Buller Rugby Football Union

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Buller
Full name	Buller Rugby Football Union
Emblem	Shield
Colours	Red and Blue
Founded	1894
Sport	Rugby union
League	Heartland Championship
Ground	Victoria Square
Official website	[1]

The Buller Rugby Football Union (BRFU) is a rugby province based in Westport, New Zealand.

Contents 1 History 2 Clubs 3 Representative Rugby 4 Buller in Super Rugby 5 Championships 5.1 Heartland Championship placings 6 Ranfurly Shield 7 All Blacks 8 External links

[edit] History

Buller was formed in 1894.

[edit] Clubs

Buller Rugby Football Union is made up of 6 clubs:

• Karamea
• Ngakawau
• Old Boys
• Reefton
• Westport
• White Star

[edit] Representative Rugby

The Buller team play from Victoria Square, Westport and in the 2006 season are in Pool A of the Heartland Championship. They are seeded 7th for the Championship as they finished 3rd in the 3rd division in 2005.

[edit] Buller in Super Rugby

Buller along with Canterbury, Tasman, West Coast, Mid Canterbury and South Canterbury make up the Crusaders Super 14 franchise.

[edit] Championships

Buller has never a Provinical Championship

[edit] Heartland Championship placings

Heartland Championship Results[1]
Year	Played	Win	Draw	Loss	PF	PA	Diff	BP	Points	Place	Playoffs
2006	8	3	0	5	139	182	-43	2	14	10th	lost 10-36 Poverty Bay (Lochore Cup)

[edit] Ranfurly Shield

Buller have never held the Ranfurly Shield.

[edit] All Blacks

There have only been 7 players selected for the All Blacks whilst playing their club rugby in the West Coast. 2001 All Black, Ben Blair played for Buller at age group level

• S Bligh
• T Fisher
• E.C Holder
• C McLean
• W.J Mumm
• K.S Svenson
• R.G Tunnicliff

[edit] External links

• Offical Site