2018

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2018

 

Season

2018 Status:
Heartland Championship
Founded 1886 – Affiliated 1893 – Amalgamated 1971
President:
B.A.(Brian) Weatherstone
Chairman:
T.H.G. (Tim) Nathan
Chief Executive Officer:
A.R.(Tony) Hargood
Coach:
J.R.(Joe) Harwood
Assistant Coach:
Deon van Deventer, P.A.T.(Piri) Weepu
Main ground:
Memorial Park , Masterton
Capacity:
10,000
Colours:
Green and Red

2018

Sat 05 May 5:05 pm Pre Season Horowhenua-Kapiti v Wairarapa-Bush RU 32 - 06
Mon 04 Jun 2:00 pm Pre Season Wairarapa-Bush RU v Hawkes Bay Saracens 14 - 57
Tue 07 Aug 7:00 pm Representative Match Wairarapa-Bush RU v NZ Army 38 - 43
Sat 11 Aug 2:00 pm Pre Season Wairarapa-Bush RU v Whanganui 14 - 61
Sat 18 Aug 1:00 pm Pre Season Manawatu Development v Wairarapa-Bush RU 31 - 07
Sat 25 Aug 2:30 pm Heartland Championship Poverty Bay v Wairarapa-Bush RU 27 - 22
Sat 01 Sep 2:00 pm Heartland Championship Wairarapa-Bush RU v Thames Valley 32 - 44
Sat 08 Sep 2:30 pm Heartland Championship Ngāti Porou East Coast v Wairarapa-Bush RU 05 - 26
Sat 15 Sep 2:30 pm Heartland Championship Wairarapa-Bush RU v Buller 61 - 29
Sat 22 Sep 2:30 pm Heartland Championship Horowhenua-Kapiti v Wairarapa-Bush RU 37 - 21
Sat 29 Sep 2:30 pm Heartland Championship Wairarapa-Bush RU v South Canterbury 27 - 24
Sat 06 Oct 2:00 pm Heartland Championship West Coast v Wairarapa-Bush RU 05 - 23
Sat 13 Oct 2:30 pm Heartland Championship Wairarapa-Bush RU v North Otago 00 - 24
Sat 20 Oct 1:00 pm Heartland Championship-S/F Lochore Cup Wairarapa-Bush RU v North Otago 30 - 21
Sun 28 Oct 2:30 pm Heartland Championship-Lochore Cup Final Horowhenua-Kapiti v Wairarapa-Bush RU 26 - 23

Cap# & Wairarapa Bush REPRESENTATIVES 2018 {Total Games}

#CAP NAME POSITION CLUB PL
475 Tavita A. Isaac No. 8 Greytown 12
477 Nicholas Keith Olson Fullback, Winger Greytown 8
505 Cyrus Charles Baker Centre College Old Boys 2
515 lnia S.T. Katia Fullback, Scrumhalf, Winger Gladstone 15
516 Tipene T. Haira Centre, First Five Martinborough 13
518 James W.P.R. Goodger Flanker, Loose Forward Marist 14
522 Lachie J.M. McFadzean Lock Carterton 14
524 Cameron McKellar Hayton Winger Gladstone 3
529 Glen Miha Walters First Five, Fullback HOBM – WgtnRU 10
549 Robert Joseph Anderson Centre Eketahuna 9
559 Timothy Craig ‘Tim’ Priest First Five, Fullback Martinborough 1
567 Brendon J.W. ‘BJ’ Campbell Flanker, No. 8 Eketahuna 1
568 Chris C. Raymond Loose Forward Martinborough 2
577 Andrew D. Smith Flanker, Lock Gladstone 11
579 Sam G. Gammie Prop Eketahuna 11
586 Nicholas J. Hohepa Prop Greytown 12
587 Daryl J. Pickering Scrumhalf Carterton 8
589 Elijah-James Pakoti Hooker Martinborough 14
596 Soli Malatai Centre, Winger Marist 11
600 Nikora V. Ewe Centre, Winger Pioneer 2
601 Jayden M. Mason Prop Pioneer 1
603 Epeli Rayaqayaqa Loose Forward Gladstone 12
607 Norman Terrence Lock 2018 1
608 Max Tufuga Prop Massey Univ. 13
609 Conan Gray Loose Forward, Prop 2018 5
610 Ryan Knell Loose Forward, Lock Gladstone 12
611 MooMoo Falaniko Center, Fullback Greytown 2
612 Nicholas Mason Center 2018 1
613 Heimona “Thomas’ Potoru Fullback Gladstone 6
614 Henry Wilson Hooker 2018 1
615 Connor Baker Prop 2018 1
616 Jack Loader Flanker, No. 8 2018 2
617 Bryan Arnold Scrumhalf 2019, 2018 2
618 Jaime Griggs First Five 2018 1
619 Tristan Flutey Center, Winger Martinborough 10
620 Marcus Ale Flanker Greytown 8
621 Kirk Tufuga No. 8 Massey Univ. 13
622 Paddy Gluck Lock, Scrumhalf Marist 7
623 Mike Lealeva’a Centre Wainuiomata – WgtnRU 14
624 Bon Wilson Fullback 2018 1
625 Lewis Bush Prop 2020, 2018 1
626 Sam Shaw Loose Forward, No. 8 Eketahuna 5
627 Matt Henderson Center Greytown 10
628 Sean Law Fullback, Winger Northcote-Birkenhead, Nth Harb.RU 5
629 Lance Buchanan Hooker Greytown 7
630 Jerry Mapusua Prop Marist 11
631 Placeholder Vincent Liardet-Smith Prop 2019, 2018 1
632 Sam Tufuga Prop Massey Univ. 1
633 Finn Yeats Winger Greytown 4
#CAP NAME SEASON
Penalty Try 2019, 2018, 2016, 2005, 1987, 2003, 2002, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999