Hawke's Bay Rugby Union
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| Hawke's Bay Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Hawke's Bay Rugby Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Magpies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1884 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Union | NZRU | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | McLean Park, Napier, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 14,0000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Richard Hunt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union (HBRU) is the governing body of rugby union in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. The union is based in Napier.
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[edit] Representative Rugby
The representative team of the HBRFU is the Hawke's Bay Magpies. The team jersey are white with black hoops. The Magpies' home ground is McLean Park.
The Hawke's Bay were the strongest teams in the second division of the former NPC.
[edit] Hawke's Bay in Super Rugby
Hawke's Bay is currently part of the Hurricanes Super 14 franchise.
[edit] Club Rugby
[edit] Hawke's Bay in Air New Zealand Cup
This year Hawke's Bay will be making their debut, along with Tasman, Manawatu and Counties-Manukau, in the 2006 Air New Zealand Cup which has 14 teams. The big signing for the Hawke's Bay is former All Blacks Danny Lee (who will be the captain [1]) and Nathan Mauger, brother of current All Black, Crusaders and Canterbury second-five-eight, Aaron Mauger.
[edit] Squad
Squad for the 2006 Air New Zealand Cup:
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[edit] History
Hawke's Bay Rugby Union was founded in 1884. Hawke's Bay also have a very good Ranfurly Shield record with 21 succsessful defenses between 1966 and 1969 aswell as 24 defenses from 1922 to 1927. In the mid 1990's Hawke's Bay joined with Manawatu to become the Central Vikings and won the 1998 second division NPC final against Bay of Plenty at Napier but both Unions have since gone their seperate ways In the past Hawke's Bay has produced some great All Blacks including Kel Tremain and George Nepia. Hawkes Bay also defeated the 1993 British Lions.
[edit] External links
- Official site
- www.magpierugby.com Unofficial fan site
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| Federation: | New Zealand Rugby Football Union |
| National teams: | All Blacks • Junior All Blacks • New Zealand Sevens • New Zealand Māori • Black Ferns |
| International Competitions: | Rugby World Cup • Tri Nations • Super 14 • Pacific Nations Cup • Bledisloe Cup • Churchill Cup • Rugby World Cup Sevens • IRB Sevens World Series • Wellington Sevens |
| Super 14 teams: | Blues • Chiefs • Crusaders • Highlanders • Hurricanes |
| Domestic Competitions: | Air New Zealand Cup • Heartland Championship • Ranfurly Shield • Hanan Shield |
| Air New Zealand Cup teams: | Auckland • Bay of Plenty • Canterbury • Counties Manukau • Hawke's Bay • Manawatu • North Harbour • Northland • Otago • Southland • Taranaki • Tasman • Waikato • Wellington |
| Heartland Championship teams: | Buller • East Coast • Horowhenua-Kapiti • King Country • Mid Canterbury • North Otago • Poverty Bay • South Canterbury • Thames Valley • Wairarapa Bush • Wanganui • West Coast |
