Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union

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Poverty Bay
Image:Poverty Bay Rugby Crest.jpg
Full name Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union
Emblem Shield
Colours Red
Founded 1890
Sport Rugby union
League Heartland Championship
Ground Rugby Park
Official website [1]

The Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union, which governs rugby union within the Gisborne region surrounding Poverty Bay in New Zealand, was formed in 1890.

The Poverty Bay team play from Rugby Park, Gisborne and are the current holders of the Lochore Cup, the secondary cup competition within the Heartland Championship, having also won the inaugural season in 2006.

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[edit] Championships

Poverty Bay won the 3rd division of New Zealand's former domestic competition, the National Provincial Championship, in 1987 and 2004, and also lifted the first Lochore Cup in 2006 and 2007.

[edit] Heartland Championship placings

Heartland Championship Results[1]
Year Played Win Draw Loss PF PA Diff BP Points Place Playoffs
2006 8 5 0 3 243 194 +49 4 24 7th beat Buller 36-10 (semifinal), beat King Country 46-34 (Lochore Cup)
2007 8 5 0 3 193 162 +31 4 24 7th beat Thames Valley 65-3 (semifinal), beat South Canterbury 38-35 (Lochore Cup)

[edit] Ranfurly Shield

Poverty Bay have never held the Ranfurly Shield. The current holders, Auckland Rugby Football Union, have announced that their first defence of the "Log of Wood" after taking it from Canterbury in the 2007 Air New Zealand Cup will be on 15 July 2008 against Poverty Bay. Auckland have chosen to travel to Poverty Bay, even though the competition rules do not require them to defend the Shield away.[2]

[edit] Poverty Bay in Super Rugby

Poverty Bay along with Wellington, Taranaki, Wairarapa Bush, Wanganui, East Coast, Hawke's Bay, Manawatu and Horowhenua-Kapiti make up the Hurricanes Super 14 franchise.

[edit] All Blacks

They have had 6 players selected for the All Blacks whilst playing their club rugby in the Poverty Bay.

  • J.L Collins
  • B.B.J Fitzpatrick
  • I.A Kirkpatrick
  • L.G Knight
  • R.M Parkinson
  • R.A White

[edit] Clubs

East Coast Rugby Football Union is made up of 12 clubs:

  • GMC Pirates
  • Horouta
  • Horouta Sports Club
  • HSOB
  • Ngatapa
  • OBM
  • Pirates Sports Club
  • Rangatira Sports Club
  • Tahora
  • Waikoha
  • Whatatutu
  • Young Maori Party

[edit] References

  1. ^ Heartland Championship Tables. Lassen Creative Technologies Ltd. Retrieved on 8 May 2006.
  2. ^ "Auckland accepts two Ranfurly Shield challenges", New Zealand Rugby Football Union, 2007-12-06. Retrieved on 2008-01-15. 

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