Tiraumea Rugby Club

Club History

Tiraumea Rugby Club first played in 1934, although rugby had been played in the area since the early 1900’s. was formed in the early 1900’s. Players had been travelling from Tiraumea to play for the Alfredton Rugby Club and decided to form their own club. They bettered all predictions in the first year by winning all the cups and sharing the 7-a-side cup. They played in the Puketoi rugby sub-union, part of the Bush rugby union. Puketoi Sub-Union used to have teams from Pongaroa, Coast, Tiraumea, United, Weber, Excelsior (Dannevirke) and Ruahine (Dannevirke). This lasted until 1986, when there were insufficient players for the competition. The Puketoi Sub-Union ceased in 1987 to allow Puketoi Rugby Club to start in the Wairarapa-Bush Senior 3rds. They worked their way to the prems division and found it very competitive with some big scores against them, but still they fronted up the following Saturday as did the local supporters, especially for home games. The Tiraumea rugby club ceased to exist and became part of the new Puketoi Rugby Club.

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Tiraumea – The History of Tiraumea and Districts

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Tiraumea Rugby Club

2006

Ngaire Burns

444 pages

A beautiful book, written by Ngaire Burns, on the history of the Tiraumea region, situated in the old Bush rugby union territory. There are 20 pages on the Tiraumea rugby club, formed in the early 1934 but who became defunct in the 1980’s, with the players moving to the newly formed Puketoi Rugby Club. 7 of the pages from the book are reproduced here.

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Tiraumea – The History of Tiraumea and Districts

Club:

Tiraumea Rugby Club

Year:

2006

Author:

Ngaire Burns

Pages:

444 pages

Notes:

A beautiful book, written by Ngaire Burns, on the history of the Tiraumea region, situated in the old Bush rugby union territory. There are 20 pages on the Tiraumea rugby club, formed in the early 1934 but who became defunct in the 1980’s, with the players moving to the newly formed Puketoi Rugby Club. 7 of the pages from the book are reproduced here.

Club History