Wairarapa Bush #Capping 1971-2020

Wairarapa Bush Rugby Union
50^th Anniversary 1971 to 2021

Today we begin our journey of looking back at the history of Wairarapa-Bush RFU at http://waibush.co.nz with a look at the players who have represented over  the pass 49 years.

(Player cap numbers are awarded as too when they started a match or came on as a replacement as listed in First Class Matches published in NZRU Rugby Almanacks 1971-2020)

We begin our “Looking Back” series by allocating player CAP Numbers from the first Wairarapa-Bush Team selected in 1971 as a combined Rugby Union following the amalgamation in 1971 of Wairarapa RU & Bush RFU.

We also celebrate our Coaches & Selectors over the pass 49 years.

During our look back from 1971 through to 2020 we shall highlight both union’s records and then from 1971 the season history of Wairarapa-Bush RFU.

So lets go …

We hope you enjoy this look back as we look forward to many more years of recording the history of Wairarapa-Bush Rugby Union.

(Player cap numbers are awarded as too when they started a match or came on as a replacement as listed in First Class Matches published in NZRU Rugby Almanacks 1971-2020)

WAIRARAPA BUSH  Coaches 1971 – 2020

• J.H.Lawson (2 years, 1971-72)
• I.A. Aitkenhead (3 Years, 1971-72-73)
• Richard Francis (1 year, 1974-75)
• Rod McKenzie (4 years, 1976-77-78-79)
• Sir Brian Lochore (3 years, 1980-81-82)
• Lance Penn (4 years, 1983-84-85-86)
• Roger Dee (3 years, 1987-91-92)
• Alan Cornelius (3 years, 1988-89-90)
• Ritchie Robertson (2 years, 1993-94)
• Graeme Anderson (2 years, 1995-96)
• Paul Pottinger (2 years, 1997-98)
• Mark Benton (1 year, 1999)
• Roger Walker (3 years, 2000-01-02)
• Peter Russell (4 years, 2003-04-05-06)
• Graeme Cheetham (1 year, 2007)
• Lofty Stevenson (1 year, 2007)
• Kelvin Tantrum (3 years, 2008-09-10)
• Mark Rutene (4 years, 2011-12-13-14)
  • (Returns as Head Coach for 2021-22 Seasons)
• Joshua Syms (2 years, 2015-16)
• Joe Harwood (4 years, 2017-18-19-20)

The Original 29 (1971) 

click stats for full career breakdown
CAP # – NAME – POSITION – SEASON
1 – Wolland Bernard Stewart  – stats – Prop – 1971
2 –Falconer Graham Edmund – stats – Hooker – 1971
3 – Rowlands William Nepia ‘Bill’ – stats – Prop – 1971
4 – Turley lan Francis – stats– Loose Forward, Lock – 1971
5 – Oliver David Patrick– stats – Lock – 1971
6 – Gray George Neville – stats – Flanker – 1971
7 – Ryan Patrick John – stats – Loose Forward – 1971
8 – Brock Robert.R.’Bob’ – stats – No. 8 – 1971
9 – Karatau Laurence Herbert – stats – Scrumhalf – 1971
10 – Couch Roy Te Ra Riwai – stats – First Five, Fullback – 1971
11 – O’Shea Ken E. – stats – Winger – 1971
12 – Purvis Neil Alexander – stats – Centre, First Five – 1971
13 – Martin Bruce George – stats– Centre – 1971
14 – Barnes Michael – stats – Centre – 1971
15 – Marfell Vernon Douglas – stats – Fullback – 1971
16 – Crawley William John – stats – Prop – 1971
17 – Howard William Clayton – stats– Centre – 1971
18 – Duffy Anthony Reginald ‘Tony’ – stats – Hooker, Prop – 1971
19 – Sommerville Roger Frank – stats – Scrumhalf – 1971
20 – Sanson Malcolm Rex – stats – First Five, Fullback – 1971
21 – Lochore OBE-KNZM-ONZ Sir Brian James – stats – Lock, No. 8 – 1971
22 – McGlashan Gary Keith – stats – Hooker – 1971
23 – Thompson E.W. “Eddie’ – stats – Winger – 1971
24 – Dick Gary Robert – stats – Winger – 1971
25 – Dalziell John William – stats – Hooker, Prop – 1971
26 – Stevenson Robert Keith – stats – Centre – 1971
27 – Wilkinson Thomas William – stats– First Five, Winger – 1971
28 – Carroll Joseph J. – stats – First Five – 1971
29 – Hamilton Gordon Edward – stats – Winger – 1971

– Wairarapa-Bush Web Administrator

PLAYERS COMPLETE 1971-2020

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