Nelson Rugby Union

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Nelson
Club information
Full nameNelson Rugby Union
Colours   Navy blue and Sky blue
Founded1885
Current details
Ground(s)

Nelson Rugby Union was founded in New Zealand in 1885 and played provincial rugby till 1967 when it merged with the Golden Bay-Motueka Rugby Union to create Nelson-Bays.

Nelson in Ranfurly Shield

In the history of the Nelson Rugby Union, Nelson has contested the Ranfurly Shield twice:

  • 1924: vs Hawkes Bay 3-35, Hastings
  • 1959: vs Taranaki 14–31, New Plymouth

References

  • Ranfurly Shield at scrum.co.nz
  • Lindsay Knight, The Shield: A Century of the Ranfurly Shield, Celebrity Books (2002)