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Rugby team in New Zealand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | waibush |
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.
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 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 |
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 14:35 (NZST) |
| Hawke's Bay | 58–7 | Wairarapa Bush |
| 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) |
| McLean Park, Napier Referee: Jamie Nutbrown |
Wairarapa Bush along with Wellington, Horowhenua-Kapiti, East Coast, Poverty Bay, Hawke's Bay, Manawatu and Wanganui make up the Hurricanes Super Rugby franchise.
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)
Pre 1971 {Wairarapa & Bush Unions}
Wairarapa Bush Rugby Football Union is made up of 14 clubs, from north to south:
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