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Whanganui Rugby Football Union (WRFU) is the governing body for rugby union in the Whanganui region. The Whanganui Rugby Football Union was formed in 1888.
The Whanganui Rugby Football Union (WRFU) is the governing body for rugby union in the Wanganui region of New Zealand. The Whanganui team play from Cooks Gardens, Whanganui, and have enjoyed much success on the playing field throughout their history. Since the introduction of the National Provincial Championship in 1976, the Whanganui team have gone on to win five provincial championships and have been finalists in each of the last four years in succession.
29/09/2026
The Longrun Spouting Whanganui U18 Girls head to the Hurricanes Youth Rugby Council Tournament in Napier.
Games TBC
27/09/2026
NEWS | Representative girls win big
It was a strong weekend for the Whanganui representative girls’ teams as they prepared for their upcoming Hurricanes Youth Rugby Council development camps, with victories on Saturday.
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Representative girls win big By Jared Smith It was a strong weekend for the Whanganui representative girls teams as they prepared...
27/09/2026
NEWS | Tough calls in Masterton
The whistle blew on Steelform Whanganui’s best hopes of a Meads Cup semifinal berth as a committed Wairarapa-Bush kept them at arm’s length for a tough 37-25 defeat on Saturday.
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Tough calls in Masterton By Jared Smith The whistle blew on Steelform Whanganui’s best hopes of a Meads Cup semifinal berth as a...
27/09/2026
Winning at Eden Park 🤩
The Manawatu Cyclones defeated Auckland to claim the JJ Stewart Trophy, named in honour of John Joseph 'JJ' Stewart, a notable New Zealand Rugby Union coach, administrator, secondary school teacher and strong supporter of women's rugby in New Zealand. Stewart served as All Blacks coach from 1973 to 1976 and contributed as a provincial coach in Taranaki and Wanganui, a selector and a member of the Rugby Football Union council.
Pictured - Waimarie Rauhina, Lavenia Nauga-Grey, Catherine Nauga.
27/09/2026
Four of the seven Whanganui men featured in today’s Hilux NPC fixture between Taranaki and Hawkes Bay.
From left to right - Josefa Namosimalua, Hadlee Hay-Horton, Keightley Watson, Vereniki Tikoisolomone
Not pictured - Adam Lennox, Harry Godfrey, Hunter Morrison
A huge congratulations to these men who continue to shine on the big stage.
And a special mention to Josefa who has been named in the extended squad for the Flying Fijians Japan Tour 🇫🇯
Thanks to Tru for sending through this photo!
26/09/2026
Tough loss away.
26/09/2026
Work to do going into the final 40.
26/09/2026
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