Nelson Rugby Union

Defunct NZ rugby union club, based in Nelson

  • Trafalgar Park

Nelson Rugby Union was founded in New Zealand in 1885 and played provincial rugby till 1967 when it merged with the Golden Bay-Motueka Rugby Union to create Nelson-Bays.

Nelson in Ranfurly Shield

In the history of the Nelson Rugby Union, Nelson has contested the Ranfurly Shield twice:

  • 1924: vs Hawkes Bay 3-35, Hastings
  • 1959: vs Taranaki 14–31, New Plymouth

References

  • Ranfurly Shield at scrum.co.nz
  • Lindsay Knight, The Shield: A Century of the Ranfurly Shield, Celebrity Books (2002) ISBN 1877252131 ISBN 978-1877252136


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