Wairarapa Bush Rugby Football Union
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| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Wairarapa Bush Rugby Football Union |
| Colours | Green and Red |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Website | |
| Current details | |
| Ground(s) | |
| Coach |
 Joe Harwood |
| Competition | Heartland Championship |
| 2015 | 4th, Meads Cup Semi-Finalist |
The Wairarapa Bush Rugby Football Union was formed in 1971 with the amalgamation of the Wairarapa Rugby Football Union and Bush Rugby Football Union.
The Wairarapa Bush team play in the Heartland Championship from Memorial Park, Masterton. They were the inaugural winners of the Meads Cup after beating Wanganui 16-14 on 21 October 2006.
Championships
Wairarapa Bush won the 2nd division North Island in 1981, 3rd division in 2005 and the Heartland Championship Meads Cup in 2006 and Lochore Cup in 2010.
Heartland Championship placings
| Heartland Championship results[1][2][3][4] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts | Place | Playoffs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qual | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||||
| 2006 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 211 | 130 | +81 | 3 | 31 | 1st | Meads Cup | Won 25-19 against North Otago | Won 16–14 against Wanganui |
| 2007 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 196 | 131 | +65 | 3 | 23 | 4th | Meads Cup | Lost 13–30 to North Otago | — |
| 2008 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 202 | 194 | +8 | 7 | 19 | 3rd | Lochore Cup | Lost 17–37 to Horowhenua-Kapiti | — |
| 2009 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 155 | 142 | +13 | 5 | 17 | 6th | No | — | |
| 2010 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 129 | 186 | −57 | 3 | 11 | 2nd | Lochore Cup | Won 21–17 against King Country | Won 15–9 against Buller |
| 2011 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 156 | 231 | −75 | 4 | 8 | 10th | No | — | |
| 2012 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 219 | 130 | +89 | 4 | 28 | 3rd | Meads Cup | Lost 20–23 against Wanganui | — |
| 2013 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 203 | 144 | +59 | 4 | 28 | 3rd | Meads Cup | Lost 34–48 to North Otago | — |
| 2014 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 151 | 238 | −87 | 3 | 9 | 11th | No | — | |
| 2015 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 238 | 192 | +46 | 7 | 23 | 4th | Meads Cup | Lost 21–25 to South Canterbury | — |
Ranfurly Shield
Wairarapa Bush have never held the Ranfurly Shield but Wairarapa held the shield in 1927, 1928 and 1950. Wairarapa Bush were beaten 96-10 by Canterbury in a Ranfurly Shield challenge in July 2006. In July 2015 Wairarapa Bush challenged Hawke's Bay for the Shield but were defeated 58–7.[5]
| 9 July 2015 | Hawke's Bay |
58–7 |  Wairarapa Bush |
McLean Park, Napier | ||
| 14:35 (NZST) | Try: Zac Guildford  (2)Jarvy Aoake Shannan Chase Billy Ropiha Tyrone Elkington-MacDonald Brendon O'Connor Jonah Lowe Con: Tyrone Elkington-MacDonald  (5)Ihaia West Pen: Tyrone Elkington-MacDonald (2) |
Report | Try: Brock Price Con: Tim Priest (1/1) |
Referee: Jamie Nutbrown |
Wairarapa Bush in Super Rugby
Wairarapa Bush along with Wellington, Horowhenua-Kapiti, East Coast, Poverty Bay, Hawke's Bay, Manawatu and Wanganui make up the Hurricanes Super Rugby franchise.
All Blacks
There have only been six players selected for the All Blacks whilst playing for Wairarapa Bush.
Clubs
Wairarapa Bush Rugby Football Union is made up of 13 clubs, from north to south:
- Puketoi
- Eketahuna
- East Coast
- Pioneer
- Marist
- Masterton Red Star
- Carterton
- Gladstone
- Greytown
- Featherston
- Martinborough
- Tuhirangi
See also
References
- ↑ "Standings (2006–present)". Heartland Championship. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ↑ "Fixtures and Results (2006–present)". Heartland Championship. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ↑ "Finalists found in Lochore and Meads Cups". Newshub. 23 October 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ↑ "2010 Lochore and Mead Cups finals wrap". Heartland Championship. 31 October 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ↑ Bidwell, Hamish (9 July 2015). "Hawke's Bay see off Wairarapa-Bush to retain Ranfurly Shield". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 12 April 2016.