We hope you enjoy this look back as we look forward to many more years of recording the history of Buller Rugby Union.
We acknowledge all the information from the NZ “Rugby Almanack” Series since 1934 and appreciate their hard and dedicated work in providing this detailed history. – Web Admin

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Results

Sat 03 Jun	2:30 pm	H	Representative Match	Canterbury	06 - 31	Match Center
Sat 17 Jun	2:30 pm	A	Rundle Cup	West Coast	16 - 08	Match Center
Sat 15 Jul	2:30 pm	H	Rundle Cup	West Coast	05 - 08	Match Center
Sat 29 Jul	2:30 pm	A	Seddon Shield	Golden Bay-Motueka	00 - 03	Match Center
Sat 12 Aug	2:30 pm	H	Seddon Shield	Nelson	06 - 05	Match Center
Sat 26 Aug	2:30 pm	H	Seddon Shield	Marlborough	09 - 10	Match Center
Sat 02 Sep	2:30 pm	H	Representative Match	Wellington XV	08 - 21	Match Center
Sat 16 Sep	2:30 pm	H	Representative Match	South Canterbury	00 - 24	Match Center

THE 1961 SEASON:

Another one of “those” seasons, with the winning, holding, and losing of the Seddon Shield in three consecutive fixtures.

The list of matches was:

v. Canterbury At Westport Lost 6 to 31
v. West Coast At Hokitika Lost 8 to 16
v. West Coast At Westport Lost 5 to 8
v. Golden Bay-Motueka At Motueka Won 3 to 0 {Seddon Shield}
v. Nelson At Westport Won 6 to 5 {Seddon Shield}
v. Marlborough At Westport Lost 9 to 10 {Seddon Shield}
v. Wellington XV At Westport Lost 8 to 21
v. South Canterbury At Westport Lost 0 to 24

France visited New Zealand for the first time, the itinerary not including Buller.

Three Test matches were played, W.F.Duncan (Westport White Star) being the only representative from the Union to be called to a trial for All Black honours; he was a replacement in Christchurch, in the South Island try-out, at half-time.