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: Tony J Coutts
Chairman: Hayden M Swann
CEO: Josh I Willoughby

Website: www.povertybayrugby.co.nz

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Poverty Bay Rugby Results 1971 - 2020 (PDF) Updated 9/10/21

Order of Merit 1971 - 2020 (PDF's)                 Updated 12/10/21
50 or more Games played
10 or more Tries:    scored per game
100 or more Points:    scored per game

Poverty Bay NPC Statistics 1971 - 2020 (PDF) Updated 12/10/21

Poverty Bay Non NPC Statistics 1971 - 2020 (PDF) Updated 12/10/21

Coaches coaching records (PDF) Updated 12/10/21

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.

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

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

Just came across your site Kerry. It’s fabulous. Very informative and excellent reading. Thank you for your commitment to the history of New Zealand Rugby. Your site is one of the best in rugby history and overall (as a trustworthy web-based history site) goes to the top of the class.
My only concern is to let all the rugby fans know they can trust your amazing site.

Kindest regards, Anne Phillips

Hi, Kerry,
Your rugbyhistory website is amazing! I don't think there is a more complete source of rugby information in the world, not just on the internet. I've recommended it to several of my rugby-mad mates, who all return with glowing reviews. Have you ever thought of joining the National Rugby Museum in Palmerston North?
If I were to make a suggestion, I would like to see the match dates & venues alongside each result. It might settle a few debates on whether X fixture was on the 18th or 19th of September 1982, for instance, or whether Team Y has played in Town Z etc. If it's too much of a hassle, don't worry about it; you've already put truckloads of work into the site already!
Thanks, Samuel

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

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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Thanks for this great work. I hope you can soon raise the funding you need to expand these rugby records.

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