From the grand tour by the 1888 natives to the upcoming 2015 world cup, from games in the north african desert in the second world war to matches behind barbed wire during the 1981 springbok tour, from grassroots club rugby to heaving crowds outside eden park, lancaster park, athletic park or carisbrook, new zealanders have made rugby their game. Mastertons bid to lure nz warriors could be hindered by archaic ban on rugby league. We hope you enjoy this look back as we look forward to many more years of recording the history of wairarapa bush rugby union. Its known for its vineyards, gourmet food, walking and cycling trails and a vibrant arts scene. The club has a proud history and a strong presence in the wairarapa, especially in the 1980s and 1990s. Oct 23, 2018 this is a series of papers relating to wairarapa embroiderers guild, wairarapa astronomical society, golden years expo and miscellaneous papers the papers include lists of books associated with embro contains 0 items in the community archive. Kiwi, taniwha, butterflies and hawks are just some of the creatures inhabiting a new collection of bilingual. New zealand rugby abebooks abebooks shop for books. Personalised rugby history books created from newspaper coverage at the time in premium gold embossed covers are most popular rugby book. South wairarapa history the south wairarapa coastline features some of new zealands oldest inhabited sites, and local tradition states that the explorer kupe lived there for a period. South wairarapa history south wairarapa district council.
His previous books include rugby s great split, rugby league in twentieth century britain, and a social history of english rugby union, each of which won the aberdare prize for sports history book of the year. The proposed warriors versus melbourne storm preseason game at trust house memorial park apparently runs afoul of a historic antileague stipulation at the ground. The history of south african rugby henri steenkamp. History of rugby facts book information silver emboss your books front cover with any name up to 22 characters long at no extra charge. About wairarapa archive te puranga korero wairarapa. The following articles were written by gareth winter, wairarapa archivist. A separate pahiatuabased bush union was established in 1890. The wairarapabush rugby football union is the body that regulates rugby union in masterton, new zealand. Photosteve rendle the wairarapa archive is as much about sharing information as it is about retaining it. The wairarapa bush rugby football union is the body that regulates rugby union in masterton, new zealand. But then she becames a physical therapist and helps a i think it was rugby. Wairarapa bush rugby union media announcement 30 march 2020 mitre 10 heartland championship for 2020 it is with disappointment to announce the mitre 10 heartland championship has been cancelled for the 2020 season. Gallery gallery gallery gallery gallery gallery gallery gallery gallery gallery gallery gallery gallery gallery gallery gallery sponsors. It also houses the wairarapa reference and family history collections of the masterton district library.
A series of childrens books is bringing wairarapa history, places and animals to life. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. The passion and parochialism of provincial rugby has helped give the game a special place in new zealands social and sporting history. Wairarapa held the ranfurly shield, briefly in 1927, and again between 192829. New zealand rugby turns 125 interactive timeline launched to showcase rugby history. Just wanted to drop you a line to say that trevor howard from new zealand rugby has advised meus fellow reos of your website.
Links and books for further reading about maori rugby. Welcome wairarapa college community principals message for the start of term ii term ii begins on wednesday 15th april 2020. Eden park the auckland starting xv is the same that took on wairarapa bush back in 1985. It was formed in 1971 with the amalgamation of the wairapapa and bush unions the wairarapabush team play in the heartland championship from memorial park, masterton. Wairarapas maritime history 2016, completely financed by the archive from funds built up with the ongoing sales of previous books. The southernmost point of the north island, cape palliser, is known to maori as matitaki a kupe, and other points along the coast also commemorate polynesias. In 2009, his social history of english rugby union was. Welcome to the new wairarapa bush rugby referees page.
Between 1927 and 1929 wairarapa defended the coveted ranfurly shield 12 times during two tenures. The rangitane and ngati kahungunu tribes moved into the region later, and still live there today. It is about a girlwoman that used to do gymnastics, but one day in an important competition she crashes her knee, and her career is over. Martinborough rugby football club established in 1904. All about an hours drive or train ride from wellington. Featherston young men played their first game of rugby as early as 1876, when a number of young men from featherston, greytown and carterton formed the wairarapa rugby football club. Wairarapa archive exploring the world of wairarapas. History and highlights of rugby in the wairarapa region. Rugby and south africa share a storied history that deeply engrained itself in the fabric and healing of south africa through the years. In 1971 bush amalgamated with the wairarapa rugby football union to form wairarapa. Club rugby, once the heartbeat of heartland rugby is not in good health. The staff have been working hard to continue to build their digital expertise and knowledge. Wairarapa rugby nzhistory, new zealand history online. Wairarapa bush dream team taking on the 1985 auckland npc team.
The latest victim of the decline of club rugby is the puketoi club, which had to pull out of the wairarapa senior club. Oct 23, 2018 about wairarapa archive te puranga korero wairarapa. World rugby one hundred years of rugby 18861986 edited by don rutherford. Images wairarapa archive among the graves in the masterton cemetery is that of christopher carr, a young man who had a sad and troubled life. The series features on the masterton district library website. Article from the book ranfurly shield history 1960 by a.
Outside of the rugby almanack there is nowhere that rugby followers can go to gain such information, and there is certainly nowhere online that. The wairarapa is a large and bountiful region with a long and complex history. Hawkes bay magpie rugby history 1875 1945 frank long a wonderful book. New zealands strongest recorded earthquake magnitude 8. With a selection of wairarapa archive books, from left, garry daniell, diane grant, gareth winter, neil frances and ian grant.
Wairarapa bush rugby union masterton, new zealand facebook. Wairarapa is a region of spectacular coastlines, wide valleys and small towns. Royal air force, royal navy, saracens, scotland, south africa, swansea, waikato, wales, wasps, wellington, western province. The wairarapa rugby union, based in masterton, was formed in 1886. Tony hargood ceo wairarapa bush rugby union linkedin. Mastertons bid to bring the new zealand warriors to town next year may be hit by a snag straight from the history books. I have had the chance to go through it and must say that you have done an outstanding job in collating and publishing this information. It provides access to these collections through an extensive database. Jun 27, 2017 mastertons bid to bring the new zealand warriors to town next year may be hit by a snag straight from the history books. It was formed in 1971 with the amalgamation of the wairapapa and bush unions.
Aratois pathways, a brief timeline of the wairarapa. Jun 27, 2017 mastertons bid to lure nz warriors could be hindered by archaic ban on rugby league. Mastertons bid to lure nz warriors could be hindered by. Each article contributes to a body of work that highlights aspects of wairarapa history.
Wairarapa bush rugby union, masterton, new zealand. Please check back as we highlight each year, who played. Aug 2020 against west coast in heartland championship. Wairarapas coastal communities 20, by retired history teacher jim graydon, was, like maritime expert ken scaddens rugged coast, rough seas. Reproduction of the original 1905 souvenir new zealand rugby football team booklet issued for the match, nz v a wellington provincial team, played at athletic park, wellington 29th july 1905. This makes it the oldest provincial rugby union outside the four main centres. A former all black triallist has uncovered one of the great mysteries of the boys in black. While now a rugby backwater, in its heyday wairarapa was a provincial powerhouse. The wairarapa archive is a collecting archive that aims to collect records relating to the wairarapa region. About wairarapa bush wairarapa bush live score and video online live stream, schedule and results from all rugby tournaments that wairarapa bush played.
The wairarapa bush rugby football union was formed in 1971 with the amalgamation of the wairarapa r. I am looking for a specific book and i hope you can help me find its name. A rural area with an offthebeatentrack charm, wairarapa, new zealand, offers travellers a wide range of experiences. Albert allom was a friend of the wakefield family and arrived in new zealand as a survey cadet for the new zealand company.
Wairarapa, new zealand wine and charm tourism new zealand. Wairarapa bush rugby union amateur sports team in masterton, new zealand. Canterbury a brief rugby history new zealand rugby history. In the book lochore sir brian said he could not remember what he said at. Archaeological sites show that maori settled around palliser bay in the 14th century. First settled by maori in the 0s, the wairarapa later became a farming area known for its meat and butter. Page 19 wairarapa bush rugbyhistory and highlights of rugby in the wairarapa. A career as a an amatuer and semiprofessional rugby coach lead him to develop also in his spare time has been the rugby technical director for a number of iconic rugby ads being featured during the rugby world cup name sky tv ads, heineken and weetbix. The wairarapabush rugby football union is the body that regulates rugby union in masterton. A history of the fortunes of one hundred and ten years of methodism in the wairarapa particularly relating to greytown and featherston, published by the greytown methodist church book committee, greytown, new zealand. Halfway down theres a corner where the whole vista of the wairarapa opens up before you, bushclad ranges to the west across flat plains to a rugged coast on the east. Sharing the regions history, book by book times age.
They were the inaugural winners of the meads cup after beating wanganui 1614 on 21 october 2006. The wairarapa bush team play in the heartland championship from memorial park, masterton. Wairarapa bush live score, schedule and results rugby. However, having written 14 books of my own, mostly about rugby, there has been time these last few weeks to reflect on which are my favourite books on the great game. This is a page where members will be able to communicate, share ideas, and get. The wairarapa archive will shortly be publishing a book on an interesting early pakeha settler by one of his descendants.
The holcroft saga is a rugby story, the likes of which may never have been equaled in the history of the game. Return to rugby land is a personal account that offers a broad understanding of new zealand, and the game that is at its heart, historically and now. The bush rugby football union is a former provincial rugby union team from new zealand. His life ended tragically 100 years ago, as gareth winter from the wairarapa archive reports. Read brief histories, highlights and quirky facts about each of new zealands 26 regional rugby teams. The players themselves thrived on the lochore coaching philosophy with. We acknowledge all the information from the nz rugby almanackseries from the seasons 1934 through to 2014 and appreciate their hard and dedicated work in providing this detailed history.
Hardened wairarapabush rugby enthusiasts wont need reminding of. We acknowledge all the information from the nz rugby almanackseries from the seasons 1934 through to 2014 and appreciate. Maori oral tradition tells us the area is a part of the huge fish te ika a maui, hooked and caught by maui a polynesian tupua super hero. A history of rugby takes a fascinating, easytoread journey through this great game from its origins right up to englands extraordinary victory in the 2003 world cup and beyond to the 2004 six nations. Wairarapa bush rugby regional rugby nzhistory, new zealand. Wairarapa bush rugby regional rugby new zealand history. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Imageswairarapa archive among the graves in the masterton cemetery is that of christopher carr, a young man who had a sad and troubled life. From the grand tour by the 1888 natives to the upcoming 2015 world cup, from games in the north african desert in the second world war to matches behind barbed wire during the 1981 springbok tour, from grassroots club rugby to heaving crowds outside eden park, lancaster park, athletic park or carisbrook, new zealanders have made rugby their. Massey university phd graduate tom johnson has lived and breathed rugby his whole life, first as an avid. Before you start your full day of watching equestrian square dancing, soccer balling, hoop dreaming, cricket batting, rugby punching, volleyball chopping, skateboard falling, martial arts bowing, bicycle peddlers, and college football hecklers, maybe we have time to learn something. About the wairarapa tourism information from destination. Martinborough rugby football club has been in operation for a very long time. Loose forward luke brownlee entered the new zealand rugby records books with the most consecutive first class appearances.
Sit back and enjoy features on all the major unions, the six nations, the tri nations, the lions and the rugby world cup. Wairarapa region te ara encyclopedia of new zealand. Exploration of everyday life in new zealand from 1900 to the mid1980s. The wairarapa bush rugby union was formed in 1971 with the amalgamation of the.
Hawkes bay magpie rugby history 1875 1945 frank long. Established in 1904, the club has celebrated many successes, one being the centenary in 2004. The hurricanes have named a squad of 27 players that will travel to africa and argentina for the start of the 2020 super rugby campaign. So for no reason here is one mans selection of some best rugby books you should try to read this year or in the future. The wairarapa bush rugby union was formed in 1971 with the amalgamation of the wairarapa rugby football union and bush rugby football. While always popular in the country, rugby is indicative of the growth and change the rainbow nation that is south africa. The wairarapa rugby football union was formed in 1886 and played until 1971, when they amalgamated with the bush rugby football union to form wairarapa bush rugby football union. New zealand rugby nzr turns 125 this easter sunday, april 16, and has launched a specially commissioned website showcasing rugbys milestones and highlights over its remarkable history in the country. The archives publishing programme is something of a phenomenon, even by international standards. Oct 28, 2004 a history of rugby takes a fascinating, easytoread journey through this great game from its origins right up to englands extraordinary victory in the 2003 world cup and beyond to the 2004 six nations. In 2009, his social history of english rugby union was selected as a book of the year by the new statesman. Sometimes challenging and provocative, the writing is also insightful and heartfelt.
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