Horowhenua-Kapiti Rugby Football Union
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Competition | Heartland Championship |
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The Horowhenua-Kapiti Rugby Football Union is the governing body for
Heartland Championship
Horowhenua-Kapiti currently compete in the
Heartland Championship Placings
A summary of Horowhenua-Kapiti's placings in the Heartland Championship is shown below:
Heartland Championship Results[1][2][3][4] | |||||||||||||
Year | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts | Place | Playoffs | ||
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Qual | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||||
2006 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 163 | 257 | −94 | 3 | 13 | 6th | No | — | |
2007 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 164 | 260 | −96 | 2 | 6 | 12th | No | — | |
2008 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 234 | 174 | +60 | 5 | 21 | 7th | Lochore Cup | Won 37–17 against Wairarapa Bush | Lost 5–26 to Poverty Bay |
2009 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 193 | 166 | +27 | 3 | 19 | 5th | No | — | |
2010 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 167 | 186 | −19 | 3 | 15 | 8th | Lochore Cup | Lost 14–19 to Buller | — |
2011 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 98 | 326 | −228 | 1 | 5 | 12th | No | — | |
2012 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 124 | 238 | −114 | 1 | 9 | 12th | No | — | |
2013 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 141 | 182 | −41 | 6 | 10 | 11th | No | — | |
2014 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 169 | 121 | +48 | 2 | 26 | 4th | Meads Cup | Lost 15–22 to Buller | — |
2015 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 263 | 261 | +2 | 7 | 23 | 5th | Lochore Cup | Lost 12–57 to North Otago | — |
2016 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 224 | 260 | −36 | 5 | 15 | 9th | No | — | |
2017 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 259 | 154 | +105 | 4 | 32 | 2nd | Meads Cup | Won 18–17 against Buller | Lost 14–30 to Wanganui
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2018 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 246 | 251 | -5 | 8 | 24 | 5th | Lochore Cup | Won 34–24 against Mid Canterbury | Won 26–23 to Wairarapa Bush |
Ranfurly Shield History
Horowhenua-Kapiti have never held the Ranfurly Shield but had two successful challenges in 1927 when the union was amalgamated with Manawatu as Manawhenua. In 2007 Horowhenua-Kapiti recently had a challenge against North Harbour, but were outclassed throughout the match, losing 99–6.[5] Their following matches would come in 2013 when they suffered an 85–0 loss against Waikato and in 2015 when they lost to Hawke's Bay by a margin of 50–16.
18 July 2013 | Waikato | 85–0
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Horowhenua-Kapiti | Campbell Park, Morrinsville | ||
18:00 (NZST) | Try: Whetu Douglas 2' Joe Webber (4) Brendon Leonard Dylan Collier (2) Romana Graham Brian Alainu'uese Glen Robertson (2) Hame Faiva Con: Trent Renata (6) Wharenui Hawera (1) Dylan Collier (1) |
Report | Attendance: 3,000 |
16 July 2015 | Hawke's Bay | 50–16
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Horowhenua-Kapiti | McLean Park, Napier | ||
19:35 (NZST) | Try: Joseph Penitito (2) Tony Lamborn Shannan Chase Tom Stanley Mark Braidwood Con: Tyrone Elkington-MacDonald (4) Pen: Tyrone Elkington-MacDonald (4) |
Report | Try: Sam Gardner Con: Perry Hayman (1/1) Pen: Perry Hayman (3) |
Referee: Paul Williams
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Other teams
In addition to the Heartland Championship side, the union fields a number of age-grade and women's representative teams, including a High-Performance Unit for local club and school players.[6]
Horowhenua-Kapiti in Super Rugby
Along with
Clubs
The union currently has nine member clubs, listed below. Foxton is the oldest club in the union, having been established in 1880, however it was not a permanent affiliate of the union until 1911.[8]
- Athletic RFC
- College Old Boys RFC
- Foxton RFC
- Levin Wanderers RFC
- Paraparaumu RFC
- Rahui RFC
- Shannon RFC
- Toa RFC
- Waikanae RFC
All Blacks
There have only been 2 players selected for the
References
- ^ "Standings (2006–present)". Heartland Championship. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ "Fixtures and Results (2006–present)". Heartland Championship. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- Newshub. 23 October 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ "2010 Lochore and Mead Cups finals wrap". Heartland Championship. 31 October 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ "Rugby: Spirited visitors have no answer". The New Zealand Herald. 15 July 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
- ^ "High Performance Unit". Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ^ "Provincial Rugby Support for Hurricanes as Horowhenua invests". The New Zealand Herald. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ^ "History". Retrieved 12 July 2013.