Buller Rugby Football Union

Buller
Full name	Buller Rugby Football Union
Emblem	Shield
Colours	Red and Blue
Founded	1894
Sport	Rugby union
League	Heartland Championship
Ground	Victoria Square
Official website	http://www.bullerrugby.co.nz

The Buller Rugby Football Union (BRFU) is a rugby province based in Westport, New Zealand.

Contents 1 History 2 Clubs 3 Representative Rugby 4 Buller in Super Rugby 5 Championships 5.1 Heartland Championship placings 6 Ranfurly Shield 7 All Blacks 8 References 9 External links

History

Buller was formed in 1894.

Clubs

Buller Rugby Football Union is made up of 6 clubs:

• Karamea
• Ngakawau
• Old Boys
• Reefton
• Westport
• White Star

Representative Rugby

The Buller team play from Victoria Square, Westport and in the 2006 season are in Pool A of the Heartland Championship. They are seeded 7th for the Championship as they finished 3rd in the 3rd division in 2005.

Buller in Super Rugby

Buller along with Canterbury, Tasman, West Coast, Mid Canterbury and South Canterbury make up the Crusaders Super 14 franchise.

Championships

Buller has never won a Provincial Championship

Heartland Championship placings

Heartland Championship Results[1]
Year	Played	Win	Draw	Loss	PF	PA	Diff	BP	Points	Place	Playoffs
2006	8	3	0	5	139	182	-43	2	14	10th	lost 10-36 Poverty Bay (Lochore Cup)

Ranfurly Shield

Buller have never held the Ranfurly Shield.

All Blacks

There have only been 7 players selected for the All Blacks whilst playing their club rugby in the West Coast. 2001 All Black, Ben Blair played for Buller at age group level

• S Bligh
• T Fisher
• E.C Holder
• C McLean
• W.J Mumm
• K.S Svenson
• R.G Tunnicliff

References

External links

• Official Site

v • d • e Heartland Championship Teams Buller • East Coast • Horowhenua-Kapiti • King Country • Mid Canterbury • North Otago • Poverty Bay • South Canterbury • Thames Valley • Wairarapa Bush • Wanganui • West Coast Seasons 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009

v • d • e Crusaders franchise area Super 14 Team Crusaders (main article) Air NZ Cup teams Canterbury  • Tasman Heartland teams Buller  • Mid Canterbury  • South Canterbury  • West Coast Stadiums AMI Stadium (main)  • Trafalgar Park

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