Read made his super debut in 2007 and has played more than times for the. After coming away with a 2923 victory over waikato at fmg stadium last night, canterbury claimed the ranfurly shield for the first time since 2011, their 15th successful challenge in ranfurly. A last minute try prevented the confident counties side from taking the shield back to pukekohe for the first time. The history of counties has been very much about adventurous football and. History of the ranfurly shield ultimate rugby players. Auckland lost it on their first defence against wellington in 1904 and since then it has been won or lost on a single challenge basis.
Northland rewrite the history books new zealand rugby365. The crfu govern the running of the canterbury representative team which have won new zealands firsttier domestic competition national provincial championship air new. Counties, who drew 99 with taranaki last week, ran in four tries in an assured performance which only faltered in the last 10 minutes as otago hit back with two late tries. Counties manukau rugby regional rugby nzhistory, new. Yearbooks surrey yearbooks sussex yearbooks warwickshire yearbooks worcestershire yearbooks yorkshire yearbooks minor counties. He is the most capped all blacks number eight in history and the seventh most capped all black of all time. Jono gibbes men put on a firsthalf show to steal the shield away from taranaki, but will put their prize back up for grabs in just four days time. Todays counties are a combination of historic shires and counties and have been subject to many boundary changes over the course of history. Waikato take ranfurly shield from taranaki auld mug and log owood in taranaki double act. The ranfurly shield, colloquially known as the log o wood, is perhaps the most prestigious trophy in new zealands domestic rugby union competition.
Finals league cup finals charity shield matches other cup finals clubs ak home. In 1901 the governor of new zealand, the 5th earl of ranfurly, announced that he would present a cup to the new zealand rugby football union to be used as the prize in a competition of their choosing. Their headquarters are at rugby park stadium in invercargill, which is also the home ground of the unions professional team, the southland stags who compete in the mitre 10 cup championship division and challenge for the ranfurly shield despite their proud history, no southland team has ever won. First played for in 1904, the ranfurly shield is based on a challenge system, rather than a league or knockout competition as with most football trophies. European cupchampions league finals european cup winners cup finals uefafairs cup finals league cup finals charity shield matches other cup finals clubs ak home matches clubs l. The major shields family in america today is chiefly of irish origin and can probably lay claim to having ancestry in ireland dating back to the time of the initial celtic invasions sometime between 500 and b. Search collections online auckland war memorial museum. The photo is mounted on a printed card surround bearing players names and the record for the season. May 23, 2017 the double rugby world cup champion and 20 world player of the year has played 97 tests for the all blacks since making his debut in 2008, 22 as captain. The ranfurly shield, colloquially known as the log o wood, is perhaps the most prestigious. The mitre 10 cups 11week regular and finals season runs from two weeks after super rugby ends to the third week after labour day, with each team playing 10 games and having one week playing twice. The ranfurly shield is new zealands premier rugby trophy. However, they have been a part of a couple of the most memorable moments in shield history.
Holding the ranfurly shield has given countiesmanukau an aura. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Jun 01, 2011 ranfurly shield history has long been about teams who take their chances and nail their points, and on september 24 2006 that is exactly what harbour did. Fiftyodd thousand spectators went to eden park on september 29, 1979, to watch counties famous challenge for the ranfurly shield.
Along with some tenacious defence and endless tackles, they eventually denied canterbury the chance of winning the game. Buy the history of south shields by hodgson, george b isbn. The shield hadnt been spoken about until former all black and auckland stalwart grant fox talked to the players yesterday about challenging for it. Sep 22, 2010 the most successful province in ranfurly shield history, auckland last held the trophy three years ago.
Counties make history, shield on move again countiesmanukau have overcome a mental barrier of 24 unsuccessful ranfurly shield challenges including two draws to take the prized trophy for. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Ranfurly shield wikipedia rugby union in new zealand wikipedia books. The charlie saxton estate collection of rugby memorabilia. In stealing the ranfurly shield of taranaki last sunday, waikato set themselves up for years of potential heartache. A thrilling final round of games saw tasman complete an unbeaten season in the mitre 10 premiership, canterbury retain the ranfurly shield with an injury time try and manawatu thrash counties manukau to gain a championship semifinal berth. But the holders of the shield at the end of the year were first time holders countiesmanakau. Simply add to your cart the books you would like to purchase. The mitre 10 cups 11week regular and finals season runs from two weeks after super rugby ends to. Historically, counties have always been administrative areas. But they do have perfect record played one, won one against counties manukau, and they achieved it in 1982, a season when counties they changed to counties manukau in 1996 were strong enough to beat australia and auckland, drew 15 all with canterbury in a ranfurly shield challenge and had they won that shield match would have taken out the. But as was the case with southland, anscombe said the prime focus for his squad was the npc. Hb magpies to defend the ranfurly shield tomorrow, counties. Regional rugby nzhistory, new zealand history online.
Aug 23, 2014 meanwhile, counties manukau wrapped up their sixth successful ranfurly shield defence with a 2925 win over otago in their npc rugby crossover match at pukekohe on saturday. The history of counties has been very much about adventurous football and taking risks, and this was certainly the. Waikato sidestep writing their names back into the history books. History of the ranfurly shield, a secondhand paperback with a number written to the bottom right hand corner and light browning to the front cover. In 1901, the governor of nz and patron of the nzrfu, the earl of ranfuly, announced that he would present a trophy to the nzrfu to be used as a prize in a competition of their choosing. Counties finally threw off their ranfurly shield bridesmaid tag in september 20. The history of south shields unknown binding 1 jan. Popular regional history books showing 150 of 194 the flyer vault. The leopard history of ranfurly shield rugby postage reduction light book by swan, arthur c and a great selection of related books, art and. Consult the volumes in the english surname series cataloged in the cs 2509 section at the nehgs research library. The books listed here are books that were not published by hearthstone legacy publications. Waikato will have the ranfurly shield under lock and key as they try desperately to keep their names out of the history books. Hb magpies to defend the ranfurly shield tomorrow, counties rnz. Ranfurly shield history on the mitre 10 cup website.
Saturdays win sees the steelers continue their unbeaten start to the 2014 season after drawing with taranaki last thursday in new plymouth. Hawkes bay also tasted success with their first shield success since 1969. Live scoring as otago take on counties manukau in a ranfurly shield clash in pukekohe today. The holding union must defend the shield in challenge matches, and if a challenger defeats them, they become the new holder of the shield. The ranfurly shield, colloquially known as the log o wood, is a trophy in new zealands domestic rugby union competition. The book enterprise and agony is a must for all followers of the game.
The province had little time to savour the victory, losing 2724 to counties manukau just six days later the shortest tenure in shield history. Hawkes bay rugby regional rugby new zealand history. A history of real county, texas marjorie kellner, project director on. Counties manukau have overcome a mental barrier of 24 unsuccessful ranfurly shield challenges including two draws to take the prized trophy for the first time in the unions 58year existence. The counties manukau rugby football union cmrfu is the governing body of rugby union. Counties celebrate historic ranfurly shield victory. Holding the ranfurly shield has given counties manukau an aura.
First played for in 1904, the shield is based on a challenge system, rather than a league or knockout competition as with most football trophies. However, the green and whites rallied to record a famous victory, 1510. After 11 successful defences, hawkes bay lost the shield to waikato in the last challenge of 2015. Northland, as north auckland, have held the shield on only four occasions 1950, 1960, 1971 and 1978. A series of countybased books covering local history, dialect, lost railways, memories, aviation, ww2, local heroes and villages across the uk. Pdf to see a list of all shield challenge games from 1975 to 2019 the ranfurly shield, colloquially known as the log o wood, is a major trophy in nzs domestic competition in 1901, the governor of nz and patron of the nzrfu, the earl of ranfuly, announced that he would present a trophy to the nzrfu to be used as a prize in a competition of their choosing. The mitre 10 cup is the second highest professional level of rugby union in new zealand, after super rugby. History has repeated itself in new plymouth with waikato ending a thirdstraight taranaki ranfurly shield reign with a 3319 win. Their headquarters are at rugby park stadium in invercargill, which is also the home ground of the unions professional team, the southland stags who compete in the mitre 10 cup championship division and challenge for the ranfurly shield. An overall work, not limited to english surnames, but authoritative. Countiesmanukau sport monthly turns npc historical scoop news. Auckland holds the record for the greatest number of consecutive shield defences, 61 matches between 14 september 1985 and 18 september 1993.
Counties make history, shield on move again counties manukau have overcome a mental barrier of 24 unsuccessful ranfurly shield challenges including two draws to take the prized trophy for the first time in the unions 58year existence. Countiesmanukau have overcome a mental barrier of 24 unsuccessful ranfurly shield challenges including two draws to take the prized trophy for the first time in the unions 58year existence. The leopard history of the ranfurly shield compiled by arthur swan. Rugby southland is the provincial rugby union who govern the southland region of new zealand. Clive akers, geoff miller and adrian hill eds, 2015 rugby almanack, upstart press, auckland, 2015. Daniel tate shelved 2 times as regionalhistory avg rating 4.
The leopard history of ranfurly shield rugby postage reduction light book by swan, arthur c and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The mitre 10 cup is a rugby union professional competition for new zealand unions. In 1982, playing canterbury not only for the ranfurly shield but also the npc championship, with counties. Selected history of the shields family in the early united. After one of the greatest comebacks in npc history, counties won 4340. The earl of ranfurly, who donated the shield, was the patron of the thennew zealand rugby football union and governor of new zealand. With the winning of the ranfurly shield this book needs updating to complete this one final saga in the unions history. With prop kent lambert sentoff, manawatu were reduced to 14men in their defence of the ranfurly shield against the favoured counties side in 1977. Live scoring as otago take on counties manukau in a ranfurly shield clash in. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. It consists of 14 teams, divided equally between the premiership division and the championship division. The series currently covers the counties of oxford, west riding of yorkshire, norfolk and suffolk medieval, and lancashire. Presented to the new zealand rugby football union in 1902 by his excellency the earl of ranfurly, the shield was awarded to auckland, that union having the best record of the year. Auckland were awarded the shield in 1902 because of their unbeaten record.
The ranfurly shield is one of the oldest rugby trophies in the world, and was first presented by the earl of ranfurly, new zealands governorgeneral and patron of new zealand rugby to the national organisation, in 1902. Notable periods include from 1905 to 19, when they defeated 23 successive challenges, 1960 and 1963, when 25 challenges were defeated, 1985 to 1993, when a. The ranfurly shield, colloquially known as the log o wood, is a major trophy in nzs domestic competition. The shield is currently held by canterbury, who won it f. Countiesmanukau have overcome a mental barrier of 24 unsuccessful ranfurly shield challenges including two draws to take the prized. In 1982, playing canterbury not only for the ranfurly shield but also the npc. The union decided at its agm in 1902 that it should be used as a challenge trophy between its provincial unions.
Hawkes bay reclaimed the shield from counties manukau in 2014, winning 2721 in pukekohe. Auckland versus counties eden park saturday october 3 1987 3pm. Rod chester, ron palenski and neville mcmillan, the encyclopedia of new zealand rugby, hodder moa beckett, auckland, 1987. In 20, after 24 previous unsuccessful ranfurly shield challenges including two draws the umagacoached countiesmanukau team gave steelers fans something to celebrate when captain fritz lee lifted the ranfurly shield for the first time in the provinces history following a dramatic 2724 win over hawkes bay.
But it wasnt a simple victory as otago fought until the bitter end, ultimately. County history and genealogy books the books in this section are all printed books most are hardbound, and are not cds or dvds. Welcome to our online book store where you can purchase a variety of quality local history books. Sep 06, 20 the magpies beat otago last sunday to lift the shield for the first time in 44 years, and it could become the briefest reign in shield history if they lose to counties manukau tomorrow. The canterbury rugby football union also referred to as canterbury or crfu is the governing body for rugby union in a portion of the canterbury region of new zealand. English genealogy research guide american ancestors.
Shield fever run rampant in 20 as otago lifted the coveted log o wood for the first time since 1957. The original prize was supposed to be a cup but on its unveiling was discovered to be a shield, with a centrepiece showing an association football match. The log of wood, as its affectionately referred to in new zealand, is the countrys oldest and, arguably, most revered rugby trophy. In 20, after 24 previous unsuccessful ranfurly shield challenges including two draws the umagacoached countiesmanukau team gave steelers fans something to celebrate when captain fritz lee lifted the ranfurly shield for the first time in the provinces history following a dramatic 2724 win. Auckland were the first holders of the ranfurly shield in 1902 and have won 153 out of 194 shield matches the most successful record of any provincial union. The ranfurly shield is one of the oldest rugby trophies in the world, and was first presented by the earl of ranfurly, new zealands governorgeneral and patron of new zealand rugby to. Counties celebrate historic ranfurly shield victory nz herald. The charlie saxton estate collection of rugby memorabilia modern design and studio ceramics lot lot 427 427 thursday 22 june at 6. An exciting and often controversial competition, the ranfurly shield has kept the nz rugby public entertained for over 100 years. A destructive canterbury outfit has retained the ranfurly shield in style, thumping counties manukau 785 in christchurch. Bay of plenty lost shield after 1 successful defence. When the trophy, a shield, arrived, the nzrfu decided that it would be awarded to the union with the best record in the 1902 season, and thenceforth be the subject of a challenge system.
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