www.nzlionsseries17.com Congratulations to Chris Back on his appointment as manager of the New Zealand Provincial Barbarians team to play the British & Irish Lions in the Tour opener The New …
Written By Robert Messenger. Expat West Coaster, sports historian and writer Robert Messenger, shares this amazing story after his wonderful research. Harold Louis “Bunny” Abbott, a well-built, speedy winger on …
Premier At Kaierau Country Club (Grand Hotel Challenge Shield, last challenge for season) – McCarthy’s Transport Ruapehu 87 (Troy Brown 3, Kim McNaught 2, William Short 2, Owen King, George …
Bridget Belsham will switch from greyhound racing administration to rugby when she becomes the first woman in the 128-year history of the Wanganui Rugby Football Union to be named as …
Wanganui first-five Josh Hamilton breaks the line at Cooks Gardens on Saturday. PHOTO/LEWIS GARDNER There are no excuses. Steelform Wanganui’s 34-23 defeat to minnow Pink Batts Heartland neighbours Horowhenua-Kapiti was …
Wanganui Rugby Ascendancy in the northern sub-union remains with McCarthy’s Ruapehu but only just, as strong grafting was nearly undone by Taihape’s helter-skelter attacking as the defending Tasman Tanning Premier …
Taranaki’s first defence Of the Ranfurly Shield against Wanganui coincides with the beginning of WWI… Taranaki’s first defence of the Ranfurly Shield in 1914 was neighbour, Wanganui, whom they had …
We are beginning a journey here at https://wanganuirugby.co.nz by digitizing the history of Wanganui Rugby from 1872 through to the present day. We begin our “Looking Back” series with recounting …
WANGANUI RUGBY REP APPEARANCES (Since 1944) Compiled for the Wanganui Rugby Union By John Phillips – Phillips Media PR As At November 2011 This list which was compiled by John …
