, Keogh scored ten tries in Australia. His last match for the Natives was against his own province of Otago; he stayed in Dunedin as the rest of the team moved on to Christchurch. The Natives won 11–8 and scored five tries, with the play of Keogh praised in particular. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Patrick Keogh」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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