Wairarapa Bush Rugby Football Union
The Wairarapa-Bush Rugby Football Union is the body that regulates rugby union in Masterton, New Zealand. It was formed in 1971 with the amalgamation of the Wairapapa and Bush Unions.
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| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1971 |
| President | Bryan Weatherstone |
CEO | Tony Hargood |
| Men's coach | Joe Harwood |
| Website | http://waibush.co.nz/ |
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 | Semi-final | Final | |||||||||||
| 2006 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 211 | 130 | +81 | 3 | 31 | 2nd | 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 | — |
| 2016 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 240 | 174 | +66 | 6 | 30 | 4th | Meads Cup | Lost 26–58 to Wanganui | — |
| 2017 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 174 | 313 | -139 | 6 | 10 | 11th | No | — | |
| 2018 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 212 | 195 | +17 | 5 | 21 | 6th | Lochore Cup | Won 30-21 against North Otago | Lost 23-26 against Horowhenua-Kapiti |
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 been 29 players selected for the All Blacks from the Wairarapa-Bush (From 1971) and when the Union was separated as Wairarapa and Bush Unions.
Wairarapa-Bush (from 1971)
- Brian Lochore 1963,65,66,67,68,69,70,71
- Mike McCool 1979
- Brent Anderson 1986,87
- Marty Berry 1986
- Brett Harvey 1986
- Robbie McLean1987
- Zac Guildford.
Pre 1971 {Wairarapa & Bush Unions}
- H.Udy 1882
- A.E.D'Arcy 1893,1894
- R.Gray 1893
- W.McKenzie 1893
- W.D.Watson 1893,1896
- D.H.Udy 1901,1903
- A.L.Armstrong 1903
- A.F.McMinn 1903,1905
- E.Wrigley 1905
- J.G.Donald 1920,21,22,25
- Q.Donald 1923,26,28
- L.H.Harvey 1924,26,28
- A.E.Cooke 1928
- S.Willoughby 1928
- R.T.Cundy 1929
- A.Mahoney 1929,34,35
- K.H.Reid 1929
- W.B.Reside 1929
- J.C.Stringfellow 1929
- W.R.Irvine 1929
- J.J.Mill 1930
- M.B.Couch 1947,49
- A.W.Blake 1949
Clubs
Wairarapa-Bush Rugby Football Union is made up of 14 clubs, from north to south:
- Puketoi
- Eketahuna
- East Coast
- Pioneer
- Marist
- Wairarapa Wahine Toa - Womens Rugby
- 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.