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Horowhenua-Kapiti
Club information
Full nameHorowhenua-Kapiti Rugby Football Union Inc.
ColoursRed, White, Blue
Founded1893
WebsiteOfficial Website
Current details
Ground(s)
CompetitionHeartland Championship

The Horowhenua-Kapiti Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in the Horowhenua and Kapiti Coast districts in the Manawatu-Wanganui and Wellington regions. The union was established in 1893 as the Horowhenua Rugby Football Union and was changed to its current name of Horowhenua-Kapiti in 1997, in order to reflect the full extent of the union's districts.

Heartland Championship

Horowhenua-Kapiti currently compete in the Heartland Championship, an annual competition organised by the New Zealand Rugby Union for New Zealand's amateur unions. The team play out of Levin Domain in Horowhenua. Previously, Horowhenua-Kapiti competed in the lower divisions of the National Provincial Championship. The union won the National Provincial Championship (NPC) Third Division in 1993, the union's only major honour to date.

Heartland Championship Placings

A summary of Horowhenua-Kapaiti's placings in the Heartland Championship is shown below:

Heartland Championship Results[1]
Year Played Win Draw Loss PF PA Diff BP Points Place Playoffs
2013 8 1 0 7 141 182 -41 6 10 11th N/A
2012 8 2 0 6 124 238 -114 1 9 12th N/A
2011 8 1 0 7 98 326 -228 1 5 12th N/A
2010 8 3 0 5 167 186 -19 3 15 8th Defeated by Buller in Lochore Cup semi-final.
2009 8 4 0 4 193 166 27 3 19 5th N/A
2008 8 3 2 3 234 174 60 5 21 7th Defeated Wairarapa Bush in Lochore Cup semi-final. Defeated by Poverty Bay in final.
2007 8 1 0 7 164 260 -96 2 6 12th N/A
2006 8 2 1 5 163 257 -94 3 13 6th N/A

Ranfurly Shield History

Horowhenua-Kapiti have never held the Ranfurly Shield but had two successful challenges in 1927 when the union was amalgamated with Manawatu as Manawhenua. In 2007 Horowhenua-Kapiti recently had a challenge against North Harbour, but were outclassed throughout the match, losing 99-6.[2] Their following matches would come in 2013 when they suffered an 85–0 loss against Waikato and in 2015 when they lost to Hawke's Bay by a margin of 50–16.


18 July 2013 Template:Rut Waikato 85–0 Template:Rut Horowhenua-Kapiti Campbell Park, Morrinsville  
18:00 (NZST) Try: Whetu Douglas rugby ball 2'
Joe Webber rugby ball (4)
Brendon Leonard rugby ball
Dylan Collier rugby ball (2)
Romana Graham rugby ball
Brian Alainu'uese rugby ball
Glen Robertson rugby ball (2)
Hame Faiva rugby ball
Con: Trent Renata rugby goalposts icon (6)
Wharenui Hawera rugby goalposts icon (1)
Dylan Collier rugby goalposts icon (1) 		Report Attendance: 3,000


16 July 2015 Template:Rut Hawke's Bay 50–16 Template:Rut Horowhenua-Kapiti Template:Rus McLean Park  
19:35 (NZST) Try: Joseph Penitito rugby ball (2)
Tony Lamborn rugby ball
Shannan Chase rugby ball
Tom Stanley rugby ball
Mark Braidwood rugby ball
Con: Tyrone Elkington-MacDonald rugby goalposts icon (4)
Pen: Tyrone Elkington-MacDonald rugby goalposts icon (4) 		Report Try: Sam Gardner rugby ball
Con: Perry Hayman rugby goalposts icon (1/1)
Pen: Perry Hayman rugby goalposts icon (3) 		Referee: New Zealand Paul Williams

Other Teams

In addition to the Heartland Championship side, the union fields a number of age-grade and women's representative teams, including a High-Performance Unit for local club and school players.[3]

Horowhenua-Kapiti in Super Rugby

Along with Wellington, Wairarapa Bush, Wanganui, Manawatu, Taranaki, Hawke's Bay, Poverty Bay and East Coast, Horowhenua-Kapiti fall within the Template:Rut Hurricanes (formerly Wellington Hurricanes) catchment. In 2013, the union purchased a three percent stake in the company which operates the team, Hurricanes' Investment Ltd, with a $100,000 contribution.[4]

Clubs

The union currently has ten member clubs, listed below. Foxton are the oldest club in the union, having been established in 1880, however it was not a permanent affiliate of the union until 1911.[5]

  • Athletic RFC
  • College Old Boys RFC
  • Foxton RFC
  • Levin Wanderers RFC
  • Paraparaumu RFC
  • Rahui RFC
  • Shannon RFC
  • Toa RFC
  • Waikanae RFC

All Blacks

There have only been 2 players selected for the All Blacks whilst playing for Horowhenua-Kapiti - H. Jacob and J.F Karam. However, Carlos Spencer played for the union between 1992-1993 before moving to Auckland, and Christian Cullen played for the union in 1994 before moving to Manawatu.

References

  1. ^ "Heartland Championship Tables". Retrieved 20 April 2009.
  2. ^ "Rugby: Spirited visitors have no answer". The New Zealand Herald. 2007-07-15. Retrieved 2007-07-15. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "High Performance Unit". Retrieved 2013-07-12.
  4. ^ "Provincial Rugby Support for Hurricanes as Horowhenua invests". The New Zealand Herald. 2013-07-11. Retrieved 2013-07-12. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "History". Retrieved 2013-07-12.
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