New blood will feature prominently in the Wairarapa-Bush rugby side to play fellow Heartland team Horowhenua-Kapiti in a non-championship match at Featherston on Saturday. It's not that head coach Mark Rutene and his assistant, Paddy Gough, have taken a deliberate stance to give a host of debutants the chance to strut
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Horowhenua Kapiti Extended Squad Named
The Horowhenua Kapiti Extended Squad has been named. The Horowhenua Kapiti team will travel to Featherston for a game against Wairarapa Bush on Saturday 31st May. Scott Anderson - Athletic Logan Broughton - Shannon Tainui Brown - Waikanae Alex Brunskill - Paraparaumu Scott Cameron - Wanderers Matt Easton - Athletic Cody Finau - Wanderers James Forsythe - Waikanae Rhys Hunter -
Rugby leader Lane Penn dies
Follow @RedefinedRugby One of the grand servants of Wairarapa-Bush and New Zealand rugby, Lane Penn, died on Friday. Coach of the Wairarapa-Bush side during the halycon days of the early to mid-1980's when they competed so successfully in the national first division competition, Penn went to hold two of the highest offices
NZRU Announces NZ Heartland Team under 19 Team
Follow @RedefinedRugby Big changes to representative and colt’s rugby in the Wairarapa Bush Rugby Union The NZRU has announced a national under 19 rugby tournament for rugby players who have left college as part of a nationwide strategy. The WBRU has been a front runner in supporting the new tournament to be
Wai-Bush 2014 Pre Season Training Squad
Follow @RedefinedRugby The 2014 Trust House Wairarapa Bush PreSeason Training Squad has today been announced along with the 2014 Representative schedule. Wairarapa Bush have three pre-season matches lined up against Horowhenua-Kapiti , Manawatu and Poverty Bay before their 2014 Heartland campaign begins on the 23rd August with an away trip to Taupo