Taranaki Rugby Football Union

Rugby union governing body in Taranaki, New Zealand

Taranaki Rugby

Sport| Rugby union
Jurisdiction| Taranaki Region
Abbreviation| TRFU
Founded| 1885; 140 years ago (1885)
Affiliation| New Zealand Rugby
Headquarters| New Plymouth
CEO| Jimmy Fastier
Men's coach| Neil Barnes
Women's coach| Ben Siffleet
Official website
www.trfu.co.nz

The Taranaki Rugby Football Union (TRFU, Taranaki Rugby) is the governing body for rugby union in Taranaki, New Zealand. Established in 1885,[1] it is based in New Plymouth. The union's traditional colours are amber and black.

The Taranaki Bulls and Taranaki Whio are the two most senior representative men's and women's teams, competing in the NPC and Farah Palmer Cup respectively. The Bulls typically play their home games at Stadium Taranaki in New Plymouth, while the Whio play at Stadium Taranaki and other venues across the province.

Taranaki Rugby is part of the Chiefs Super Rugby region[2] and has a 23.1% ownership stake in the franchise.

## History

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### Early years

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Taranaki was officially established in 1889 after a team chosen from the surrounding clubs in existence played as Egmont in 1885. They began with a brown coloured jersey before adopting the amber and black hoops in 1892. During the amateur period, the team won the Ranfurly Shield on four occasions. It had also won seven-second division titles in the National Provincial Championship, more than any other team. Further notable moments were in 1959, when a record 35,000 spectators attended Rugby Park in New Plymouth to see the province play the British Lions. Two years later 36,000 people were on hand to watch France defeat the side 11-9.[3] Their first Ranfurly Shield victory came in 1913 when Auckland was defeated 14-11. Six successful defences followed before a 12-6 loss to Wellington in September 1914. In 1957 shield holders Wellington was defeated in a friendly match early in the year and a rematch was scheduled for later in the season. Otago defeated Wellington, and Otago accepted a special challenge by Taranaki. The match was played on 28 September 1957, the last Saturday of the season, after King Country gave up its scheduled fixture with Taranaki. Taranaki won against Otago for them to, later on, go a 13-match tenure.[3]

In 1963 Taranaki regained the Ranfurly Shield once again off Wellington with a win at Athletic Park. Their third tenure would be its most successful one. The first challenge came from Wanganui who were making their second challenge of the season, having lost earlier to Auckland. Wanganui later would suffer a further defeat in 1964. Taranaki lost to Auckland in their last defence in 1965 and would not reclaim the shield again until 1996 when they edged Auckland 42-39. North Harbour lost narrowly in a tight contest before Taranaki was beaten by 20 points against Waikato.[3]

### Professional era

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In August 2011 Taranaki defeated Southland 15-12 in Invercargill to begin a fifth tenure of the shield.[4] This ended in October 2012 when Waikato won the last challenge of the season.[5] In 2013 Taranaki RFU assembled a women's professional team although it was later disbanded the following year.[6] They claimed the national title for the first time in their history with a win over Tasman in the 2014 ITM Cup.[7] and Hawke's Bay in the 2023 competition.

## Referees

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Taranaki has a proud history of producing top level referees. Brian Duffy was the region's first test match referee and controlled six internationals, including one test between the British and Irish Lions and All Blacks in 1977. Paul Williams followed with his test debut coming in 2017.

Former sevens international Warwick Lahmert, Will Johnston and Chloe Sampson are in the National Panel and take charge of domestic competition matches. Richard Kelly featured in the panel for 12 years, including a successful sevens career, where he was the world's most capped sevens referee when he retired in March 2021. He controlled 280 matches over 52 tournaments, including the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in 2018, 2018 World Rugby 7s World Cup and 2016 Rio Olympics, in which he refereed one semi-final. He is now an international television match official.

Other Taranaki referees have been involved in the national scene in the past, these are; Cam Stone, Dee Luckin, Darryl Heibner, Chris Pollock, Brian MacDonald, Paul Macfie, Stuart Beissell, Ross Whitmore, Paul Honiss, Russell Hodge and Murray Dombroski.

## Affiliated clubs

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There are 29 registered clubs incorporated and secondary schools affiliated with the Taranaki RFU, most of which have teams at both senior and junior levels. The Taranaki Rugby Referees' Association is also an affiliated member of the Taranaki RFU. The organisation provides match officials for senior club rugby down to junior grades. They also provide sideline support personnel to home National Provincial Championship, Super Rugby and test matches.

* Bell Block Rugby Sports & Community Club[8]
* Central Rugby and Sports Club[9]
* Clifton Rugby and Sports Club[10]
* Coastal Rugby Football Club[11]
* Eltham Rugby Football Club[12]
* Francis Douglas Memorial College
* Hawera High School
* Inglewood High School
* Inglewood United Rugby Football Club[13]
* Kaitake Rugby Football Club[14]
* Kaponga Rugby Football Club[15]
* New Plymouth Boys' High School
* New Plymouth Girls' High School
* New Plymouth High School Old Boys' Rugby Football and Sports Club[16]
* Okaiawa Rugby Football Club[17]
* Okato Rugby Football Club[18]
* Opunake High School
* Patea Rugby & Sports Club
* Rahotu Community And Sports Club[19]
* Sacred Heart Girls' College
* Southern Rugby Football Club[20]
* Spotswood College
* Spotswood United Rugby Football & Sports Club[21]
* Stratford Eltham Rugby & Sports Club[22]
* Stratford High School
* Taranaki Diocesan School for Girls
* Toko Rugby Football Club[23]
* Tukapa Rugby and Sports Club[24]
* Waitara High School

| Club  | Founded  | Total Premierships

(McMaster's Shield)

| Premiership Winning Seasons  | All Blacks  | Mergers

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Current Clubs  | Bell Block Rugby Sports and Community Club  |  |  |  |  |
Clifton Rugby & Sports Club  | 1880  |  |  |  |
Coastal Rugby & Sports Club  |  |  | 2009  | Mark Robinson 2000-02, Beauden Barrett, Scott Barrett, Jordie Barrett  | Merger of the Okato RFC, the Rahotu RFC and the Opunake RFC.
Inglewood United RFC  | 1898  |  | 1940, 1960, 1970, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2006, 2014, 2021  |  | Rugby in Inglewood began in 1893, when Inglewood’s first rugby club, the Athletic Club, was formed. Shortly after in 1896, the Pirates Club was formed. These two clubs united to form one club in 1898
Kaponga RFC  | 1907  |  |  | Ian Eliason 1972-73, Kieran Crowley 1984-91  |
New Plymouth HSOB RFC  | 1919  | 17  | 1995  | H.W. Brown 1924-26, R.A. Roper 1949-50, G. Beatt, 1950, N.J. Bowden, 1952, R.H. Brown, 1955–62, R.J. Boon, 1960, J.T. McEldowney, 1976–77, M. Watt, 1979–80, G. Slater, 1999, T. Tahuriorangi 2018, T. Vaa’i 2020  |
Okaiawa RFC  |  |  |  |  |
Patea Rugby and Sports Club:  |  |  |  |  |
Southern Rugby Club  |  |  | 2013  | Jarrad Hoeata 2011  | Merger of the Hawera RFC, the Hawera Athletic RFC and the Waimate RFC (Manaia).
Spotswood United Rugby & Sports Club  | 1991  |  | 2019  |  | Merger of the Star RFC and the Spotswood Old Boys RFC.
Stratford-Eltham Rugby & Sports Club  | 2016  |  |  |  | Merger of Stratford RFC and Eltham RFC.
Toko RFC  |  |  |  |  |
Tukapa Rugby & Sports Club  | 1892  | 17  | 2017, 2020, 2022  |  |
Former (defunct or merged) clubs  | Eltham RFC  |  |  |  | Francis Glasgow 1903–05, Roger Urbahn 1959–60, Brian Muller 1967–71, Bryce Robins 1985.  |
Hawera Athletic RFC  | 1925  |  |  |  |
Hawera RFC  | 1886  |  |  |  |
Okato RFC  |  |  |  |  |
Opunake RFC  |  |  |  |  |
Rahotu RFC  |  |  |  |  |
Star RFC  | 1889  |  | 1947, 1948  | Lewis (Snip) Allen 1896-1901, A.L. Humphries 1897, H.L. Abbott 1905-06, T.N. Wolfe  1961-1968, R.J. Fraser 1979  |
Stratford RFC  |  |  |  |  |
Spotswood College Old Boys RFC  | 1964  |  |  |  |
Waimate RFC (Manaia)  | 1886  |  |  |  |

## Players

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### Notable players

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Taranaki has produced 83 men's New Zealand internationals to date.[25] Below is a list of New Zealand national rugby union players along with their number and year of debut in brackets.

* Alfred Bayly (35 - 1893)
* Alan Good (42 - 1893)
* James Lambie (27 - 1893)
* Walter Bayly (48 - 1894)
* Hugh Good (50 - 1894)
* Daniel Hughes (51 - 1894)
* Lewis Allen (56 - 1896)
* Donald Watson (65 - 1896)
* Arthur Humphries (73 - 1897)
* Bill Wells (75 - 1897)
* Hugh Mills (80 - 1897)
* Bernard O'Dowda (88 - 1901)
* Billy Glenn (111 - 1904)
* Frank Glasgow (117 - 1905)
* Jimmy Hunter (118 - 1905)
* Simon Mynott (120 - 1905)
* Jimmie O'Sullivan (122 - 1905)
* Harold Abbott (130 - 1905)
* Jack Colman (142 - 1907)
* Donald Cameron (150 - 1908)
* Jack Stohr (165 - 1910)
* Henry Dewar (175 - 1913)
* Mick Cain (187 - 1913)
* Charles Brown (192 - 1913)
* Reg Taylor (202 - 1913)
* George Loveridge (206 - 1913)
* Edward Roberts (207 - 1913)
* Alfred West (225 - 1920)
* Richard Fogarty (230 - 1921)
* Charles Kingstone (231 - 1921)
* Harold Masters (254 - 1922)
* Percy Hickey (264 - 1922)
* Handley Brown (290 - 1924)
* Gus Hart (293 - 1924)
* Davy Johnston (318 - 1925)
* Jack Walter (312 - 1925)
* Pat Ward (335 - 1928)
* Alfred Kivell (375 - 1929)
* Ray Clarke (390 - 1932)
* Arthur Collins (391 - 1932)
* Jack Sullivan (428 - 1936)
* Roy Roper (515 - 1949)
* George Beatty (517 - 1950)
* Maurice Cockerill (522 - 1951)
* Peter Burke (534 - 1951)
* Noel Bowden (544 - 1952)
* Ross Brown (572 - 1955)
* Roger Urbahn (598 - 1959)
* Kevin Briscoe (599 - 1959)
* John McCullough (603 - 1959)
* Terry O'Sullivan (612 - 1960)
* Roger Boon (616 - 1960)
* Neil Wolfe (620 - 1961)
* John Major (643 - 1963)
* Brian Muller (656 - 1967)
* Murray Wills (661 - 1967)
* Alan Smith (667 - 1967)
* Bill Currey (671 - 1968)
* Ian Eliason (706 - 1972)
* Alistair Scown (710 - 1972)
* Ash Gardiner (728 - 1974)
* Graham Mourie (757 - 1976)
* John McEldowney (768 - 1976)
* Dave Loveridge (791 - 1978)
* Murray Watts (793 - 1979)
* Kieran Crowley (848 - 1983)
* Bryce Robins (863 - 1985)
* Bull Allen (933 - 1993)
* Gordon Slater (968 - 1997)
* Andrew Hore (1019 - 2002)
* Chris Masoe (1059 - 2005)
* Jason Eaton (1063 - 2005)
* Scott Waldrom (1085 - 2008)
* Jarrad Hoeata (1109 - 2011)
* Beauden Barrett (1115 - 2012)
* Charlie Ngatai (1141 - 2015)
* Waisake Naholo (1142 - 2015)
* James Broadhurst (1144 - 2015)
* Seta Tamanivalu (1148 - 2016)
* Scott Barrett (1155 - 2016)
* Jordie Barrett (1159 - 2017)
* Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi (1174 - 2018)
* Angus Ta'avao (1175 - 2018)
* Tupou Vaa'i (1188 - 2020)
* Pita Gus Sowakula (1201 - 2022)

## Personnel and statistics

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### Seasonal record

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Year  | Pos.  | Division  |  GP  |  W  |  L  |  D  |  PTS  | Captain  | Head coach

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2006 | 11th  | N/A  | 9  | 3  | 6  | 0  | 16  | Paul Tito | Kieran Crowley
2007 | 8th  | N/A  | 11  | 4  | 7  | 0  | 23  | Tony Penn
2008 | 8th  | N/A  | 11  | 4  | 6  | 1  | 23  | Adrian Kennedy
2009 | 8th  | N/A  | 13  | 6  | 6  | 1  | 28
2010 | 5th  | N/A  | 13  | 9  | 4  | 0  | 42  | Craig Clarke | Colin Cooper
2011[a] | 3rd  | Premiership  | 10  | 7  | 3  | 0  | 31
2012 | 4th  | Premiership  | 11  | 7  | 4  | 0  | 33
2013 | 6th  | Premiership  | 10  | 3  | 7  | 0  | 14  | Kane Barrett
2014[b] | 1st  | Premiership  | 12  | 9  | 2  | 1  | 38  | James Marshall
2015 | 4th  | Premiership  | 11  | 6  | 5  | 0  | 32  | Charlie Ngatai
2016 | 2nd  | Premiership  | 11  | 7  | 3  | 1  | 37  | Mitchell Crosswell
2017[c] | 1st  | Premiership  | 11  | 8  | 3  | 0  | 42  | Charlie Ngatai
2018 | 7th  | Premiership  | 10  | 2  | 8  | 0  | 13  | Mitchell Crosswell  | Willie Rickards
2019 | 5th  | Championship  | 10  | 4  | 6  | 0  | 18  | Mitchell Brown
2020[d] | 4th  | Championship  | 11  | 4  | 7  | 0  | 24
2021[e] | 1st  | Championship  | 10  | 10  | 0  | 0  | 39  | Mitchell Brown & Teihorangi Walden | Neil Barnes
The table above shows the Taranaki RFU men's team progression throughout the professional era.
Source: New Zealand Rugby History

1. ^ Taranaki won the Ranfurly Shield in 2011. It was their fifth tenure and defended it seven times.
2. ^ Taranaki won the ITM Cup Premiership in 2014. It was their first time winning a first division title.
3. ^ Taranaki won the Ranfurly Shield in 2017. It was their sixth tenure and defended it five times.
4. ^ Taranaki won the Ranfurly Shield in 2020. It was their seventh tenure but failed to defend it.
5. ^ Taranaki won the Bunnings NPC Championship Division in 2021, however weren't promoted.

### List of centurions

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Pos.  | Name  | Year  | Primary position  | Games played

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1  | Kieran Crowley | 1980–1994  | Fullback | 199
2  | Ian Eliason | 1964–1981  | Lock | 222
3  | Andrew Slater | 1989–2001  | Lock | 183
4  | Gordon Slater | 1991–2005  | Prop | 174
5  | Kevin Barrett | 1986–1999  | Lock | 167
6  | Bryce Robins | 1980–1992  | Wing | 147
7  | Dave Loveridge | 1975–1986  | Half-back | 123
7  | Murray Watts | 1978–1985  | Wing | 123
9  | Tony Penn | 1999–2009  | Prop | 117
10  | Shane McDonald | 1991–2000  | Hooker | 116
11  | Bull Allen | 1988–1996  | Prop | 110
12  | Warren Bunn  | 1979–1989  | Prop | 109
13  | Dwight Murfitt  | 1984–1993  | Wing | 106
14  | Graham Mourie | 1975–1982  | Flanker | 104
14  | Felix O'Carroll  | 1975–1983  | Hooker | 104
14  | Lindsay Thomson  | 1983–1991  | Lock | 104
17  | Ross Elmes  | 1980–1989  | Prop | 103
17  | Kerry Eynon  | 1991–2000  | Centre | 103
19  | Ian Eliason | 1975–1981  | Lock | 102
20  | Colin Cooper | 1979–1987  | Number 8 | 100
20  | Paul Tito | 1997–2006  | Lock | 100
The table above shows the Taranaki RFU men's centurions from 1975.
Source: New Zealand Rugby History
Updated: 11 September 2020

### List of top try-scorers

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Pos.  | Name  | Year  | Primary position  | Tries scored

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1  | Kieran Crowley | 1980–1994  | Fullback | 64
2  | Bryce Robins | 1980–1992  | Wing | 59
3  | Murray Watts | 1978–1985  | Wing | 57
4  | Shayne Austin | 1998–2009  | Wing | 48
5  | Charlie McAlister | 1983–1987  | Wing | 36
6  | Dwight Murfitt  | 1984–1993  | Wing | 33
7  | Tony Arnold  | 1983–1987  | Wing | 32
8  | Bull Allen | 1988–1996  | Prop | 28
9  | Andre Taylor | 2010–2013  | Fullback | 27
10  | Seta Tamanivalu | 2012–2018  | Centre | 26
The table above shows the Taranaki RFU men's top 10 try-scorers from 1975.
Source: New Zealand Rugby History
Updated: 11 September 2020

### List of top point-scorers

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Pos.  | Name  | Year  | Primary position  | Points scored

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1  | Kieran Crowley | 1980–1994  | Fullback | 1,723
2  | Daryl Lilley | 1993–2003  | Fullback | 777
3  | Jamie Cameron | 1992–1999  | First five-eighth | 614
4  | Stephen Davidson  | 1975–1982  | Fullback | 588
5  | Marty McKenzie | 2014–2017  | First five-eighth | 392
6  | Mark Urwin | 1997–2003  | First five-eighth | 361
7  | Willie Ripia | 2008–2010  | First five-eighth | 317
8  | Jason Holland | 1997–1998  | First five-eighth | 259
9  | Bryce Robins | 1980–1992  | Wing | 258
10  | Kelvin Mahon  | 1985–1993  | Fullback | 247
The table above shows the Taranaki RFU men's top 10 point-scorers from 1975.
Source: New Zealand Rugby History
Updated: 11 September 2020

## References

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1. ^ "Taranaki Rugby". www.trfu.co.nz. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
2. ^ "Our community". chiefs.co.nz. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
3. ^ a b c Ministry for Culture and Heritage (9 October 2015). "Taranaki Rugby History". New Zealand History. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
4. ^ Logan Savory (25 August 2011). "Taranaki claim Ranfurly Shield from Southland". Stuff. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
5. ^ "Waikato take Ranfurly Shield". Radio New Zealand. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
6. ^ "Two provinces join women's rugby competition". Radio New Zealand. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
7. ^ "Taranaki win 2014 ITM Cup Premiership". TVNZ. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
8. ^ "Bell Block Rugby Sports & Community Club". New Zealand Business Number. 17 October 1979. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
9. ^ "Central Rugby and Sports Club". New Zealand Business Number. 11 January 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
10. ^ "Clifton Rugby and Sports Club". New Zealand Business Number. 7 August 1979. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
11. ^ "Coastal Rugby Football Club". New Zealand Business Number. 21 January 1997. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
12. ^ "Eltham Rugby Football Club". New Zealand Business Number. 15 October 1931. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
13. ^ "Inglewood United Rugby Football Club". New Zealand Business Number. 8 February 1932. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
14. ^ "Kaitake Rugby Football Club". New Zealand Business Number. 30 April 1985. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
15. ^ "Kaponga Rugby Football Club". New Zealand Business Number. 22 July 1928. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
16. ^ "New Plymouth High School Old Boys' Rugby Football and Sports Club". New Zealand Business Number. 8 May 1931. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
17. ^ "Okaiawa Rugby Football Club". New Zealand Business Number. 13 December 1928. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
18. ^ "Okato Rugby Football Club". New Zealand Business Number. 15 February 1929. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
19. ^ "Rahotu Community And Sports Club". New Zealand Business Number. 5 November 1984. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
20. ^ "Southern Rugby Football Club". New Zealand Business Number. 27 January 1995. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
21. ^ "Spotswood United Rugby Football & Sports Club". New Zealand Business Number. 22 July 1929. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
22. ^ "Stratford Eltham Rugby & Sports Club". New Zealand Business Number. 2 April 1925. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
23. ^ "Toko Rugby Football Club". New Zealand Business Number. 7 June 1976. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
24. ^ "Tukapa Rugby and Sports Club". New Zealand Business Number. 14 May 1929. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
25. ^ "Taranaki All Blacks". Taranaki Rugby. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.

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