{"id":2570,"date":"2013-12-31T23:30:37","date_gmt":"2013-12-31T10:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bullerrugby.co.nz\/wp2\/?p=2570"},"modified":"2013-12-31T23:30:37","modified_gmt":"2013-12-31T10:30:37","slug":"year-by-year-our-history-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buller.retrorugby.net\/?p=2570","title":{"rendered":"Year By Year , Our History ~ 2013 ~"},"content":{"rendered":"

We hope you enjoy this look back as we look forward to many more years of recording the history of Buller\u00a0Rugby Union.<\/em><\/span>
\n We acknowledge all the information from the NZ \u201cRugby Almanack\u201d Series since 1934 and appreciate their hard and dedicated work in providing this detailed history. \u2013 Web Admin<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Back to Year by Year Index click here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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2013<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Season<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

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2013 Status:<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Heartland Championship<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Founded 18<\/strong>94<\/strong>\u2013 (affiliated\u00a0NZRU 1894)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Chairman:<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
E.C.(Erik) Westergaard<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Chief.Executive.Officer:
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B.A.(Brian) Ahern<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Co-Coach:<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
C.W.(Craig) Neill<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Co-Coach:<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
C.M.(Craig) Scanlon<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Main ground:<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Victoria Square, Westport<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Capacity:<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
5,000<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Colours:<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Cardinal and Blue<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

For the second year in a row Buller met South Canterbury in the Lochore Cup \ufb01nal, but was unable to repeat last year\u2019s victory at Westport, this time going down 10-17 at Timaru. In the round robin the Union had a 50\/50 record and finished seventh, which meant a semi-final away to Wanganui. Buller then surprised many with an excellent 40-30 win in their best performance of the season, having led 28-0 after just 26 minutes.<\/p>\n

The strength of the team was the backline which scored 20 of the 25 tries. William Saukuru was a talented fullback, and with wings Mitieli Kaloudigibeci and Iliesa Ravudra were a threatening back three. The attacking thrust was in mid\ufb01eld where Mike Schmidt-Lealava\u2019a was a class centre in partnership with the pacy Penijamini Nabainivalu. Both were equal top try-scorers with Ravudra. Mathew Golding started as first five but then made way for Jesse Elley, and at halfback ever present Andrew Stephens passed 50 games, was an accurate goalkicker, and again deserved his selection in the NZ Heartland team<\/p>\n

The forward pack, on the smaller side, was noticeably outplayed in the Lochore Cup \ufb01nal. Nevertheless, the two centurions, flanker Luke Brownlee and tight-head prop Phil Beveridge, remained proven performers, while Lee Nelmes was a key player at number eight. All three were ever present. The other loose forward Blair Mcllroy had a high work rate. Glen Duncan finished as starting hooker supplanting Iliesa Namua. Five players appeared at lock with Paul Clarkson and Logan Mundy (starting at prop) being the preferred combination for the second half of the campaign.<\/p>\n

Of the 26 players used, seven were new, one of whom, Sauqaqa, had previously played for Counties-Manukau in 2005. Nine players re-appeared after absence \u2014 Nelmes, the two Mcllroys, Mundy and Duncan after a year gap, while Abel (2010), Kaloudigibeci (2009), Clarkson (2008) and Simmiss (2007) had last appeared earlier than that. A loss was last year\u2019s record points scorer Marty Banks who had gone to Tasman.<\/p>\n

Higher honours went to:<\/strong><\/p>\n

New Zealand Heartland:<\/strong> A.P.Stephens<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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2013 Match Record: Played 10<\/strong>; <\/em>Won 5 ; Lost 5<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Points : For<\/strong>\u00a0197\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>; Against<\/strong>\u00a0196<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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No matches yet.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>\n

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