Held by counties manukau rfu since beating hawkes bay in sept, 20, the ranfurly shield is still regarded by many as the greatest prize in nz domestic rugby. This is the story of the people who make this great game of ours so important in every community throughout new zealand. Counties manukau contested a closefought 1420 loss to auckland in their opening game. Ranfurly shield winners, 19042014 rugby union te ara. In 1901, the governor of nz and patron of the nzrfu, the earl of ranfuly, announced that he would present a trophy to the nzrfu to be used as a prize in a competition of their choosing. The scores were locked together 2121 with 15 minutes. Regional rugby nzhistory, new zealand history online. Counties players celebrate the winning try of sikeli nabou of counties manukau during the round four itm cup ranfurly shield match between hawkes bay and counties manukau at mclean park on september.
Hawkes bays 588 ranfurly sheld win over wellington illustrated in a cartoon in the dominion on 16 august 1926. Official website of canterbury rugby football union, christchurch, new zealand. The charlie saxton estate collection of rugby memorabilia issuu. The counties manukau rugby football union cmrfu is the governing body of rugby union. But i wonder how many people actually saw the game. Fortuna books competitive sports, books for sale, worldwide. The history of counties has been very much about adventurous football and. The atlas of historical county boundaries is a reference work designed to provide information about the creation and boundary changes of every county in the united states, from the earliest county creation in the 1600s to 2000. Ranfurly shield heads to dunedin new zealand rugby365. Auckland rugby union team wikimili, the best wikipedia reader.
Auckland also holds the record for the most ranfurly shield wins 16, successful defences 148, and longest streak of successful defences 61. The ranfurly shield was never under threat as canterbury piled on over 78 points for the second time in a week to repel a limp challenge from counties manukau in christchurch. Waikato to put more than the shield on the line rugbypass. Countiesmanukau have overcome a mental barrier of 24 unsuccessful ranfurly shield challenges including two draws to take the prized. Under seige aucklands great ranfurly shield era 1988.
Sep 12, 2017 in round nine 2016, counties manukau stunned canterbury to book their spot in the semifinals. Counties make history, shield on move again countiesmanukau have overcome a mental barrier of 24 unsuccessful ranfurly shield challenges including two draws to take the prized trophy for. Along with some tenacious defence and endless tackles, they eventually denied canterbury the chance of winning the game. Auckland rugbys great ranfurly shield era from 1985 to 1993. One of the greatest upsets in ranfurly shield history against canterbury was. Wellington, hawkes bay and the ranfurly shield in the. First played for in 1904, the ranfurly shield is based on a challenge system, rather than a league or knockout competition as with most football trophies. The aspis was round shield, made of wood and often covered in leather. Jul 29, 2011 southland pencilled yet another grinding ranfurly shield victory into their history book with a 2214 win over counties. In 125 years of new zealand rugby history, there has surely never been a more keenly anticipated tour than that of the 1956 springboks to these shores. Todays counties are a combination of historic shires and counties and have been subject to many boundary changes over the course of history.
Waikato opened the decade with the ranfurly shield defen. Heartland championship presented by mitre 10 covid19 update to help secure the future of the sport, new zealand rugby nzr and provincial unions have cancelled the. With the winning of the ranfurly shield this book needs updating to complete this one final saga in the unions history. Ranfurly shield on display at the manukau markets auckland. Canterbury not afraid of history ahead of second shield defence in. Auckland museum is temporarily closed tamaki paenga hira auckland war memorial museum is currently closed to the public in step with our countrys efforts. A pdf of all shield challenge games from 1976 to 2018. This is mainly due to its long history, the fact that every challenge is a suddendeath defence of the shield, and that any. Heartland championship presented by mitre 10 covid19 update to help secure the future of the sport, new zealand rugby nzr and provincial unions have cancelled the 2020 mitre 10 heartland championship. The greatest of all ranfurly shield reigns was undoubtedly this one by auckland. Souvenir publication for th 1950 ranfurly shield challenge.
Robert crampsey ranfurly golf club a centenary history 1989. History of the counties of surrey and sussex paperback july 24, 2011. A thrilling final round of games saw tasman complete an unbeaten season in the mitre 10 premiership, canterbury retain the ranfurly shield with an injury time try and manawatu thrash counties manukau to gain a championship semifinal berth. The first column of this table records the number of occasions on which teams have won the ranfurly shield from 1904 to 2014. The otago razorbacks have written another dramatic chapter in the long history of the ranfurly shield with a tense 2319 victory over waikato in hamilton.
The ranfurly shield, colloquially known as the log o wood, is perhaps the most prestigious trophy in new zealands domestic rugby union competition. A century of the ranfurly shield by knight lindsay book the fast. Auckland has been the most successful union in new zealand rugby history, having won a record 16 itm cup and predecessor competition titles. County history and genealogy books hearthstone legacy. Manawatu could be set for another crack at the ranfurly shield after taranaki selected them as one of their crossover games in 2018. Great old counties kit also with the numbers on front of jerseys. The third ranfurly shield agony came three years later in 1985 against auckland, when counties, down 3 12, were denied what appeared to be a perfectly legitimate try to dave trombik after the referee received some subtle persuasion by auckland skipper andy haden.
Wartime diaries of the countess of ranfurly 193945 by he. First played for in 1904, the shield is based on a challenge system, rather than a league or knockout competition as with most football trophies. A series of countybased books covering local history, dialect, lost railways, memories, aviation, ww2, local heroes and villages across the uk. This page concentrates mainly on the changes made during the 20th century. The charlie saxton estate collection of rugby memorabilia modern design and studio ceramics thursday 22 june at 6. Live scoring as otago take on counties manukau in a ranfurly shield clash in pukekohe today. Bay of plenty made a great start to their campaign with a 3010 win over taranaki that had the pages of the record book being well and truly thumbed to check out when something like that last happened.
The photo is mounted on a printed card surround bearing players names and the record for the season. The book enterprise and agony is a must for all followers of the game. If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. The following lists events that happened during 2014 in new zealand. Read each book description for publication and condition details and.
Ctv canterbury television highlights of the 19945 canterbury ranfurly shield reign. When the trophy, a shield, arrived, the nzrfu decided that it would be awarded to the union with the best record in the 1902 season, and thenceforth be the subject of a challenge system. The shield is on loan from current holders, and will be on display at the manukau markets from 8. Under seige aucklands great ranfurly shield era 1990. The national provincial championship, or npc, was the predecessor to the current air new zealand cup and heartland championship in new zealand rugby. Sometimes a layer of bronze was added for added nosebreaking strength. Holding the ranfurly shield has given countiesmanukau an aura. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. The ranfurly shield is new zealands premier rugby trophy. Countiesmanukau have overcome a mental barrier of 24 unsuccessful ranfurly shield challenges including two draws to take the prized trophy for the first time in the unions 58year existence.
Ranfurly shield hawkes bay defeat counties manukau 2721. Counties finally threw off their ranfurly shield bridesmaid tag in september 20. Historically, counties have always been administrative areas. World rugby one hundred years of rugby 18861986 edited by don rutherford. The second column records the number of times they have then defended the shield either by recording wins or draws. This episode has highlights of the defences from the 1988 season. Instead of a book, this history is made available for you, on this publicly accessible website, so that it can updated after each years competitions have concluded. After an espresso i spotted a weird guy reading a book in the back of the pub, close the backdoor. Roe has taken the opportunity to include three loan players and a player of origin in his first selection for the year. Counties manukau rugby regional rugby nzhistory, new. Can you name the ranfurly shield winners in new zealand provincial rugby. Counties, the thrillaminute boys for most of the 1970s, finally lived up to their promise by winning the npc. In his 2006 book, provincial giants, paul neazor put forward his views on the greatest.
The ranfurly shield was never under threat as canterbury piled on over 78 points for the second time in a week to repel. After one of the greatest comebacks in npc history, counties won 4340. Manawatu turbos land potential ranfurly shield match in. The ranfurly shield story collections online auckland. Home up search multicounty dvds missouri counties southeast missouri ozark region arkansas counties illinois counties indiana counties iowa counties kansas counties kentucky counties. As the countdown begins for next wednesdays ranfurly shield challenge match in napier between the wellington lions and the hawkes bay magpies, heres a look at some of their battles of yesteryear for the famous log o wood. A pdf of all shield challenge games from 1976 to 2018 the ranfurly shield, colloquially known as the log o wood, is a major trophy in nzs domestic competition. The second great dynasty with the ranfurly shield in hawkes bay had come to an end. Sep 25, 2009 northland threatened one of the great ranfurly shield heists before a scratchy canterbury prevailed 3121 in christchurch on saturday. In 1982, playing canterbury not only for the ranfurly shield but also the npc. Canterbury were destroyed 5927 to give harbour a home npc final against big brother from over the bridge. New zealands rugby history new zealand rugby history. Sonny william bill williams born 3 august 1985 is a new zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a secondrow forward for the toronto wolfpack in the betfred super league, and new zealand at international level. For the first time in mclean parks history, officials ordered the closure of all gates 15 minutes prior to kick off, following crowd disturbances.
Part one covers the challenge waikato and defences again counties, otago, south canterbury, marlborough. Waikato will have the ranfurly shield under lock and key as they try desperately to keep their names out of the history books. Printed county history and genealogy books of counties and states from across the nation. Later in the game warren mcclean scored a try for counties, making the final score 912, with counties on the losing side. This shield was the template for most of the shields in the greek and roman empires for centuries. The two sides meet again in round five 2017 with the ranfurly shield on the line. The leopard history of ranfurly shield rugby postage reduction light book by swan, arthur c and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Barr stadium in dunedin on saturday night, running out big winners 4922. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
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. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The ranfurly shield, colloquially known as the log o wood, is a major trophy in nzs domestic competition in 1901, the governor of nz and patron of the nzrfu, the earl of ranfuly, announced that he would present a trophy to the nzrfu to be used as a prize in a competition of their choosing. Counties, the thrillaminute boys for most of the 1970s, finally lived up to. The north auckland side of 1950 beat auckland home and away and won the ranfurly shield for the first time. Rugbythe shield still stirring provincial passions in new. See results from the ranfurly shield winners quiz on sporcle, the best trivia site on the internet. Counties manukau have overcome a mental barrier of 24 unsuccessful ranfurly shield challenges including two draws to take the prized trophy for the first time in the unions 58year existence. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. After coming away with a 2923 victory over waikato at fmg stadium last night, canterbury claimed the ranfurly shield for the first time since 2011, their 15th successful challenge in ranfurly. The history of counties has been very much about adventurous football and taking risks. After defending their hearts out to claim the shield six days earlier. Coach hayden roe has named a 23 man squad to challenge waikato for the ranfurly shield on monday june 6 2016 at the paeroa domain. Auckland rugby union team wikimili, the best wikipedia.
Hawkes bay also tasted success winning the shield for the first time since 1969, but counties manakau became first time holders of the shield and ended the year with it in their possession. The ranfurly shield, colloquially known as the log o wood, is a trophy in new zealands. The holding union must defend the shield in challenge matches, and if a challenger defeats them, they become the new holder of the shield. Just wanted to drop you a line to say that trevor howard from new zealand rugby has advised meus fellow reos of your website. Aug 03, 2014 held by counties manukau rfu since beating hawkes bay in sept, 20, the ranfurly shield is still regarded by many as the greatest prize in nz domestic rugby. Undefeated for 60 years in any test series, and having beaten the all blacks 21 in 1937, the springboks held the mantle of the worlds best team. The charlie saxton estate collection of rugby memorabilia.
The shield is currently held by canterbury, who won it f. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs. Counties players celebrate the winning try of sikeli nabou of counties manukau during the round four itm cup ranfurly shield match between hawkes bay and counties manukau at mclean park on september 7, 20 in napier, new zealand. Includes history of the nzrfu from 1875, cartoons by hen, humour, and advertising from various otago and southland firms etc. Shows highlights from ranfurly shield matches played in the eight years during which auckland held the shield, interspersed with the reminisences and comment. Live scoring as otago take on counties manukau in a ranfurly shield clash in. Bay won the shield from otago and held it for just six days before losing to counties manukau.
This episode has highlights of the defences from the 1990 season. The four national provincial championship premiership. Counties players celebrate the winning try of sikeli nabou of. Ranfurly shield history has long been about teams who take their chances and nail their points, and on september 24 2006 that is exactly what harbour did. Southland pencilled yet another grinding ranfurly shield victory into their history book with a 2214 win over counties. Rugbythe shield still stirring provincial passions in new zealand. Counties players celebrate the winning try of sikeli nabou.
The ranfurly shield, colloquially known as the log o wood, is a trophy in new zealands domestic rugby union competition. Jun 01, 2011 ranfurly shield history has long been about teams who take their chances and nail their points, and on september 24 2006 that is exactly what harbour did. Taranakis ranfurly shield history compiled by brian brown. This is provincial passion at its best, 50,100 fans. History of the trophy played for by new zealand provincial rugby sides since 1902.
Canterbury a brief rugby history new zealand rugby history. Canterbury will extend their 15th ranfurly shield tenure to six defences if they beat counties on. They defended the shield in 5 matches before being defeated by auckland. The holding union must defend the shield in challenge matches, which are played at the shield holders home venue, and if the challenger is successful in their challenge they will become the new holder of the shield. Their only defeat in the competition that year was a heartbreaking 119 loss to auckland in a match that doubled as a challenge for the ranfurly shield. This vintage recipe book from the early 20th century presents 200 fast and easytofollow suggestions for preparing salads and dressings that will jazz up any. In 1901 the governor of new zealand, the earl of ranfurly, announced that he would present a cup to the new zealand rugby football union to be used as the prize in a competition of their choosing. Coooouuuunnnntttiiieeees this book commemorates 1979 counties win over auckland for the ranfurly shield. Ranfurly shield 1966 encyclopaedia of new zealand te ara. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search.
Shield fever the ranfurly shield history of otago and southland. Although they fell two defences short of the reign of the allconquering side of the 1920s and three short of the all time record held by auckland, 196163 history would prove the 1960s team to be every bit the equal of both of those great sides. Hawkes bay and wellington had fashioned for themselves some considerable ranfurly shield history, going back to 1905, where holders wellington recorded an 1. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually.