Deadball Charlie

28/12/2022

29/07/2022

Full Time
3️⃣8️⃣ Farriers Wairarapa Bush
0️⃣8️⃣ Central Hawkes Bay

23/07/2022

Live stream
2022 Moose Kapene Cup
Carterton vs Marist

06/07/2022

Live from Memorial Park Masterton

27/10/2021

07/06/2021

HALF TIME:
19 Farriers Wairarapa Bush
24 Hawkes Bay Saracens

30/04/2021

And the 2021 Lane Penn Cup is underway
With Eketahuna winning 16-05 over Gladstone.

Senior Premier (South)
Eketahuna 16 vs 5 Gladstone

Senior Reserves (Reserves)
Masterton Red Star 48 vs 0 Gladstone

And the 2021 Lane Penn Cup is underway
With Eketahuna winning 16-05 over Gladstone.

Senior Premier (South)
Eketahuna 1️⃣6️⃣ 🆚 0️⃣5️⃣ Gladstone

Senior Reserves (Reserves)
Masterton Red Star 4️⃣8️⃣ 🆚 0️⃣0️⃣ Gladstone

14/04/2021

Wairarapa Bush Rugby Union
2021 Premier Club Festival Preseason Games
Saturday, 17th April 2021
https://wp.me/p4apEV-3tI
To be played at the Two Venues with each Team playing 2 x 40-minute “halves” with 5 minute break after 20 minutes for teams to regroup/switch combinations
There will a 15 minute break between each 40 minute (+5 break) “half”
No limit on Squad numbers – as agreed between the Clubs
Scrums played under DSLV (limit 1.5 m push) option to ensure safety for those less experienced front rowers trialing – unless prior agreement between Coaches
Rolling Subs – Only at stoppages through ARs – ideally subs made at 20 minute stoppages (purpose for the 5 minute break) – unless there are injuries

Wairarapa Bush Rugby Union 2021 Premier Club Festival Preseason Games Saturday, 17th April 2021 To be played at the Two Venues with each Team playing 2 x 40-minute “halves” with 5 minute break afte…

09/04/2021

Register online today:
Find your club at : https://waibush.co.nz/wp/registrations-index/

Register online today:
Find your club at : 👇
https://waibush.co.nz/wp/registrations-index/

03/03/2021

Whanau save the date our Senior A's have their first preseason game on the 27th of March. KO 1pm at Trusthouse Memorial Park.

23/02/2021

Two new Junior Rugby Roles for 2021

Two new exciting part-time, fixed term roles (10 hours per week for 20 weeks commencing 22nd March 2021, flexible hours) have been created for the further development of participation and administration of junior rugby in the Wairarapa.

read more: https://wp.me/p4apEV-3qJ

12/02/2021

12 February 2021 2021 Wairarapa Bush Club Rugby Competition Format, Draws and New Trophies It is with great pleasure to announce on behalf of the WBRU Council of Clubs, the new formats, draws and t…

03/02/2021

Rebecca Mahoney retires from first class refereeing.
read more: 👉 https://wp.me/p4apEV-3pg

On behalf of the Wairarapa Bush Rugby Union, we congratulate Rebecca on her amazing career which has spanned decades as a Black Fern player and a first—class Referee.

Media Release: Rebecca Mahoney retires from first class refereeing Rebecca Mahoney has announced her retirement from top class refereeing. On behalf of the Wairarapa Bush Rugby Union, we congratula…

15/01/2021

  It with great sadness to hear the news, Baden Whale passed away overnight in Masterton. On behalf of the Wairarapa Bush Rugby Referee Association and the Wairarapa Bush Rugby Community we pa…

11/01/2021

Time to get working on your fitness guys.
Preseason starts on 02/02/21
Ring Neil for more info 027 275 1154

31/12/2020

Wairarapa Bush 1971-2020
https://wp.me/p4apEV-3o9
Wairarapa Bush Rugby Union
50th Anniversary 1971 to 2021

Wairarapa Bush 1971-2020
https://wp.me/p4apEV-3o9

Wairarapa Bush Rugby Union
50th Anniversary 1971 to 2021

Today we begin our journey of looking back at the history of Wairarapa-Bush RFU at http://waibush.co.nz with a look at the players who have represented over the pass 49 years.

(Player cap numbers are awarded as too when they started a match or came on as a replacement as listed in First Class Matches published in NZRU Rugby Almanacks 1971-2020)

We begin our “Looking Back” series by allocating player CAP Numbers from the first Wairarapa-Bush Team selected in 1971 as a combined Rugby Union following the amalgamation in 1971 of Wairarapa RU & Bush RFU.

We also celebrate our Coaches & Selectors over the pass 49 years.

During our look back from 1971 through to 2020 we shall highlight both union’s records and then from 1971 the season history of Wairarapa-Bush RFU.

So lets go …

We hope you enjoy this look back as we look forward to many more years of recording the history of Wairarapa-Bush Rugby Union.

(Player cap numbers are awarded as too when they started a match or came on as a replacement as listed in First Class Matches published in NZRU Rugby Almanacks 1971-2020)

WAIRARAPA BUSH Coaches 1971 – 2020
J.H.Lawson (2 years, 1971-72)
I.A. Aitkenhead (3 Years, 1971-72-73)
Richard Francis (1 year, 1974-75)
Rod McKenzie (4 years, 1976-77-78-79)
Sir Brian Lochore (3 years, 1980-81-82)
Lance Penn (4 years, 1983-84-85-86)
Roger Dee (3 years, 1987-91-92)
Alan Cornelius (3 years, 1988-89-90)
Ritchie Robertson (2 years, 1993-94)
Graeme Anderson (2 years, 1995-96)
Paul Pottinger (2 years, 1997-98)
Mark Benton (1 year, 1999)
Roger Walker (3 years, 2000-01-02)
Peter Russell (4 years, 2003-04-05-06)
Graeme Cheetham (1 year, 2007)
Lofty Stevenson (1 year, 2007)
Kelvin Tantrum (3 years, 2008-09-10)
Mark Rutene (4 years, 2011-12-13-14)
(Returns as Head Coach for 2021-22 Seasons)
Joshua Syms (2 years, 2015-16)
Joe Harwood (4 years, 2017-18-19-20)

The Original 29 (1971)
CAP # – NAME – POSITION – SEASON
1 – Wolland Bernard Stewart – Prop – 1971
2 –Falconer Graham Edmund – Ho**er – 1971
3 – Rowlands William Nepia ‘Bill’ – Prop – 1971
4 – Turley lan Francis – Loose Forward, Lock – 1971
5 – Oliver David Patrick– – Lock – 1971
6 – Gray George Neville – Flanker – 1971
7 – Ryan Patrick John – Loose Forward – 1971
8 – Brock Robert.R.’Bob’ – No. 8 – 1971
9 – Karatau Laurence Herbert – Scrumhalf – 1971
10 – Couch Roy Te Ra Riwai – First Five, Fullback – 1971
11 – O’Shea Ken E. – Winger – 1971
12 – Purvis Neil Alexander – Centre, First Five – 1971
13 – Martin Bruce George – Centre – 1971
14 – Barnes Michael – Centre – 1971
15 – Marfell Vernon Douglas – Fullback – 1971
16 – Crawley William John – Prop – 1971
17 – Howard William Clayton – Centre – 1971
18 – Duffy Anthony Reginald ‘Tony’ – Ho**er, Prop – 1971
19 – Sommerville Roger Frank – Scrumhalf – 1971
20 – Sanson Malcolm Rex – First Five, Fullback – 1971
21 – Lochore OBE-KNZM-ONZ Sir Brian James – Lock, No. 8 – 1971
22 – McGlashan Gary Keith – Ho**er – 1971
23 – Thompson E.W. “Eddie’ – Winger – 1971
24 – Dick Gary Robert – Winger – 1971
25 – Dalziell John William – Ho**er, Prop – 1971
26 – Stevenson Robert Keith – Centre – 1971
27 – Wilkinson Thomas William – First Five, Winger – 1971
28 – Carroll Joseph J. – First Five – 1971
29 – Hamilton Gordon Edward – Winger – 1971

PLAYERS COMPLETE 1971-2020
https://waibush.co.nz/wp/players-complete-1971-2020/
In the search box you can enter , player surnames (eg: Kapene) or year (eg: 1984) to zero in on the information you require.

Year by Year : https://waibush.co.nz/wp/year-by-year-history/

– Wairarapa-Bush Web Administrator

31/12/2020

Before 1971 Wairarapa and Bush combined in the following Matches: (Pictured: the 1966 Team that played the British Isles)

23 May 1908 : Wairarapa-Bush (3) vs (17) Anglo-Welsh ;Solway Showgrounds , Masterton

20 July 1921: Wairarapa-Bush (3) vs (18) South Africa ;Solway Showgrounds , Masterton

19 Sept. 1923: Wairarapa-Bush (14) vs (8) New South Wales ;Solway Showgrounds , Masterton

9 Sept. 1925: Wairarapa-Bush (8) vs (38) New South Wales ;Solway Showgrounds , Masterton

31 May 1930: Wairarapa-Bush (6) vs (19) British Isles ;Memorial Park, Masterton

2 Sept. 1936: Wairarapa-Bush (19) vs (13) Australia ;Showgrounds, Carterton

14 June 1950: Wairarapa-Bush (13) vs (27) British Isles ;Solway Showgrounds , Masterton

17 August 1955: Wairarapa-Bush (17) vs (22) Australia ;Rugby Park, Pahiatua

31 July 1956: Wairarapa-Bush (8) vs (19) South Africa ;Solway Showgrounds , Masterton

25 August: 1959 Wairarapa-Bush (11) vs (37) British Isles ;Solway Showgrounds , Masterton

31 August 1965: Wairarapa-Bush (0) vs (36) South Africa ;Memorial Park, Masterton {Wai-Bush wore Gold Jersey)

2 August 1966: Wairarapa-Bush (6) vs (9) British Isles ;Memorial Park, Masterton

In 1970 Wairarapa and Bush combined in the following Matches as a pre-cursor to full amalgamation in 1971:

25 July 1970: Wairarapa-Bush (3) vs (9) King Country ;

1 August 1970: Wairarapa-Bush (6) vs (17) Hawke's Bay ;Memorial Park, Masterton

8 September 1970: Wairarapa-Bush (3) vs (18) Auckland @ Rugby Park Pahiatua

‘Wairarapa’ & ‘Bush’ Unions amalgamated from 1971 onwards as “Wairarapa-Bush Rugby Football Union”

17/12/2020

50th Anniversary 1971 to 2021 [Wairarapa Bush Rugby Union]
https://wp.me/p4apEV-3o0

Wairarapa Bush Rugby Union
50th Anniversary 1971 to 2021

Announcing 50th Celebration Weekend will be 10th to 12th September 2021.

Friday 10th September 2021: Special Guests Speakers and Dinner at the Copthorne Solway Park

Saturday 11th September 2021 Farriers Wairarapa Bush vs East Coast at Trust House Memorial Park (Including curtain-raisers for all our representative teams against East Coast.)

There will be Big tents, entertainment, and plenty of celebrations instore.

Follow us on our website and Facebook to keep up with the 2021 50th Anniversary Celebrations

Key Dates for 2021

1 January 2021
Wairarapa Bush Announces the full list of Player and their player numbers from 1971 to 2020.

17 April 2021
Senior Club Competition commences
(New format and a new Cup to be announced)

24 July 2021
Senior Club Finals (Trust House Memorial Park)

Junior Rugby Pre-season Festival Days starting from late February 2021 through to April 2021.

College Rugby Commences Term 2 - 2021

Representative

7 June 2021, Farriers Wairarapa Bush vs Hawkes Bay
(Queen’s Birthday Weekend) (Trust House Memorial Park)

21 August 2021 First Game of the Heartland season,
Farriers Wairarapa Bush vs West Coast
(Trust House Memorial Park)

August and September 2021 Wairarapa Bush Junior Rugby Festivals Days with Wanganui and Horowhenua- Kapiti

Wai Bush TV
The Childsey & Persico show will be back on our screens from April 2021, along with a new show to screen on Wednesday evenings –
The Wai Bush Junior Rugby Show

On behalf of the Wairarapa Bush Rugby Union, we wish you a festive season and your time with your whanau is special.

10/12/2020

Farriers Wairarapa Bush Heartland Coach
and Assistant Coaches Announcement
https://wp.me/p4apEV-3nP

It is with great pleasure to announce Mark Rutene as the Head Coach of the Farriers Wairarapa Bush Heartland team and his Assistant Coaches, Brent Wilson and Nathan Riwai-Couch for the 2021 and 2022 Heartland Season.

Shay O’Gorman has been reappointed as Team Manager, and Davide Castorina as Physio.

The combined experience of the three-man coaching setup, supported by the continuity of incumbents Shay and Davide, will continue the positively received strategy of selecting “local player or players of origin” and keeping with our “building within” policies.

26/11/2020

Thank you to Daniel Cherry for sending this info through
All the Answers to yesterdays questions are below 👇

26/11/2020

07/11/2020

Sponsorship Announcement It is with great pleasure to announce Trust House as the Principal Sponsor of the Wairarapa Bush Rugby Union for 2021 and 2022. With the return of the Heartland Championshi…

17/10/2020

18 October 2020 Media Release Joe Harwood, the Farriers Wairarapa Bush Heartland Coach has stepped down after six years involvement with the team and the Union. Joe had indicated to the WBRU at the…

16/10/2020

'Getting to Know' Profile # 4
Today we take a look at Winger
- Nathan Hunt (Martinborough)
- Wing

16/10/2020

The Draw is now available for this Saturday's Secondary School Sevens Tournament, which will be hosted by Wairarapa-Bush RFU at Rathkeale College, in Masterton, with games commencing from 10.00am. 👇

https://waibush.co.nz/wp/2020/10/15/2020-hyrc-secondary-school-sevens-tournament/

15/10/2020

Team Announcement : Farriers Wairarapa Bush vs Wanganui 17/10/20

The Farriers Wairarapa Bush Team to line up against Wanganui at Cooks Garden on Saturday is:
https://wp.me/p4apEV-3fk

No.
1 Max Tufuga - Eketahuna
2 Elijah-James Pakoti - Martinborough
3 Lewis Bush - Greytown
4 Peter Beech - Marist
5 Sam Gammie - Eketahuna
6 Tavita Isaac - Greytown
7 Johan van Vliet - Eketahuna
8 Kirk Tufuga - Eketahuna {Captain}
9 Cameron Ravenwood - East Coast
10 Sam Morison - Carterton
11 Soli Malatai - Marist
12 Nikora Ewe - Pioneer
13 Teihana Brown - Greytown
14 Nathan Hunt - Martinborough
15 Tafa Tafa - Marist
REPLACEMENTS
16 Terongo Tekii - Carterton
17 Tupou Lea'aemanu - Carterton
18 Tom McKay - Eketahuna
19 Joe Tako - Gladstone
20 Inia Katia - Gladstone
21 Leo Eneliko - Marist
22 Nick Birchfield - Eketahuna

09/10/2020

DOWNLOAD PROGRAMME – CLICK HERE – Wairarapa Bush Rugby Union Carterton Rugby Football Club Grounds Farriers Wairarapa Bush v Horowhenua Kapiti Kick Off 2.30pm Message from Wairarapa Bu…

09/10/2020

Name of Trophy Final Three Farry McLeod Trophy – Volunteer of the Year – Murray Persico – Marist Carey Henricksen – Puketoi Dennis Dougherty – Eketahuna David Galvin Trophy – Administrator of…

08/10/2020

Farriers Wairarapa Bush side to play Horowhenua Kapiti in the Bruce Steel Cup competition at Carterton Rugby Club.
Kick off is 2.30pm.

1 Max Tufuga
2 Elijah-James Pakoti
3 Lewis Bush
4 Peter Beech
5 Sam Gammie
6 Tavita Isaac
7 Johan van Vliet
8 Kirk Tufuga (c)
9 Lee Thomson
10 Sam Morison
11 Soli Malatai
12 Nikora Ewe
13 Teihana Brown
14 Inia Katia
15 Tafa Tafa
Reserves:
16 Terongo Tekii
17 Topou Lea'aemanu
18 Tom McKay
19 Joe Tako
20 Cameron Ravenwood
21 Leo Eneliko
22 Nick Birchfield

Notes of Interest:
• This is Kirk Tufuga’s 25th game for Wairarapa Bush
• All players will be wearing their club socks for this game.
This is highlighting the importance of our club competition, pertinent this weekend with our game at Carterton Rugby Club, and that this season we are using all Wairarapa Bush club based players.

08/10/2020

This Saturday Farriers Wairarapa Bush take on Horowhenua-Kapiti in Carterton, and the lads have dug Deep !
The Farriers Wairarapa Bush players have kindly put money forward toward the entry fee for the First 50 Students, and believe it's really important that we look after the next generation of up and coming rugby stars of tomorrow in the Wairarapa. .....

04/10/2020

Tonight we begin a new Series !
called 'Getting to Know'
Tonight our first "Get to Know !"
our 2020 Captain ...
Kirk (Keki) Tufuga

01/10/2020

Team Announcement: Farriers Wairarapa Bush vs Poverty Bay
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The Farriers Wairarapa Bush team to play Poverty Bay this weekend in Napier for the Jeremy Davids Memorial Trophy is as follow:
Starting XV
1 Sam Gammie
2 Elijah-James Pakoti
3 Lewis Bush
4 Tom McKay
5 Peter Beech
6 Joe Tako
7 Johan van Vliet
8 Kirk Tufuga
9 Cameron Ravenwood
10 Sam Morison
11 Soli Malatai
12 Nikora Ewe
13 Tipene Haira
14 Nathan Hunt
15 Nick Birchfield
Reserves:
16 Sam Siaosi
17 Topou Lea'aemanu
18 Max Tufuga
19 Tavita Isaac
20 Terongo Tekii
21 Inia Katia
22 Leo Eneliko

The Farriers Wairarapa Bush team to play Poverty Bay this weekend in Napier for the Jeremy Davids Memorial Trophy is as follow: Venue: Tremain Park, Napier Date: 3rd October Home Team: Poverty Bay …

24/09/2020

Our Farriers Wairarapa Bush Captain Kirk Tufuga has a message for all the Wairarapa Bush fans ahead of this weekends inaugral LOCHORE MEADS Memoral Scroll match against King Country , Trusthouse Memoral Park.
Curtain Raiser at 3pm , Wairarapa Bush Maori vs Manawatu Maori

23/09/2020

A Special Invitation to all Wairarapa Bush, King Country and the people of New Zealand
https://wp.me/p4apEV-3dt

Sir Brian Lochore and Sir Colin Meads to be honoured at the Heartland game between Wairarapa Bush and King Country on Saturday 26th September 2020.

We invite and welcome all members of our respective communities the wider New Zealand public to be in attendance at Trust House Memorial Park and be part of the day.

Order of Events
3.00pm Wairarapa Bush Maori versus Manawatu Maori
4.50pm Presentation of Scroll to the Captains (on the field)
4.55pm Moment of Remembrance and Haka
5.00pm Farriers Wairarapa Bush versus King Country

20/09/2020

Players keen to represent Wairarapa Bush Maori +Invitational Men's team vs Manawatu Maori on September 26th in Masterton we have training sessions this Monday and Wednesday 6pm Marist Grounds.

Pass on to others or add to the group. Sessions will contain quick Hui, mostly Set Team plays and Haka. See you there! Mauri Ora!