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| Full name | Hawke's Bay Rugby Union | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Magpies | ||
| Founded | 1884 | ||
| Location | Napier | ||
| Region | Hurricanes | ||
| Ground(s) | McLean Park (Capacity: 22,000) | ||
| Chairman | Richard Hunt | ||
| Coach(es) | Craig Philpott | ||
| League(s) | ITM Cup | ||
| 2011 | 2nd (Championship Division) | ||
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The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union (HBRU) is the governing body of rugby union in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. The union is based in Napier.
Representative rugby
The representative team of the HBRFU is the Hawke's Bay Magpies. The team jersey are white with black hoops. The Magpies' home ground is McLean Park in Napier.
Hawke's Bay were one of the strongest teams in the second division of the former NPC for many years prior to the formation of the Air New Zealand Cup, winning the second division title several times but never being able to make it back in to the first division.
History
The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union was founded in 1884. This makes it the oldest Provincial Rugby Union outside the four main centres. Hawke's Bay have a very good Ranfurly Shield record with 24 defenses from 1922 to 1927, 21 successful defenses between 1966 and 1969 as well as 2 defenses in 1934.[1] Hawke's Bays glory days came long before the NPC was founded. As such Hawke's Bay does not have a very flattering record in either that competition or the Air New Zealand Cup. The best position the have managed in either is 3rd. Hawke's Bay dominated the second division of the NPC before the Air New Zealand Cup was set up. In 1997 Hawke's Bay joined with Manuwatu to become the Central Vikings and subsequently won the 1998 second division NPC final against Bay of Plenty at McLean Park, Napier. Both Unions have since gone their separate ways, and are both foundation unions of the Air New Zealand Cup which started in 2006. In the past Hawke's Bay has produced some great All Blacks including Kel Tremain and George Nepia. Hawkes Bay also defeated the 1993 British Lions.
Super rugby application
In 2009 Hawke's Bay announced they intended to apply to join the Super Rugby competition, when it was announced a fifteenth franchise was to be created. However in August 2009 the club's chairman Richard Hunt announced they were withdrawing their bid because they had not had sufficient time to present a business plan.[2] He insisted the club remained very serious about joining the club in the future.[3] Hawke's Bay would be New Zealand's sixth team if they were to join Super Rugby.
Club rugby
2011 Maddison Trophy Champions- Napier Pirates Rugby and Sport
2011 Nash Cup Champions- Napier Technical Old Boys Rugby Club
Hawke's Bay in Air New Zealand Cup
Hawke's Bay made their debut, along with Tasman, Manawatu and Counties-Manukau, in the 2006 Air New Zealand Cup which had 14 teams. Hawkes Bay made their best effort to date in the 2007 Air New Zealand Cup winning many games even against bigger unions such as Wellington and Waikato. They were the fairytale story of the competition surprising everyone to reach the semi-finals where they were beaten by Auckland. They repeated this form in the 2008 and 2009 seasons where they were again beaten semi-finalists. This form in back to back seasons attracted warranted attention and many Hawke's Bay players were awarded with Super 14 contracts, both for the Hurricanes and elsewhere.
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
James Maloney
Much to the surprise of many rugby and rugby league experts, Warrior-cum-Rooster James Maloney has decided to play rugby union for Hawkes Bay in 2016, primarily as a first five eighth or fullback.
Hawke's Bay in Super Rugby
Current Super Rugby Players
- Sona Taumalolo (Chiefs)
- Hikawera Elliot (Chiefs)
- Ben Tameifuna (Chiefs)
- Kane Thompson (Chiefs)
- Brodie Retallick (Chiefs)
- Andrew Horrell (Chiefs)
- Maritino Nemani (Chiefs)
- Karl Lowe (Hurricanes)
- Chris Eaton (Hurricanes)
- Daniel Kirkpatrick (Hurricanes)
- Richard Buckman (Hurricanes)
- Zac Guildford (Crusaders)
- Israel Dagg (Crusaders)
- Ross Kennedy (Crusaders) - Joining Hawkes Bay in 2012
- Sean Maitland (Crusaders) - Also joining Hawkes Bay in 2012
Records
Most appearances
- 158 – N.W. (Neil) Thimbleby 1959–71
- 147 – Hunt R.J. (Richard) 1967–1983
- 125 – Hunter R.P. (Robbie) 1971–1982
- 120 – Stuart R.L. (Robbie) 1967–1980
- 111 – Crawford O. (Orcades) 1988–2000
- 108 – Davis W.L. (Bill) 1961–1971
- 100 – Crawford K.K. (Kaaran) 1964–1971
- 100 – Pawai M.R. (Murdoch) 1991–2003
Most points
- 1007 – J.B. (Jarod) Cunningham 1990–98
- 631 – Bishop I.R. (Ian) 1963–1972
- 435 – Small A.G. (Tony) 1957–1965
- 386 – O'Shaughnessy P.G. (Peter) 1981–1990
- 343 – Cooper M.J.A (Matthew) 1985–1989
- 339 – Grenside B.A. (Bert) 1919–1931
- 388 – Ahipene V.M. (Victor Manu) 2004–Present
- 311 – Hunter R.P. (Robbie) 1971–1982
- 304 – Manawatu T.J. (Tim) 2001–2003
Most tries
- 74 – B.A. (Bert) Grenside 1919–31
- 68 – Hunter R.P. (RobbieE) 1971–1982
- 55 – Davis W.L. (Bill) 1961–1971
- 50 – Tremain K.R. (Kelvin) 1962–1970
- 45 – Cooke P.J. (Paul) 1985–1989
- 44 – Smith D.B. (Dennis) 1964–1970
Hawkes Bay All Blacks
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Notes
- ^ Romanos (2001), p.192.
- ^ "Rugby: Hawke's Bay ditch Super 15 bid". The New Zealand Herald. NZPA. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ Hawke's Bay drops Super rugby bid
Israel Dagg
References
- Romanos, Joseph (2001), New Zealand Sporting Records & Lists, Auckland, New Zealand: Hodder Moa Beckett, ISBN 1-86958-879-7.
- http://www.espnscrum.com/newzealand/rugby/team/25937.html
External links
- Official site
- Unofficial fan site
- Hawke's Bay rugby (NZHistory.net.nz)