Poverty Bay - a brief rugby history

Founded: 1890
Colours: Jersey: Scarlett with white trim Shorts: White with Scarlett trim Socks: Scarlett with White stripes
Main Ground: Rugby Park, Gisborne
President: Richard W Glover
Chairman: Hayden M Swann
CEO: Josh I Willoughby

Website: www.povertybayrugby.co.nz

View/Download:

Poverty Bay Rugby Results 1976 - 2018 (PDF) Updated 21/4/19

Poverty Bay v's Others Stats (PDF) Updated 21/4/19

Poverty Bay NPC/Heartland Statistics 1976 - 2018 (PDF) Updated 21/4/19

Poverty Bay Non Championship Statistics 1976 - 2018 (PDF) Updated 21/4/19

Stats & Other Info on Poverty Bay players 1976 - 2016 (PDF) Updated 8/6/17

3 or more tries in same game (PDF) Updated 21/4/19

Coaches coaching records (PDF) Updated 21/4/19

Since 1976 (the start of the NPC) Poverty Bay has won the 3rd Divison twice in 1987 & 2004. They have also won the Lochore Cup 4 times in 2006, 2007, 2008 & 2011.

The most appearances is by Sione Ngatu (138) from 2003 - 2016.
The most points scored is by Scott Leighton (791) from 2004 - 2012.
The most tries scored is by P Ransley (35) from 1961 - 1974.

In 2016 Poverty Bay finished 7th in the Heartland Championship round robin series, losing a semi final of the Lochore Cup

The 2017 coach is Mana Otai.

Clubs that form the Union are:
Click on the names to access each club's website

Club Name	Founded	Colours

Referees		Jersey: Shorts: Socks:
Horouta		Jersey: Shorts: Socks:
HSOB		Jersey: Shorts: Socks:
Ngatapa		Jersey: Shorts: Socks:
OB Marist	1996	Jersey: Light & Dark Blue, Red & White Shorts: White Socks: Red
Pirates		Jersey: Shorts: Socks:
Waikohu		Jersey: Shorts: Socks:
Wairoa Athletic		Jersey: Shorts: Socks:
YMP		Jersey: Shorts: Socks:

Endorsements

We are burying a good friend and ex-southland rugby player this Friday in Invercargill with many of the local rugby men that feature on your site (we have checked!) no doubt will be attending also. We just happened to be googling his name to see if any rugby info came up and your history site came up from that. It was great to see how many games he had played and when.
A wonderful source of information. Keep up the great work.

Kind regards,
Jo MacDonald

Just wanted to drop you a line to say that Trevor Howard from New Zealand Rugby has advised me/us (fellow REO’s) of your website. I have had the chance to go through it and must say that you have done an outstanding job in collating and publishing this information. I have, in turn, shared it with all my referees in my regions (for which there are a number of referees in your data base) and I have nothing but praise and complements for what you have done.

Often referees (and players) simply drop off the system and the only records are in books and word of mouth (especially the less known personnel) but for them (and me), to search through and find our names and details of our 1st class accomplishment is very flattering and a sense of pride is established as we show our children or colleagues/friends of years gone by. Of course this is helped by the ease of access (as opposed to searching through books and magazines).

Thanks again for your efforts (for which I can only imagine are enormous) and I hope you continue to enter the details and expand your website.

John Dustow (JD)
Referee Education Officer (REO)
Counties Manukau Rugby Football Union/Thames Valley Rugby Football Union.

I would like to thank Kerry for his Rugby History website. The site is very easy to use. The information it has provided me with for an article I am researching for the Rugby Statistician's Magazine has proved invaluable.

Dave Hall

Kerry - great website on rugby - just a comment your player information for Ken J Tarrant (brother) South Canterbury is incorrect. It says he played 29 games I think you will find it was around 69 from early 70s to late 70s.
Steve Tarrant
(170 games over 14 seasons for Sth Canterbury & Southland)

Kerry's note: Thanks Steve, this will be corrected once I go back earlier than 1975.

It gives me great pleasure to write this character reference about this website. There would not be a person in this country who doesn’t know that rugby is the national game of New Zealand. The passion runs deep and the profile and exposure of the sport is without peer. A fair chunk of our heroes come from the game and nothing affects the mental psychology of the people more than rugby. Not even politics.

Because of this rich feeling, discussions in society are often based around the game and on the players involved. Memories tend to play tricks on people. They can fade and forget and get things muddled up. For nearly 90 years New Zealand rugby enthusiasts have been superbly served by the Rugby Almanack. It remains the definitive source of information from each season despite the advancement of technology.

However, we must accept that technology has advanced and like rugby, we therefore need to embrace the good that comes with that change. www.rugbyhistory.co.nz is the best rugby history site that is available. It provides comprehensive records of the All Blacks, all the Super rugby sides and most impressively of all, places a large emphasis on the national provincial competition, which remains such a crucial part of the fabric in New Zealand.

Kery Geertson’s dedication to this growing rugby treasure can not be denied. It continues to grow, mature and impress. To paraphrase the late, great Terry McLean www.rugbyhistory.co.nz should be stored as a favourite website for every rugby lover; it provides facts and fairness and hours of one of life’s greatest pleasures – browsing.

Grant Hassall
Wannabe Rugby Historian
New Plymouth

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