Poverty Bay

Poverty Bay

Leagues Played
Campeonato Heartland 70
Links
Wikipedia

Resultados

Campeonato Heartland 10/15 01:05 1 West Coast v Poverty Bay L 23-20
Campeonato Heartland 10/07 01:00 2 North Otago v Poverty Bay W 35-40
Campeonato Heartland 09/30 00:00 8 Poverty Bay v South Canterbury L 31-41
Campeonato Heartland 09/23 02:30 7 Horowhenua Kapiti v Poverty Bay W 17-31
Campeonato Heartland 09/16 02:30 6 Poverty Bay v North Otago L 43-50
Campeonato Heartland 09/09 02:00 5 East Coast v Poverty Bay L 31-11
Campeonato Heartland 09/02 02:30 4 Poverty Bay v Mid Canterbury L 20-23
Campeonato Heartland 08/26 02:30 3 Wairarapa Bush v Poverty Bay L 30-24
Campeonato Heartland 08/19 02:30 2 Thames Valley v Poverty Bay L 24-17
Campeonato Heartland 08/12 02:30 1 Poverty Bay v Buller W 52-33
Campeonato Heartland 10/08 01:00 8 West Coast v Poverty Bay W 17-41
Campeonato Heartland 10/01 01:30 7 Poverty Bay v Thames Valley W 29-17

The Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union within the Gisborne district, in the area surrounding Poverty Bay on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The men's representative team play from Rugby Park, Gisborne, and currently compete in the Heartland Championship.

History

The Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union was established in 1890 by four clubs in the Gisborne area - Gisborne, Turanganui, Poverty Bay and Warerenga-a-Hika, with the union's inaugural first-class match being held against Hawke's Bay the same year. Since then, the union has played against every other existent union in New Zealand as well as an array of overseas touring sides, including but not limited to Australia, England, South Africa and Japan, against whom Poverty Bay drew in 1974. In 1981, Rugby Park was the scene of clashes between pro-tour supporters and anti-tour protesters prior to a match against the touring South African side. Poverty Bay ultimately lost the game by 6 - 24.