{"id":90,"date":"2013-09-18T15:52:01","date_gmt":"2013-09-18T03:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bullerrfu.wordpress.com\/?page_id=90"},"modified":"2024-04-08T14:04:39","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T02:04:39","slug":"club-rugby-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bullerrugby.co.nz\/wp4\/club-rugby-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Club Rugby History"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Buller Club Rugby History<\/h2>\n<p>Buller is a Union with a colourful club history.<\/p>\n<p>The Union has seen more than 30 clubs come and go during the course of its long history.<\/p>\n<p>The Union has also had a number of Sub Unions during the course of its 129 year history.<\/p>\n<p>Listed below are some of these past clubs and Sub Unions.<\/p>\n<h2>PAST SUB UNIONS OF BULLER<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>MURCHISON SUB UNION<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Murchison Sub Union, founded in 1910, joined Buller from Nelson in 1923.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Sub Union then transferred to the Golden Bay-Motueka Union in 1931.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Murchison Sub Union contained 3 clubs.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">They were <strong>MURCHISON RFC, BRAEBURN RFC <\/strong>and <strong>MARUIA RFC<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Murchison club still survives and has played within the Buller province on many occasions but currently play in the Nelson competitions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">KARAMEA SUB UNION<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Karamea Sub Union was founded by 3 clubs.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">They were <strong>KARAMEA RFC, UMERE RFC, <\/strong>and <strong>LITTLE WANGANUI RFC<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 1958 all three clubs placed their assets into one club, to form Karamea RFC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">INANGAHUA SUB UNION<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Inangahua Sub Union was founded in 1907.<\/li>\n<li>It was originally affiliated to the West Coast Union but in 1932 joined the Buller Union.<\/li>\n<li>It only stayed with Buller for 3 years before joining back up with West Coast in 1935.<\/li>\n<li>Clubs in the Inangahua Sub Union included <strong>REEFTON RFC <\/strong>which is a current affiliate to the Buller Union.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"height: 759px;\" width=\"426\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h2>PAST CLUBS OF BULLER<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>ADDISONS RFC<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>BATCHELOR RFC<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>BIRCHFIELD RFC<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CAPE FOULWIND RFC<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CHARLESTON RFC<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>COSMOPOLITAN RFC<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>DENNISTON RFC<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>GRANITY ROVER RFC<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>HILL UNITED RFC<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>LITTLE WANGANUI RFC<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>LYELL RFC<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>MILLERTON RANGERS RFC<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>MOKIHINUI RFC<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>NATIVE ROSE RFC<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>St ANDREWS RFC<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>St CANICES RFC<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>St JOHNS RFC<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>SEARGEANTS HILL RFC<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>STOCKTON RFC<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>TIROROA RFC<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>UMERE RFC<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>WAIMANGAROA UNITED RFC<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>WANDERERS RFC<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>WESTPORT RIVAL RFC (1)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>WESTPORT RIVAL RFC (2)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>WESTPORT UNION RFC<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"center\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buller Club Rugby History Buller is a Union with a colourful club history. 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