Marist Rugby Club (Invercargill)
Invercargill Marist Rugby Football Club is an amateur New Zealand rugby union club based in the Southland Region of New Zealand. Their senior team plays in the Southlandwide Premier Division for the Galbraith Shield. The club boasts one of the most loyal supporters groups in the region which can be credited to Peter D Grace, the founder of the Supporters Club. The current team captained by former New Zealand Under-20 representative Scott Eade features five current Southland representatives. The local patron of the rugby club is Nathan "Birdman" Burgess.
| Full name | Marist Old Boys Rugby Football Club - Invercargill | ||
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| Union | Southland Rugby Football Union | ||
| Founded | 1920 | ||
| Location | Invercargill, New Zealand | ||
| Ground(s) | Miller Street | ||
| Coach(es) | Marty Smith | ||
| Captain(s) | Scott Eade | ||
| League(s) | Southlandwide Premier Galbraith Shield | ||
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| Official website | |||
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Club Honours
The Marist club has produced numerous Southland representatives and five All Blacks, the most recent being Paul Henderson in the 1990s.[1]
Galbraith Shield Wins (7): 1940, 1948, 1957, 1979, 2001, 2017, 2018
Club All Blacks:
- J.A McRae - 1946
- L.S Connolly - 1947
- W.A McCaw - 1951-54
- F.J Oliver 1976-77
- P.W Henderson 1989-93
New Zealand XV:
- M.P Grace 1939-45
Junior All Blacks/New Zealand Under-20:
- K.J McRae - 1967-68
- F.J Oliver - 1969
- S Eade - 2011-12
- T Raimona - 2012
- F Thomas - 2018
New Zealand Maori:
- H MacDonald - 2004
New Zealand Under 17:
- J Templar - 1991
New Zealand Marist:
- I Sipa - 1998
- S Ripley - 1998
References
Southland Rugby Clubs Page