Wairarapa Bush Rugby Football Union

Rugby team in New Zealand

Wairarapa Bush
Rugby Football Union

Sport| Rugby union
Founded| 1971
President| Bryan Weatherstone

CEO

| Tony Hargood
Men's coach| Joe Harwood
Website| waibush.co.nz

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.

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

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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

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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
2019 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 209 | 181 | +28 | 5 | 29 | 3rd | Meads Cup | Lost 25-27 to North Otago | —
2021 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 139 | 254 | -115 | 2 | 10 | 10th | No | —
2022 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 199 | 297 | -98 | 5 | 13 | 11th | No | —
2023 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 190 | 246 | -56 | 6 | 22 | 6th | Lochore Cup | Lost 27-33 to West Coast | —
2024 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 246 | 393 | -147 | 5 | 13 | 10th | No | —

## Ranfurly Shield

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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

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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 in Super Rugby

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

## All Blacks

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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 and 1993
* Brett Harvey 1986
* Robbie McLean 1987
* Zac Guildford 2009-2012

Pre 1971 {Wairarapa & Bush Unions}

* Hart Udy 1884
* Archie D'Arcy 1893,1894
* Rod Gray 1893
* William (Mac) McKenzie 1893-97
* Billy Watson 1893,1896
* Dan Udy 1901-1903
* Loftus Armstrong 1903
* Archie McMinn 1903,1905
* Edgar Wrigley 1905
* Jim Donald 1920,21,22,25
* Quentin Donald 1923,26,28
* Ian Harvey 1924,26,28
* Albert Edward Cooke 1928
* Mick Willoughby 1928
* Rawi Cundy 1929
* Atholstan Mahoney 1929,34,35
* Keith Reid 1929
* Walter Reside 1929
* Clinton Stringfellow 1929
* William (Bull) Irvine 1929
* Jimmy Mill 1923-1926, 1930
* Ben Couch 1947-49
* Alan Blake 1949

## Clubs

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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

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* Sports portal

* Memorial Park, Masterton

## References

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1. ^ "Standings (2006–present)". Heartland Championship. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
2. ^ "Fixtures and Results (2006–present)". Heartland Championship. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
3. ^ "Finalists found in Lochore and Meads Cups". Newshub. 23 October 2010. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
4. ^ "2010 Lochore and Mead Cups finals wrap". Heartland Championship. 31 October 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
5. ^ Bidwell, Hamish (9 July 2015). "Hawke's Bay see off Wairarapa Bush to retain Ranfurly Shield". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 12 April 2016.

## External links

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* Official site

* v
* t
* e

Heartland Championship

Teams|

* Buller
* East Coast
* Horowhenua-Kapiti
* King Country
* Mid Canterbury
* North Otago
* Poverty Bay
* South Canterbury
* Thames Valley
* Wairarapa Bush
* Wanganui
* West Coast

Seasons|

* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Cups|

* Meads Cup
* Lochore Cup

Predecessor|

* National Provincial Championship (1976–2005)

* v
* t
* e

Hurricanes

Super Rugby Team|

* Hurricanes

Bunnings NPC teams|

* Hawke's Bay
* Manawatu
* Wellington

Heartland teams|

* Horowhenua-Kapiti
* Poverty Bay
* Wairarapa-Bush
* Wanganui

Stadiums|

* Central Energy Trust Arena
* McLean Park
* Sky Stadium

Other|

* Hurricanes Poua
* List of Hurricanes (rugby union) players

* v
* t
* e

Rugby union in New Zealand

Governing body|

* New Zealand Rugby

National teams|

| Men's|

* New Zealand
* Sevens
* U-20
* Schoolboys
* Defunct: U-21
* U-19

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Women's|

* New Zealand
* Sevens

Other notable teams|

* All Blacks XV
* Barbarians
* Cavaliers
* Classic All Blacks
* Heartland XV
* Māori All Blacks

Competitions|

* Super Rugby
* Super Rugby Aupiki
* National Provincial Championship
* Heartland Championship
* Meads Cup
* Lochore Cup
* Ranfurly Shield
* Hanan Shield
* New Zealand Sevens
* New Zealand Women's Sevens
* National Sevens
* Farah Palmer Cup
* National First XV Championship
* North vs South rugby union match
* The Rugby Championship

Related articles|

* International players
* International player records
* International tours and series
* New Zealand at the Rugby World Cup
* History of rugby union in New Zealand
* Structure of rugby union in New Zealand
* List of New Zealand rugby union teams
* Racism in New Zealand rugby union
* New Zealand Rugby Museum
* Oceania Rugby

Provincial unions|

| North Island|

* Auckland
* Bay of Plenty
* Counties-Manukau
* East Coast
* Hawke's Bay
* Horowhenua-Kapiti
* King Country
* Manawatu
* North Harbour
* Northland
* Poverty Bay
* Taranaki
* Thames Valley
* Waikato
* Wairarapa Bush
* Wanganui
* Wellington

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South Island|

* Buller
* Canterbury
* Mid-Canterbury
* North Otago
* Otago
* South Canterbury
* Southland
* Tasman
* West Coast

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*[W]: Wins
*[D]: Draws
*[L]: Losses
*[PF]: Points for
*[PA]: Points against
*[PD]: Points difference
*[BP]: Bonus points
*[Pts]: Points
*[Qual]: Playoff qualification to Meads Cup, Lochore Cup or neither
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