Draft:Auckland University RFC

Auckland University Rugby Football Club
Union	Auckland rugby Union
Nickname(s)	Vipers
Founded	1888
Location	Saint Johns, Auckland
Ground(s)	Colin Maiden Park
President	Dave Clark
Director of Rugby	Bill Coman
Official website
	www.aurfc.co.nz

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Auckland University Rugby Football club is a rugby union club based in Auckland, New Zealand. The club was established in 1888 and is affiliated with the Auckland Rugby Football Union. The club is situated at Colin Maiden Park in Saint Johns. The club has close ties to Auckland University however members do not need to be students.

The mens premier team competes for the coveted Gallaher shield. Since the shields induction in 1922 University has been champions 14 times with their most recent victory coming in 2017. University also won 3 titles prior to 1922 for a total of 17 titles.^[1]

All Blacks

Frank wilson 1910
William Geddes 1913
John Macky 1913
James Wylie 1913
Thomas Caughey 1932
John Tanner 1950
William Davies 1960
Grahame Thorne 1967
Christopher Fawcett 1976
Jason Hewett 1991
Grant Fox 1984
Sean Fitzpatrick 1986
John Drake 1986
Lee Stensness 1993
Daniel Braid 2002
Joe Rokocoko 2003
Angus MacDonald 2005
John Afoa 2005
Jerome Kaino 2006
Steven Luatua 2017

Gallaher Shields

2017, 2014, 1997, 1987, 1984, 1974, 1971, 1966, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1952, 1949, 1944, 1933, 1928, 1918, 1916, 1914

References

^ "Gallaher Shield Winners". 2013-02-07. Archived from the original on 2013-02-07. Retrieved 2024-10-28.

[1] "Gallaher Shield Winners". 2013-02-07. Archived from the original on 2013-02-07. Retrieved 2024-10-28.

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