Kia Toa RFC
Kia Toa RFC is a constituent club in the Manawatu province for rugby in New Zealand. It is at the Palmerston North Bowling Club down Linton Street and is one of the oldest clubs in the Manawatu.
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| Full name | Kia Toa Rugby Football Club |
| Colours | Dark Blue, Light blue |
| Founded | 1902 |
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| Competition | Hankins Shield |
Kia Toa is a Māori term, which can be translated as "Be Brave".
Due to the colours of the jersey, a dark blue and light blue combination, Kia Toa are known sometimes as "The Double Blues."
History
The club was founded in 1902 and is the oldest Town based club in the Manawatu. The club is currently based out of the Manawatu Bowling Club at 24 Linton Street. The Kia Toa Club is proud that 8 of its senior players have worn the All Black jersey, 6 women players have worn the Black Ferns jersey. Additionally, there have been those who have worn the New Zealand colours in Sevens, Maori All Blacks, NZ U20s, NZ Divisional XV and hundreds who have worn the green and white representative colours.[1]
Honors
- 2017 Runners Up
- 2016 Runners Up
- 2015 Runners Up
- 2014 Runners Up
- 2013 Hankins Shield Winner
- 2010 Hankins Shield Winner
- 2009 Hankins Shield Winner
Notable people from Kia Toa
Men
- Sione Asi, Manawatu Turbo
- Brayden Iose, Manawatu Turbo, New Zealand Secondary Schools Captain
- Jackson Hemopo, Maori All Black, Highlanders, Manawatu Turbos
- Ngani Laumape, All Black no. 1160, Hurricane, Manawatu Turbo, New Zealand Warriors 2013-2015
- Valentino Mapapalangi, Tonga, Leicester Tigers, Manawatu Turbos
- Nathan Tudreu, Manawatu Turbo
- Newton Tudreu, Manawatu Turbo
- Jade Te Rure, Manawatu Turbo, New Zealand under 20s
- Jason Emery, Maori All Blacks, Sunwolves, Highlanders, Manawatu Turbo, New Zealand Under 20s, New Zealand Secondary Schools.
- Dan Squires, Manawatu Turbo
- George Tilsly, All Black Sevens
- Tevita Taufu'i, Tonga, Waikato, Manawatu Turbos
- Bryn Templemen, Manawatu Turbos
- Lote Raikabula, New Zealand Sevens, Manawatu Turbos
- Ma'afu Fia, Ospreys, Highlanders, Manawatu Turbo
- Scott Curry, Manawatu Turbo, All Black Sevens Captain
- Fraser Stone, Manawatu Turbo
- Kurt Baker, All Blacks Sevens
- Dan Ward-Smith, London Wasps
- Bertus Mulder, Durban Sharks, Manawatu Turbos
- Siaosi Anamani, Manwatu Turbos
- Christian Cullen, All Black no. 952
- Lifeimi Mafi, Munster
- Siaosi Anamani, Manawatu Turbo
- Daniel Alofa, Manawatu Turbo
- Roelof 'Joggie' Viljeon, Springbok, Cape Town Stormers, Pretoria Bulls, Hurricanes, Manawatu Turbo
- Stuart Ross, Manawatu Rugby Legend
- Tony Mafi, Manawatu Rugby Legend
Woman
- Farah Palmer, New Zealand Black Ferns captain, IRB Hall Of Fame, First Woman on the Board of New Zealand Rugby, International Women's Personality of the Year
- Selica Winiata, New Zealand Black Ferns, New Zealand Womans Sevens, New Zealand Rugby women's player of the year 2016
- Rebekah Cordero Tufuga, New Zealand Womans Sevens
- Crystal Mayes, New Zealand Womans Sevens
Foreigners
- Tudor Constantin, former Romanian national, who played in France for Tarbes, RC Paris and Bordeaux Bègles.