King Country Rugby Football Union
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| King Country Rams | |
| Full name | King Country Rugby Football Union |
| Emblem | Ram |
| Colours | Gold and Maroon |
| Founded | 1922 |
| Sport | Rugby union |
| League | Heartland Championship |
| Ground | Owen Delany Park, Taupo; Rugby Park, Te Kuiti; Taumarunui Domain, Taumarunui |
| Official website | [1] |
The King Country Rugby Football Union is a constituent union in the New Zealand Rugby Union. It is located in the central North Island of New Zealand. It was formed in 1922 when the South Auckland Rugby Union was split into three (the other two Unions formed were Waikato and Thames Valley).
The King Country team play from Owen Delany Park, Taupo, Rugby Park and Taumarunui Domain, Taumarunui and in the 2006 season are in Pool B of the Heartland Championship. They are seeded 6th qualifiers for the Championship as they finished 3rd in the 3rd division. King Country are like many other heartland unions have struggled since the start of professional era. In 1996, King Country were in the first division of the NPC and in just 6 years were in the third division. In 2003, King Country were struggling to get 50 people to attend their NPC home games[citation needed].
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[edit] Championships
King Country won the 2nd division in 1991
[edit] Heartland Championship placings
| Heartland Championship Results[1] | ||||||||||||
| Year | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | PF | PA | Diff | BP | Points | Place | Playoffs | |
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| 2006 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 158 | 142 | +16 | 4 | 20 | 8th | beat Thames Valley 17-15, lost Poverty Bay 34-46 (Lochore Cup) | |
[edit] Ranfurly Shield
King Country have never held the Ranfurly Shield.
[edit] King Country in Super Rugby
King Country along with Waikato, Counties Manukau, Bay of Plenty and Thames Valley make up the Chiefs Super 14 franchise.
[edit] All Blacks
There have had 8 players selected for the All Blacks whilst playing their club rugby in the King Country. The most famous King Country All Black is All Black of the century, Colin Meads.
- Kevin Boroevich
- R.F Bryers
- Phil Coffin
- J.K McLean
- Colin Meads
- Stanley Meads
- W.J Phillips
- G.J Whiting
Additionally, former England captain Martin Johnson played for King Country, during his early career.
[edit] Clubs
King Country Rugby Football Union is made up of 11 clubs:
- Bush United
- Kio Kio United
- Manuni
- Pio Pio
- Taumaruni Athletic
- Taumaruni Sports
- Taupo Sports
- Taupo United
- Turangi Sports
- Waitete
- Western United
[edit] External links
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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 |
