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Bush Rugby Football Union

Rugby team in New Zealand

Summary

Rugby team in New Zealand

Field	Value
clubname	Bush
image	[[File:BushRugbyLogo.png	100px]]
fullname	Bush Rugby Football Union
colours	Maroon and Blue
founded	1890
exited	1971
ground	Bush Park, Pahiatua

The Bush Rugby Football Union was a provincial rugby union team from New Zealand, existing between 1890 and 1971.

The union was formed on 19 April 1890 at Pahiatua by the Pahiatua, Woodville and Eketāhuna rugby football clubs. The original plan was to include Dannevirke and name the team "70 Mile Bush", but the Dannevirke club instead opted to remain part of Hawke's Bay.

In 1971 Bush amalgamated with the Wairarapa Rugby Football Union to form Wairarapa Bush Rugby Football Union. In 1950 the Wairarapa and Bush unions put up a combined team to play the touring British Lions, losing 13–27.

Ranfurly Shield

Bush had seven unsuccessful challenges for the Ranfurly Shield between 1927 and 1968:

1927: Wairarapa 53 vs Bush 3, at Masterton
1928: Wairarapa 57 vs Bush 11, at Masterton
1939: Southland 38 vs Bush 0, at Invercargill
1957: Wellington 22 vs Bush 9, at Wellington
1962: Auckland 46 vs Bush 6, at Auckland
1965: Taranaki 33 vs Bush 6, at New Plymouth
1968: Hawke's Bay 36 vs Bush 6, at Napier

All Blacks

Bush had only one All Black, Athol "Tonk" Mahoney, who represented New Zealand in 26 matches between 1929 and 1936. He played 36 matches for Bush between 1927 and 1939.

References

[http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/R/RugbyUnionFootball/History/en Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966]
[http://www.teara.govt.nz/Places/Wairarapa/Wairarapa/2/ENZ-Resources/Standard/2/en Photo from Lions game - Te Ara] {{webarchive. link. (October 19, 2008)
Knight, Lindsay. "Tonk Mahoney". New Zealand Rugby Union.

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