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Taranaki Rugby Football Union

January 20, 2023

Taranaki Rugby, previously the Taranaki Rugby Football Union, is the governing body for rugby union in Taranaki, New Zealand; Taranaki is a region of New Zealand that covers areas in the districts of New Plymouth and South Taranaki. Established in 1889, they represent the Mitre 10 Cup side, Taranaki Bulls, and Farah Palmer Cup side, Taranaki Whio. It is also affiliated with the Chiefs Super Rugby franchise. Their home playing colours are amber and black and they play their home games at TET Stadium & Events Centre in Inglewood.

Taranaki Rugby
SportRugby union
JurisdictionTaranaki Region
AbbreviationTRFU
Founded1889; 134 years ago (1889)
AffiliationNew Zealand Rugby
HeadquartersNew Plymouth
CEOMike Sandle
Men's coachWillie Rickards
Women's coachBrendan Haami
Official website
www.trfu.co.nz

History

Early years

Taranaki was officially established in 1889 after a team chosen from the surrounding clubs in existence played as Egmont in 1885. They began with a brown coloured jersey before adopting the amber and black hoops in 1892. During the amateur period, the team won the Ranfurly Shield on four occasions. It had also won seven-second division titles in the National Provincial Championship, more than any other team. Further notable moments were in 1959, when a record 35,000 spectators attended Rugby Park in New Plymouth to see the province play the British Lions. Two years later 36,000 people were on hand to watch France defeat the side 11-9.[1]

 
1907 Strathmore Dean Cup side.

Their first Ranfurly Shield victory came in 1913 when Auckland was defeated 14-11. Six successful defences followed before a 12-6 loss to Wellington in September 1914. In 1957 shield holders Wellington was defeated in a friendly match early in the year and a rematch was scheduled for later in the season. Otago defeated Wellington, and Otago accepted a special challenge by Taranaki. The match was played on 28 September 1957, the last Saturday of the season, after King Country gave up its scheduled fixture with Taranaki. Taranaki won against Otago for them to, later on, go a 13-match tenure.[1]

In 1963 Taranaki regained the Ranfurly Shield once again off Wellington with a win at Athletic Park. Their third tenure would be its most successful one. The first challenge came from Wanganui who were making their second challenge of the season, having lost earlier to Auckland. Wanganui later would suffer a further defeat in 1964. Taranaki lost to Auckland in their last defence in 1965 and would not reclaim the shield again until 1996 when they edged Auckland 42-39. North Harbour lost narrowly in a tight contest before Taranaki was beaten by 20 points against Waikato.[1]

Professional era

In August 2011 Taranaki defeated Southland 15-12 in Invercargill to begin a fifth tenure of the shield.[2] This ended in October 2012 when Waikato won the last challenge of the season.[3] In 2013 Taranaki RFU assembled a women's professional team although it was later disbanded the following year.[4] They claimed the national title for the first time in their history with a win over Tasman in the 2014 ITM Cup.[5]

Referees

Taranaki has a proud history of producing top level referees. Brian Duffy was the region's first test match referee and controlled six internationals, including one test between the British and Irish Lions and All Blacks in 1977. Paul Williams followed with his test debut coming in 2017.

Cam Stone and Will Johnston are in the National Panel and take charge of domestic competition matches. Richard Kelly featured in the panel for 12 years, including a successful sevens career, where he was the world's most capped sevens referee when he retired in March 2021. He controlled 280 matches over 52 tournaments, including the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in 2018, 2018 World Rugby 7s World Cup and 2016 Rio Olympics, in which he refereed one semi-final.

Other Taranaki referees have been involved in the national scene in the past, these are; Dee Luckin, Darryl Heibner, Chris Pollock, Brian MacDonald, Paul Macfie, Stuart Beissell, Ross Whitmore, Paul Honiss, Russell Hodge and Murray Dombroski.

Affiliated clubs

There are 29 registered clubs incorporated and secondary schools affiliated with the Taranaki RFU, most of which have teams at both senior and junior levels. The Taranaki Rugby Referees' Association is also an affiliated member of the Taranaki RFU. The organisation provides match officials for senior club rugby down to junior grades. They also provide sideline support personnel to home National Provincial Championship, Super Rugby and test matches.

Club Founded Total Premierships

(McMaster's Shield)

Premiership Winning Seasons All Blacks Mergers
Current Clubs Bell Block Rugby Sports and Community Club
Clifton Rugby & Sports Club 1880
Coastal Rugby & Sports Club 2009 Mark Robinson 2000-02, Beauden Barrett, Scott Barrett, Jordie Barrett Merger of the Okato RFC, the Rahotu RFC and the Opunake RFC.
Inglewood United RFC 1898 1940, 1960, 1970, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2006, 2014, 2021 Rugby in Inglewood began in 1893, when Inglewood’s first rugby club, the Athletic Club, was formed. Shortly after in 1896, the Pirates Club was formed. These two clubs united to form one club in 1898
Kaponga RFC 1907 Ian Eliason 1972-73, Kieran Crowley 1984-91
New Plymouth HSOB RFC 1919 17 1995 H.W. Brown 1924-26, R.A. Roper 1949-50, G. Beatt, 1950, N.J. Bowden, 1952, R.H. Brown, 1955-62, R.J. Boon, 1960, J.T. McEldowney, 1976-77, M. Watt, 1979-80, G. Slater, 1999, T. Tahuriorangi 2018, T. Vaa’i 2020
Okaiawa RFC
Patea Rugby and Sports Club:
Southern Rugby Club 2013 Jarrad Hoeata 2011 Merger of the Hawera RFC, the Hawera Athletic RFC and the Waimate RFC (Manaia).
Spotswood United Rugby & Sports Club 1991 2019 Merger of the Star RFC and the Spotswood Old Boys RFC.
Stratford-Eltham Rugby & Sports Club 2016 Merger of Stratford RFC and Eltham RFC.
Toko RFC
Tukapa Rugby & Sports Club 1892 17 2017, 2020, 2022
Former (defunct or merged) clubs Eltham RFC Francis Glasgow 1903–05, Roger Urbahn 1959–60, Brian Muller 1967–71, Bryce Robins 1985.
Hawera Athletic RFC 1925
Hawera RFC 1886
Okato RFC
Opunake RFC
Rahotu RFC
Star RFC 1889 1947, 1948 Lewis (Snip) Allen 1896-1901, A.L. Humphries 1897, H.L. Abbott 1905-06, T.N. Wolfe  1961-1968, R.J. Fraser 1979
Stratford RFC
Spotswood College Old Boys RFC 1964
Waimate RFC (Manaia) 1886

Players

Taranaki Bulls

For the side that represents Taranaki Rugby Football Union in the Bunnings NPC, see Taranaki (National Provincial Championship).

Taranaki RFU has several teams under its control, one of note is the Taranaki Bulls who compete in New Zealand's national rugby union competition the Mitre 10 Cup. Their top professional team, the Bulls is coached by Willie Rickards and co-captained by lock Mitchell Brown and midfielder Teihorangi Walden.[23] Their traditional colors are amber and black hoops with white shorts, with Canterbury of New Zealand being the main manufacturer. They are also sponsored by proud Taranaki firm Yarrows the Bakers.

Taranaki Whio

Taranaki Whio is the women's representative side that was reintroduced in 2018 to compete in the Farah Palmer Cup.[24] The 2020 squad for the Farah Palmer Cup is coached by former Taranaki men's representative Brendan Haami. The squad consists of 29 players, they are; Leah Barnard, Gayle Broughton, Sharee Brown, Tiana Davison, Freedom Edmonds, Chelsea Fowler, Tachelle Gardiner, Natale Haupapa, Iritana Hohaia, Kaya-Rose Kahui, Donia King, Alicia Manuirirangi, Kelsyn McCook, Victoria McCullough, Hannah McLean, Danielle Muggeridge, Paige Neilson, Jaymi Ngaia, Kate Parkinson, Chloe Sampson, Brooke Sim, Lyn Smith, Jalana Smith, Kate Thomson, Catriona Tulloch, Aliene Wallis, Sharniqua Weston-Jacobson, Nicole Whittle, Sarah Winter.[25]

Notable players

Taranaki has produced 83 men's New Zealand internationals to date.[26] Below is a list of New Zealand national rugby union players along with their number and year of debut in brackets.

Personnel and statistics

Seasonal record

Year Pos. Division GP W L D PTS Captain Head coach
2006 11th N/A 9 3 6 0 16 Paul Tito Kieran Crowley
2007 8th N/A 11 4 7 0 23 Tony Penn
2008 8th N/A 11 4 6 1 23 Adrian Kennedy
2009 8th N/A 13 6 6 1 28
2010 5th N/A 13 9 4 0 42 Craig Clarke Colin Cooper
2011[a] 3rd Premiership 10 7 3 0 31
2012 4th Premiership 11 7 4 0 33
2013 6th Premiership 10 3 7 0 14 Kane Barrett
2014[b] 1st Premiership 12 9 2 1 38 James Marshall
2015 4th Premiership 11 6 5 0 32 Charlie Ngatai
2016 2nd Premiership 11 7 3 1 37 Mitchell Crosswell
2017[c] 1st Premiership 11 8 3 0 42 Charlie Ngatai
2018 7th Premiership 10 2 8 0 13 Mitchell Crosswell Willie Rickards
2019 5th Championship 10 4 6 0 18 Mitchell Brown
2020[d] 4th Championship 11 4 7 0 24
2021[e] 1st Championship 10 10 0 0 39 Mitchell Brown & Teihorangi Walden Neil Barnes
The table above shows the Taranaki RFU men's team progression throughout the professional era.
Source: New Zealand Rugby History
  1. ^ Taranaki won the Ranfurly Shield in 2011. It was their fifth tenure and defended it seven times.
  2. ^ Taranaki won the ITM Cup Premiership in 2014. It was their first time winning a first division title.
  3. ^ Taranaki won the Ranfurly Shield in 2017. It was their sixth tenure and defended it five times.
  4. ^ Taranaki won the Ranfurly Shield in 2020. It was their seventh tenure but failed to defend it.
  5. ^ Taranaki won the Bunnings NPC Championship Division in 2021, however weren't promoted.

List of centurions

Pos. Name Year Primary position Games played
1 Kieran Crowley 1980–1994 Fullback 199
2 Andrew Slater 1989–2001 Lock 183
3 Gordon Slater 1991–2005 Prop 174
4 Kevin Barrett 1986–1999 Lock 167
5 Bryce Robins 1980–1992 Wing 147
6 Dave Loveridge 1975–1986 Half-back 123
7 Murray Watts 1978–1985 Wing 123
8 Tony Penn 1999–2009 Prop 117
9 Shane McDonald 1991–2000 Hooker 116
10 Bull Allen 1988–1996 Prop 110
11 Warren Bunn 1979–1989 Prop 109
12 Dwight Murfitt 1984–1993 Wing 106
13 Graham Mourie 1975–1982 Flanker 104
14 Felix O'Carroll 1975–1983 Hooker 104
15 Lindsay Thomson 1983–1991 Lock 104
16 Ross Elmes 1980–1989 Prop 103
17 Kerry Eynon 1991–2000 Centre 103
18 Ian Eliason 1975–1981 Lock 102
19 Colin Cooper 1979–1987 Number 8 100
20 Paul Tito 1997–2006 Lock 100
The table above shows the Taranaki RFU men's centurions from 1975.
Source: New Zealand Rugby History
Updated: 11 September 2020

List of top try-scorers

Pos. Name Year Primary position Tries scored
1 Kieran Crowley 1980–1994 Fullback 64
2 Bryce Robins 1980–1992 Wing 59
3 Murray Watts 1978–1985 Wing 57
4 Shayne Austin 1998–2009 Wing 48
5 Charlie McAlister 1983–1987 Wing 36
6 Dwight Murfitt 1984–1993 Wing 33
7 Tony Arnold 1983–1987 Wing 32
8 Bull Allen 1988–1996 Prop 28
9 Andre Taylor 2010–2013 Fullback 27
10 Seta Tamanivalu 2012–2018 Centre 26
The table above shows the Taranaki RFU men's top 10 try-scorers from 1975.
Source: New Zealand Rugby History
Updated: 11 September 2020

List of top point-scorers

Pos. Name Year Primary position Points scored
1 Kieran Crowley 1980–1994 Fullback 1,723
2 Daryl Lilley 1993–2003 Fullback 777
3 Jamie Cameron 1992–1999 First five-eighth 614
4 Stephen Davidson 1975–1982 Fullback 588
5 Marty McKenzie 2014–2017 First five-eighth 392
6 Mark Urwin 1997–2003 First five-eighth 361
7 Willie Ripia 2008–2010 First five-eighth 317
8 Jason Holland 1997–1998 First five-eighth 259
9 Bryce Robins 1980–1992 Wing 258
10 Kelvin Mahon 1985–1993 Fullback 247
The table above shows the Taranaki RFU men's top 10 point-scorers from 1975.
Source: New Zealand Rugby History
Updated: 11 September 2020

References

  1. ^ a b c Ministry for Culture and Heritage (9 October 2015). "Taranaki Rugby History". New Zealand History. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. ^ Logan Savory (25 August 2011). "Taranaki claim Ranfurly Shield from Southland". Stuff. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Waikato take Ranfurly Shield". Radio New Zealand. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Two provinces join women's rugby competition". Radio New Zealand. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Taranaki win 2014 ITM Cup Premiership". TVNZ. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Bell Block Rugby Sports & Community Club". New Zealand Business Number. 17 October 1979. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Central Rugby and Sports Club". New Zealand Business Number. 11 January 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Clifton Rugby and Sports Club". New Zealand Business Number. 7 August 1979. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Coastal Rugby Football Club". New Zealand Business Number. 21 January 1997. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Eltham Rugby Football Club". New Zealand Business Number. 15 October 1931. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Inglewood United Rugby Football Club". New Zealand Business Number. 8 February 1932. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Kaitake Rugby Football Club". New Zealand Business Number. 30 April 1985. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Kaponga Rugby Football Club". New Zealand Business Number. 22 July 1928. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  14. ^ "New Plymouth High School Old Boys' Rugby Football and Sports Club". New Zealand Business Number. 8 May 1931. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  15. ^ "Okaiawa Rugby Football Club". New Zealand Business Number. 13 December 1928. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Okato Rugby Football Club". New Zealand Business Number. 15 February 1929. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  17. ^ "Rahotu Community And Sports Club". New Zealand Business Number. 5 November 1984. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  18. ^ "Southern Rugby Football Club". New Zealand Business Number. 27 January 1995. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  19. ^ "Spotswood United Rugby Football & Sports Club". New Zealand Business Number. 22 July 1929. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  20. ^ "Stratford Eltham Rugby & Sports Club". New Zealand Business Number. 2 April 1925. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  21. ^ "Toko Rugby Football Club". New Zealand Business Number. 7 June 1976. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  22. ^ "Tukapa Rugby and Sports Club". New Zealand Business Number. 14 May 1929. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  23. ^ . Taranaki Rugby. 17 July 2015. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  24. ^ "Port Taranaki Whio name squad and prepare for Farah Palmer Cup". Taranaki Rugby. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  25. ^ "Port Taranaki Whio 2020 Team Preview". Taranaki Rugby. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  26. ^ "Taranaki All Blacks". Taranaki Rugby. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.

External links

  • Official Site
  • Taranaki Referee Associations website
  • Taranaki rugby (NZHistory.net.nz)

January 20, 2023
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Taranaki Rugby previously the Taranaki Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in Taranaki New Zealand Taranaki is a region of New Zealand that covers areas in the districts of New Plymouth and South Taranaki Established in 1889 they represent the Mitre 10 Cup side Taranaki Bulls and Farah Palmer Cup side Taranaki Whio It is also affiliated with the Chiefs Super Rugby franchise Their home playing colours are amber and black and they play their home games at TET Stadium amp Events Centre in Inglewood Taranaki RugbySportRugby unionJurisdictionTaranaki RegionAbbreviationTRFUFounded1889 134 years ago 1889 AffiliationNew Zealand RugbyHeadquartersNew PlymouthCEOMike SandleMen s coachWillie RickardsWomen s coachBrendan HaamiOfficial websitewww wbr trfu wbr co wbr nz Contents 1 History 1 1 Early years 1 2 Professional era 2 Referees 3 Affiliated clubs 4 Players 4 1 Taranaki Bulls 4 2 Taranaki Whio 4 3 Notable players 5 Personnel and statistics 5 1 Seasonal record 5 2 List of centurions 5 3 List of top try scorers 5 4 List of top point scorers 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditEarly years Edit Taranaki was officially established in 1889 after a team chosen from the surrounding clubs in existence played as Egmont in 1885 They began with a brown coloured jersey before adopting the amber and black hoops in 1892 During the amateur period the team won the Ranfurly Shield on four occasions It had also won seven second division titles in the National Provincial Championship more than any other team Further notable moments were in 1959 when a record 35 000 spectators attended Rugby Park in New Plymouth to see the province play the British Lions Two years later 36 000 people were on hand to watch France defeat the side 11 9 1 1907 Strathmore Dean Cup side Their first Ranfurly Shield victory came in 1913 when Auckland was defeated 14 11 Six successful defences followed before a 12 6 loss to Wellington in September 1914 In 1957 shield holders Wellington was defeated in a friendly match early in the year and a rematch was scheduled for later in the season Otago defeated Wellington and Otago accepted a special challenge by Taranaki The match was played on 28 September 1957 the last Saturday of the season after King Country gave up its scheduled fixture with Taranaki Taranaki won against Otago for them to later on go a 13 match tenure 1 In 1963 Taranaki regained the Ranfurly Shield once again off Wellington with a win at Athletic Park Their third tenure would be its most successful one The first challenge came from Wanganui who were making their second challenge of the season having lost earlier to Auckland Wanganui later would suffer a further defeat in 1964 Taranaki lost to Auckland in their last defence in 1965 and would not reclaim the shield again until 1996 when they edged Auckland 42 39 North Harbour lost narrowly in a tight contest before Taranaki was beaten by 20 points against Waikato 1 Professional era Edit In August 2011 Taranaki defeated Southland 15 12 in Invercargill to begin a fifth tenure of the shield 2 This ended in October 2012 when Waikato won the last challenge of the season 3 In 2013 Taranaki RFU assembled a women s professional team although it was later disbanded the following year 4 They claimed the national title for the first time in their history with a win over Tasman in the 2014 ITM Cup 5 Referees EditTaranaki has a proud history of producing top level referees Brian Duffy was the region s first test match referee and controlled six internationals including one test between the British and Irish Lions and All Blacks in 1977 Paul Williams followed with his test debut coming in 2017 Cam Stone and Will Johnston are in the National Panel and take charge of domestic competition matches Richard Kelly featured in the panel for 12 years including a successful sevens career where he was the world s most capped sevens referee when he retired in March 2021 He controlled 280 matches over 52 tournaments including the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in 2018 2018 World Rugby 7s World Cup and 2016 Rio Olympics in which he refereed one semi final Other Taranaki referees have been involved in the national scene in the past these are Dee Luckin Darryl Heibner Chris Pollock Brian MacDonald Paul Macfie Stuart Beissell Ross Whitmore Paul Honiss Russell Hodge and Murray Dombroski Affiliated clubs EditThere are 29 registered clubs incorporated and secondary schools affiliated with the Taranaki RFU most of which have teams at both senior and junior levels The Taranaki Rugby Referees Association is also an affiliated member of the Taranaki RFU The organisation provides match officials for senior club rugby down to junior grades They also provide sideline support personnel to home National Provincial Championship Super Rugby and test matches Bell Block Rugby Sports amp Community Club 6 Central Rugby and Sports Club 7 Clifton Rugby and Sports Club 8 Coastal Rugby Football Club 9 Eltham Rugby Football Club 10 Francis Douglas Memorial College Hawera High School Inglewood High School Inglewood United Rugby Football Club 11 Kaitake Rugby Football Club 12 Kaponga Rugby Football Club 13 New Plymouth Boys High School New Plymouth Girls High School New Plymouth High School Old Boys Rugby Football and Sports Club 14 Okaiawa Rugby Football Club 15 Okato Rugby Football Club 16 Opunake High School Patea Rugby amp Sports Club Rahotu Community And Sports Club 17 Sacred Heart Girls College Southern Rugby Football Club 18 Spotswood College Spotswood United Rugby Football amp Sports Club 19 Stratford Eltham Rugby amp Sports Club 20 Stratford High School Taranaki Diocesan School for Girls Toko Rugby Football Club 21 Tukapa Rugby and Sports Club 22 Waitara High School Club Founded Total Premierships McMaster s Shield Premiership Winning Seasons All Blacks MergersCurrent Clubs Bell Block Rugby Sports and Community ClubClifton Rugby amp Sports Club 1880Coastal Rugby amp Sports Club 2009 Mark Robinson 2000 02 Beauden Barrett Scott Barrett Jordie Barrett Merger of the Okato RFC the Rahotu RFC and the Opunake RFC Inglewood United RFC 1898 1940 1960 1970 1978 1979 1981 1983 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 2006 2014 2021 Rugby in Inglewood began in 1893 when Inglewood s first rugby club the Athletic Club was formed Shortly after in 1896 the Pirates Club was formed These two clubs united to form one club in 1898Kaponga RFC 1907 Ian Eliason 1972 73 Kieran Crowley 1984 91New Plymouth HSOB RFC 1919 17 1995 H W Brown 1924 26 R A Roper 1949 50 G Beatt 1950 N J Bowden 1952 R H Brown 1955 62 R J Boon 1960 J T McEldowney 1976 77 M Watt 1979 80 G Slater 1999 T Tahuriorangi 2018 T Vaa i 2020Okaiawa RFCPatea Rugby and Sports Club Southern Rugby Club 2013 Jarrad Hoeata 2011 Merger of the Hawera RFC the Hawera Athletic RFC and the Waimate RFC Manaia Spotswood United Rugby amp Sports Club 1991 2019 Merger of the Star RFC and the Spotswood Old Boys RFC Stratford Eltham Rugby amp Sports Club 2016 Merger of Stratford RFC and Eltham RFC Toko RFCTukapa Rugby amp Sports Club 1892 17 2017 2020 2022Former defunct or merged clubs Eltham RFC Francis Glasgow 1903 05 Roger Urbahn 1959 60 Brian Muller 1967 71 Bryce Robins 1985 Hawera Athletic RFC 1925Hawera RFC 1886Okato RFCOpunake RFCRahotu RFCStar RFC 1889 1947 1948 Lewis Snip Allen 1896 1901 A L Humphries 1897 H L Abbott 1905 06 T N Wolfe 1961 1968 R J Fraser 1979Stratford RFCSpotswood College Old Boys RFC 1964Waimate RFC Manaia 1886Players EditTaranaki Bulls Edit For the side that represents Taranaki Rugby Football Union in the Bunnings NPC see Taranaki National Provincial Championship Taranaki RFU has several teams under its control one of note is the Taranaki Bulls who compete in New Zealand s national rugby union competition the Mitre 10 Cup Their top professional team the Bulls is coached by Willie Rickards and co captained by lock Mitchell Brown and midfielder Teihorangi Walden 23 Their traditional colors are amber and black hoops with white shorts with Canterbury of New Zealand being the main manufacturer They are also sponsored by proud Taranaki firm Yarrows the Bakers Taranaki Whio Edit Taranaki Whio is the women s representative side that was reintroduced in 2018 to compete in the Farah Palmer Cup 24 The 2020 squad for the Farah Palmer Cup is coached by former Taranaki men s representative Brendan Haami The squad consists of 29 players they are Leah Barnard Gayle Broughton Sharee Brown Tiana Davison Freedom Edmonds Chelsea Fowler Tachelle Gardiner Natale Haupapa Iritana Hohaia Kaya Rose Kahui Donia King Alicia Manuirirangi Kelsyn McCook Victoria McCullough Hannah McLean Danielle Muggeridge Paige Neilson Jaymi Ngaia Kate Parkinson Chloe Sampson Brooke Sim Lyn Smith Jalana Smith Kate Thomson Catriona Tulloch Aliene Wallis Sharniqua Weston Jacobson Nicole Whittle Sarah Winter 25 Notable players Edit Taranaki has produced 83 men s New Zealand internationals to date 26 Below is a list of New Zealand national rugby union players along with their number and year of debut in brackets Alfred Bayly 35 1893 Alan Good 42 1893 James Lambie 27 1893 Walter Bayly 48 1894 Hugh Good 50 1894 Daniel Hughes 51 1894 Lewis Allen 56 1896 Donald Watson 65 1896 Arthur Humphries 73 1897 Bill Wells 75 1897 Hugh Mills 80 1897 Bernard O Dowda 88 1901 Billy Glenn 111 1904 Frank Glasgow 117 1905 Jimmy Hunter 118 1905 Simon Mynott 120 1905 Jimmie O Sullivan 122 1905 Harold Abbott 130 1905 Jack Colman 142 1907 Donald Cameron 150 1908 Jack Stohr 165 1910 Henry Dewar 175 1913 Mick Cain 187 1913 Charles Brown 192 1913 Reginald Taylor 202 1913 George Loveridge 206 1913 Edward Roberts 207 1913 Alfred West 225 1920 Richard Fogarty 230 1921 Charles Kingstone 231 1921 Harold Masters 254 1922 Percy Hickey 264 1922 Handley Brown 290 1924 Gus Hart 293 1924 Davy Johnston 318 1925 Jack Walter 312 1925 Edward Ward 335 1928 Alfred Kivell 375 1929 Ray Clarke 390 1932 Arthur Collins 391 1932 Jack Sullivan 428 1936 Roy Roper 515 1949 George Beatty 517 1950 Maurice Cockerill 522 1951 Peter Burke 534 1951 Noel Bowden 544 1952 Ross Brown 572 1955 Roger Urbahn 598 1959 Kevin Briscoe 599 1959 John McCullough 603 1959 Terry O Sullivan 612 1960 Roger Boon 616 1960 Neil Wolfe 620 1961 John Major 643 1963 Brian Muller 656 1967 Murray Wills 661 1967 Alan Smith 667 1967 Bill Currey 671 1968 Ian Eliason 706 1972 Alistair Scown 710 1972 Ash Gardiner 728 1974 Graham Mourie 757 1976 John McEldowney 768 1976 Dave Loveridge 791 1978 Murray Watts 793 1979 Kieran Crowley 848 1983 Bryce Robins 863 1985 Bull Allen 933 1993 Gordon Slater 968 1997 Andrew Hore 1019 2002 Chris Masoe 1059 2005 Jason Eaton 1063 2005 Scott Waldrom 1085 2008 Jarrad Hoeata 1109 2011 Beauden Barrett 1115 2012 Charlie Ngatai 1141 2015 Waisake Naholo 1142 2015 James Broadhurst 1144 2015 Seta Tamanivalu 1148 2016 Scott Barrett 1155 2016 Jordie Barrett 1159 2017 Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi 1174 2018 Angus Ta avao 1175 2018 Tupou Vaa i 1188 2020 Pita Gus Sowakula 1201 2022 Personnel and statistics EditSeasonal record Edit Year Pos Division GP W L D PTS Captain Head coach2006 11th N A 9 3 6 0 16 Paul Tito Kieran Crowley2007 8th N A 11 4 7 0 23 Tony Penn2008 8th N A 11 4 6 1 23 Adrian Kennedy2009 8th N A 13 6 6 1 282010 5th N A 13 9 4 0 42 Craig Clarke Colin Cooper2011 a 3rd Premiership 10 7 3 0 312012 4th Premiership 11 7 4 0 332013 6th Premiership 10 3 7 0 14 Kane Barrett2014 b 1st Premiership 12 9 2 1 38 James Marshall2015 4th Premiership 11 6 5 0 32 Charlie Ngatai2016 2nd Premiership 11 7 3 1 37 Mitchell Crosswell2017 c 1st Premiership 11 8 3 0 42 Charlie Ngatai2018 7th Premiership 10 2 8 0 13 Mitchell Crosswell Willie Rickards2019 5th Championship 10 4 6 0 18 Mitchell Brown2020 d 4th Championship 11 4 7 0 242021 e 1st Championship 10 10 0 0 39 Mitchell Brown amp Teihorangi Walden Neil BarnesThe table above shows the Taranaki RFU men s team progression throughout the professional era Source New Zealand Rugby History Taranaki won the Ranfurly Shield in 2011 It was their fifth tenure and defended it seven times Taranaki won the ITM Cup Premiership in 2014 It was their first time winning a first division title Taranaki won the Ranfurly Shield in 2017 It was their sixth tenure and defended it five times Taranaki won the Ranfurly Shield in 2020 It was their seventh tenure but failed to defend it Taranaki won the Bunnings NPC Championship Division in 2021 however weren t promoted List of centurions Edit Pos Name Year Primary position Games played1 Kieran Crowley 1980 1994 Fullback 1992 Andrew Slater 1989 2001 Lock 1833 Gordon Slater 1991 2005 Prop 1744 Kevin Barrett 1986 1999 Lock 1675 Bryce Robins 1980 1992 Wing 1476 Dave Loveridge 1975 1986 Half back 1237 Murray Watts 1978 1985 Wing 1238 Tony Penn 1999 2009 Prop 1179 Shane McDonald 1991 2000 Hooker 11610 Bull Allen 1988 1996 Prop 11011 Warren Bunn 1979 1989 Prop 10912 Dwight Murfitt 1984 1993 Wing 10613 Graham Mourie 1975 1982 Flanker 10414 Felix O Carroll 1975 1983 Hooker 10415 Lindsay Thomson 1983 1991 Lock 10416 Ross Elmes 1980 1989 Prop 10317 Kerry Eynon 1991 2000 Centre 10318 Ian Eliason 1975 1981 Lock 10219 Colin Cooper 1979 1987 Number 8 10020 Paul Tito 1997 2006 Lock 100The table above shows the Taranaki RFU men s centurions from 1975 Source New Zealand Rugby HistoryUpdated 11 September 2020List of top try scorers Edit Pos Name Year Primary position Tries scored1 Kieran Crowley 1980 1994 Fullback 642 Bryce Robins 1980 1992 Wing 593 Murray Watts 1978 1985 Wing 574 Shayne Austin 1998 2009 Wing 485 Charlie McAlister 1983 1987 Wing 366 Dwight Murfitt 1984 1993 Wing 337 Tony Arnold 1983 1987 Wing 328 Bull Allen 1988 1996 Prop 289 Andre Taylor 2010 2013 Fullback 2710 Seta Tamanivalu 2012 2018 Centre 26The table above shows the Taranaki RFU men s top 10 try scorers from 1975 Source New Zealand Rugby HistoryUpdated 11 September 2020List of top point scorers Edit Pos Name Year Primary position Points scored1 Kieran Crowley 1980 1994 Fullback 1 7232 Daryl Lilley 1993 2003 Fullback 7773 Jamie Cameron 1992 1999 First five eighth 6144 Stephen Davidson 1975 1982 Fullback 5885 Marty McKenzie 2014 2017 First five eighth 3926 Mark Urwin 1997 2003 First five eighth 3617 Willie Ripia 2008 2010 First five eighth 3178 Jason Holland 1997 1998 First five eighth 2599 Bryce Robins 1980 1992 Wing 25810 Kelvin Mahon 1985 1993 Fullback 247The table above shows the Taranaki RFU men s top 10 point scorers from 1975 Source New Zealand Rugby HistoryUpdated 11 September 2020References Edit a b c Ministry for Culture and Heritage 9 October 2015 Taranaki Rugby History New Zealand History Retrieved 9 September 2020 Logan Savory 25 August 2011 Taranaki claim Ranfurly Shield from Southland Stuff Retrieved 9 September 2020 Waikato take Ranfurly Shield Radio New Zealand 4 October 2012 Retrieved 9 September 2020 Two provinces join women s rugby competition Radio New Zealand 13 August 2014 Retrieved 9 September 2020 Taranaki win 2014 ITM Cup Premiership TVNZ 25 October 2014 Retrieved 9 September 2020 Bell Block Rugby Sports amp Community Club New Zealand Business Number 17 October 1979 Retrieved 9 September 2020 Central Rugby and Sports Club New Zealand Business Number 11 January 2008 Retrieved 9 September 2020 Clifton Rugby and Sports Club New Zealand Business Number 7 August 1979 Retrieved 9 September 2020 Coastal Rugby Football Club New Zealand Business Number 21 January 1997 Retrieved 9 September 2020 Eltham Rugby Football Club New Zealand Business Number 15 October 1931 Retrieved 9 September 2020 Inglewood United Rugby Football Club New Zealand Business Number 8 February 1932 Retrieved 9 September 2020 Kaitake Rugby Football Club New Zealand Business Number 30 April 1985 Retrieved 9 September 2020 Kaponga Rugby Football Club New Zealand Business Number 22 July 1928 Retrieved 9 September 2020 New Plymouth High School Old Boys Rugby Football and Sports Club New Zealand Business Number 8 May 1931 Retrieved 9 September 2020 Okaiawa Rugby Football Club New Zealand Business Number 13 December 1928 Retrieved 9 September 2020 Okato Rugby Football Club New Zealand Business Number 15 February 1929 Retrieved 9 September 2020 Rahotu Community And Sports Club New Zealand Business Number 5 November 1984 Retrieved 9 September 2020 Southern Rugby Football Club New Zealand Business Number 27 January 1995 Retrieved 9 September 2020 Spotswood United Rugby Football amp Sports Club New Zealand Business Number 22 July 1929 Retrieved 9 September 2020 Stratford Eltham Rugby amp Sports Club New Zealand Business Number 2 April 1925 Retrieved 9 September 2020 Toko Rugby Football Club New Zealand Business Number 7 June 1976 Retrieved 9 September 2020 Tukapa Rugby and Sports Club New Zealand Business Number 14 May 1929 Retrieved 9 September 2020 2015 Port Taranaki Bulls ITM Cup Squad Announced Taranaki Rugby 17 July 2015 Archived from the original on 21 July 2015 Retrieved 17 July 2015 Port Taranaki Whio name squad and prepare for Farah Palmer Cup Taranaki Rugby 14 August 2018 Retrieved 10 September 2020 Port Taranaki Whio 2020 Team Preview Taranaki Rugby 30 August 2020 Retrieved 10 September 2020 Taranaki All Blacks Taranaki Rugby 10 September 2020 Retrieved 10 September 2020 External links EditOfficial Site Taranaki Referee Associations website Taranaki rugby NZHistory net nz Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Taranaki Rugby Football Union amp oldid 1133877852, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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