Masterton is proud to have so many active clubs and organisations run by its residents. Mastertons bid to lure nz warriors could be hindered by. When the match starts, you will be able to follow wairarapa bush v west coast live score, updated pointbypoint statistics are updated at the. After having a large number of children playing rugby in the 1990s, the numbers of our jab teams dropped away. The proposed warriors versus melbourne storm preseason game at trust house. Poverty bay has a proud and rich history with 17 all blacks coming from our region, plus many more. Imageswairarapa archive among the graves in the masterton cemetery is that of christopher carr, a young man who had a sad and troubled life.
The passion and parochialism of provincial rugby has helped give the game a special place in new zealands social and sporting history. This is a page where members will be able to communicate, share ideas, and get. Conart container art is a collection of containers creating an exciting gallery and wairarapa art studio space. The salvation army soldiers and relatives hostel in. Wairarapa bush live score, schedule and results rugby. Yes its for tea, but as with the acme cups ive been finding almost everywhere lately, the weight is really offputting tea 7. 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. The bush rugby football union is a former provincial rugby union team from new zealand. The wairarapa archival society and fraser books have now published 31 books in 21 years.
The rangitane and ngati kahungunu tribes moved into the region later, and still live there today. New zealands strongest recorded earthquake magnitude 8. The wairarapa bush team play in the heartland championship from memorial park, masterton. The history of south african rugby henri steenkamp. Wairarapa bush rugby results 1976 2018 pdf updated 1519. Albert allom was a friend of the wakefield family and arrived in new zealand as a survey cadet for the new zealand company. It consists of research notes from the wairarapa working party in regards to the dictionary of new zealand biography. 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. 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. Page 19 wairarapa bush rugbyhistory and highlights of rugby in the wairarapa. Archaeological sites show that maori settled around palliser bay in the 14th century. Facts and figures te ara encyclopedia of new zealand. Tourism information and local content, news and events.
Quite simply, no other game in new zealand before or since has excited quite the same acrimony and argument as did the ranfurly shield match played between wairarapa and hawkes bay at the solway showgrounds, masterton, on july 9, 1927. The latest victim of the decline of club rugby is the puketoi club, which had to pull out of the wairarapa senior club. Playing for rural club tuhirangi as prop and then being selected to play for wairarapa bush in the 1970s 80s with many other greats andy earl, jack mcglashan, the late roy couch, chris kapene moose and bill rowland, to name. Wairarapa book fair new zealand society of authors pen. A series of childrens books is bringing wairarapa history, places and animals to life. Wairarapa book fair new zealand society of authors pen nz. It just may be the largest gathering of wairarapa authors ever on sunday, december 6 th, from 12 noon to 3pm, more than 25 authors in the region will participate in the wairarapa book fair at the carterton events centre.
Wairarapa college, a state, coeducational school, set in spacious and beautiful grounds, presents an attractive learning environment for all students. It provides comprehensive records of the all blacks, all the super rugby sides and most impressively of all, places a large emphasis on the national provincial competition, which remains such a crucial part of the fabric in new zealand. They were the inaugural winners of the meads cup after beating wanganui 1614. Wairarapa bush rugby union masterton, new zealand facebook. An 18yearold referee was assaulted by a senior rugby player.
Poverty bay has a proud and rich history with 17 all blacks coming from our region, plus many more current and past super rugby players. The wairarapa bush rugby union was formed in 1971 with the. Get all the news as it happens from nz rugby fan sites. History and highlights of rugby in the wairarapa region. Wairarapa bush is playing next match on 22 aug 2020 against west coast in heartland championship.
The wairarapabush rugby football union is the body that regulates rugby union in masterton. A separate pahiatuabased bush union was established in 1890. Ogilvies winchester game and the new rugby code made popular by the likes of former england back william henry milton. His life ended tragically 100 years ago, as gareth winter from the wairarapa archive reports. Featherston footballers played for clubs affiliated to the wairarapa thursday rugby union and for a featherston club called the frothers in 1895, which does not appear to have been affiliated to the union. When the match starts, you will be able to follow wairarapa bush v west coast live score, updated pointbypoint.
Wairarapa bush npcheartland statistics 1976 2018 pdf updated 1519. Kiwi, taniwha, butterflies and hawks are just some of the creatures inhabiting a new collection of bilingual. July 9 1927 the battle of solway new zealand rugby. The wairarapabush rugby football union is the body that regulates rugby union in masterton, new zealand. 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. Hutchison with tony rasmussen, glyn harper, neil frances and bronwyn reid. Wairarapa held the ranfurly shield, briefly in 1927, and again between 192829. Dec 28, 2015 a brief timeline of the wairarapa the wairarapa is a large and bountiful region with a long and complex history. Read brief histories, highlights and quirky facts about each of new zealands 26 regional rugby teams. The last game before the team left to the uk, via australia. Featherston military camp book august 2016 by aratoi.
The wairarapa archive will shortly be publishing a book on an interesting early pakeha settler by one of his descendants. With a selection of wairarapa archive books, from left, garry daniell, diane grant, gareth winter, neil frances and ian grant. Wairarapa archive exploring the world of wairarapas. For some reason, many people think its a madeup place, like erewhon, brigadoon and waikikamukau try saying it out loud. The referee has not been named, but was one of two from wellington, hosted by the wairarapa bush rugby referees association wbrra. Mastertons bid to bring the new zealand warriors to town next year may be hit by a snag straight from the history books. New zealands rugby history new zealand rugby history. Sharing the regions history, book by book wairarapa timesage. Welcome to the new wairarapa bush rugby referees page. Article from the book ranfurly shield history 1960 by a. Rooted in extensive research in public and private archives and newspapers, and highly illustrated with many rare photographs and ephemera, this book is the defining history of rugby in a land that has made the game its own. The wairarapa bush rugby football union is the body that regulates rugby union in masterton, new zealand. Wairarapa bush non championship statistics 1976 2018 pdf updated 1519. It was formed in 1971 with the amalgamation of the wairapapa and bush unions.
The club has over the years had a selection of teams ranging from senior as, senior thirds, under 20s and a womens team. Wairarapa bush live score and video online live stream, schedule and results from all. Oct 23, 2018 in preparation for a book penny bicknell collected many handwritten notes mainly from freda humphries nee parker and iris clarke nee parker describing life in the wairarapa, from the turn of the cent contains 0 items in the community archive. Head up to the waiohine gorge at the foot of the tararuas and a swing bridge is your gateway to tramping tracks into the ranges. Aug 12, 2019 with a selection of wairarapa archive books, from left, garry daniell, diane grant, gareth winter, neil frances and ian grant. The records of the vestry down through the years were not written with a view to compiling an accurate and methodical historical record. Formed in 1890 the poverty bay rugby football union governs rugby union within the gisborne region surrounding poverty bay. Links and books for further reading about maori rugby. The archives publishing programme is something of a phenomenon, even by international standards. Wairarapa rugby nzhistory, new zealand history online.
The colours make me give this tea set a higher mark than it deserves. In preparation for a book penny bicknell collected many handwritten notes mainly from freda humphries nee parker and iris clarke nee parker describing life in the wairarapa, from the turn of the cent contains 0 items in the community archive. Wairarapa region te ara encyclopedia of new zealand. Congratulations to two players who have played their way in to the record books. The wairarapa rugby union, based in masterton, was formed in 1886. In 1971 bush amalgamated with the wairarapa rugby football union to form wairarapa.
Photosteve rendle the wairarapa archive is as much about sharing information as it is about retaining it. 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. South africas first rugby club was hamilton rfc, a club that followed rev. I gained some comfort after reading father mcglones excellent book fruits of toil, about the history of the roman catholic church in the wairarapa, to find that he had similar problems.
This is a series of photographs collected for the book nga. Wairarapa bush rugby regional rugby nzhistory, new zealand. The story of wairarapa is the story of its people, from the earliest inhabitants to those living in the region today. A range of authors will talk about their work and sign books, and local publishers and bookstores will sell wairarapa books. Wairarapa bush rugby regional rugby new zealand history. A long time ago, when i was young er i started the task of researching all the rural schools of the wairarapa with the aim of writing a book. The club has a proud history and a strong presence in the wairarapa, especially in the 1980s and 1990s. It provides comprehensive records of the all blacks, all the super rugby sides and most impressively of all, places a large emphasis on the national provincial competition, which remains such a. 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. Mar 18, 2018 the rugby union got around the problem by simply calling it bush as in wairarapabush. Aratois pathways, a brief timeline of the wairarapa.
Below is a comprehensive list of all the groups in the district. Wairarapa electric power board an interview with mr p f downes on history of wairarapa electric power board, worl. As more clubs formed over the following years, the game split between two styles of playrev. Hes got so many stories of his rugby past as many as his hunting stories, im sure he could write a book. Its a decent brew, as weve come to expect from this tea which is now almost ubiquitous in the. Featherston, showing the first signs of those giants who were to feature so prominently in its history emerged winners. 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.
Clubs and organisations masterton district council. Wairarapa bush rugby regional rugby nzhistory, new. Sharing the regions history, book by book times age. A rural area with an offthebeatentrack charm, wairarapa, new zealand, offers travellers a wide range of experiences.