Buller Rugby Football Union
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| Buller | |
| Full name | Buller Rugby Football Union |
| Emblem | Shield |
| Colours | Red and Blue |
| Founded | 1894 |
| Sport | Rugby union |
| League | Heartland Championship |
| Ground | Victoria Square |
| Official website | [1] |
The Buller Rugby Football Union (BRFU) is a rugby province based in Westport, New Zealand.
Contents |
[edit] History
Buller was formed in 1894.
[edit] Clubs
Buller Rugby Football Union is made up of 6 clubs:
- Karamea
- Ngakawau
- Old Boys
- Reefton
- Westport
- White Star
[edit] Representative Rugby
The Buller team play from Victoria Square, Westport and in the 2006 season are in Pool A of the Heartland Championship. They are seeded 7th for the Championship as they finished 3rd in the 3rd division in 2005.
[edit] Buller in Super Rugby
Buller along with Canterbury, Tasman, West Coast, Mid Canterbury and South Canterbury make up the Crusaders Super 14 franchise.
[edit] Championships
Buller has never a Provinical Championship
[edit] Heartland Championship placings
| Heartland Championship Results[1] | ||||||||||||
| Year | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | PF | PA | Diff | BP | Points | Place | Playoffs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 139 | 182 | -43 | 2 | 14 | 10th | lost 10-36 Poverty Bay (Lochore Cup) | |
[edit] Ranfurly Shield
Buller have never held the Ranfurly Shield.
[edit] All Blacks
There have only been 7 players selected for the All Blacks whilst playing their club rugby in the West Coast. 2001 All Black, Ben Blair played for Buller at age group level
- S Bligh
- T Fisher
- E.C Holder
- C McLean
- W.J Mumm
- K.S Svenson
- R.G Tunnicliff
[edit] External links
| Rugby union in New Zealand | |
|---|---|
| Federation: | New Zealand Rugby Football Union |
| National teams: | All Blacks • Junior All Blacks • New Zealand Sevens • New Zealand Māori • Black Ferns |
| International Competitions: | Rugby World Cup • Tri Nations • Super 14 • Pacific Nations Cup • Bledisloe Cup • Churchill Cup • Rugby World Cup Sevens • IRB Sevens World Series • Wellington Sevens |
| Super 14 teams: | Blues • Chiefs • Crusaders • Highlanders • Hurricanes |
| Domestic Competitions: | Air New Zealand Cup • Heartland Championship • Ranfurly Shield • Hanan Shield |
| Air New Zealand Cup teams: | Auckland • Bay of Plenty • Canterbury • Counties Manukau • Hawke's Bay • Manawatu • North Harbour • Northland • Otago • Southland • Taranaki • Tasman • Waikato • Wellington |
| 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 |
