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| Full name | West Coast Rugby Football Union |
| Emblem | Shield |
| Colours | Red and White |
| Founded | 1890 |
| Sport | Rugby union |
| League | Heartland Championship |
| Ground | Rugby Park |
| Official website | [1] |
The West Coast Rugby Football Union, formed in 1890, is the official governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the West Coast region of New Zealand and is affiliated to the New Zealand Rugby Union. The team is based in Greymouth and plays home matches at Rugby Park.
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Representative Rugby
The West Coast team play from Rugby Park, Greymouth and in the 2006 season are in Pool A of the Heartland Championship. They are bottom qualifiers for the Championship as they finished last in the 3rd division in 2005.
West Coast in Super Rugby
West Coast along with Canterbury, Tasman, Buller, Mid Canterbury and South Canterbury make up the Crusaders Super 14 franchise.
Clubs
West Coast Rugby Football Union is made up of 8 clubs:
- Blaketown
- Grey Valley
- Kiwi
- Kokatahi
- Marist
- South Westlands
- Star-United
- Wests
All Blacks
There have only been 7 players selected for the All Blacks whilst playing their club rugby in the West Coast.
- H.J Atkinson
- H Butland
- J Corbett
- D.F.E Freitas
- G.D.M Gilbert
- R.R King
- J Steel
Championships
West Coast has never won a Provincial Championship
Heartland Championship placings
In 2007 they finshed 4th in the Heartland Championship. West Coast made the semi-finals but lost.
| Heartland Championship Results1 | |||||||||||
| Year | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | PF | PA | Diff | BP | Points | Place | Playoffs |
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| 2006 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 136 | 266 | -130 | 2 | 6 | 12th | |
Ranfurly Shield
West Coast have never held the Ranfurly Shield. West Coasts Ranfurly Shield challenges:
- 27-8-1932 Canterbury 5 West Coast 3 (L.T.Martyn try)
- 2-9-1933 Canterbury 23 West Coast
- 7-9-1935 Canterbury 16 West Coast 11 (E.Pfahlert, R.R.King tries, L.T.Martyn two penalties, one conversion)
- 26-9-1936 Otago 30 West Coast 0
- 20-9-1952 Waikato 20 West Coast 6 (A.J.Lindbom two penalties)
- 11-9-1954 Canterbury 8 West Coast 0
- 24-9-1955 Canterbury 20 West Coast 11 (F.W.Gugich, R.N.Inkster tries, A.A.McNabb one panalty, one conversion)
- 25-8-1962 Auckland 52 West Coast 6 (T.N.McAra drop goal, J.M.Earthorne one penalty)
- 16-9-1972 Canterbury 47 West Coast 3 (R.Nelson one penalty)
- 27-7-1974 Marlborough 18 West Coast 0
- 29-7-1978 Manawatu 51 West Coast 10 (C.R.Skates try, A.F.Kissick two penalties)
- 25-8-1984 Canterbury 68 West Coast 3 (G.Cook drop goal)
- 4-7-2000 Waikato 99 West Coast 3 (M.Foster one penaly)
References
- ^ "Heartland Championship Tables". Lassen Creative Technologies Ltd. Retrieved on 8 May, 2006.
- The Shield by Lindsay Knight
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