Auckland University Rugby Football Club Inc

University of Auckland Interfaculty Rugby

Registrations are open for Interfaculty Netball and Rugby in the second semester. Keen to get involved, just head to www.auckland.ac.nz/sport and register online.

This year’s teams are:

Arts

Commerce

Health and Medical Sciences

Education

Science

Engineering

Property

Law

The competition kicks off on the 14th of August at Colin Maiden Park and concludes on the 9th of October.

Student Rugby HARD!

Stanford University Match

On Tuesday the 22nd of June AURFC and the University of Auckland(UoA) hosted matches against the Stanford Men's and Women's rugby team. The games were played at the home of Auckland University rugby, Colin Maiden Park.

The results were:
AURFC Invitational Womens XV 14 v Stanford Womens 20
AURFC UoA Barbarians 29 v Stanford Men 22

The day was a fine celebration of international student rugby. A special acknowledgement to Anita Harris for organising the womens rugby team (maybe the first ever AURFC womens team?) and Tim Brightwell for organising the aftermatch reception at the Fale Pasifika on the UoA City Campus.

More photos from the match in the photo section.

University of Auckland Under 85kg Team- Represent your University.
Play in the Under 85kg student team this year. Training is at the Domain at 5.30pm.
Games start in April and are played every Saturday. More social than serious, some good footy and a few pints after the match at the home of University rugby at Colin Maiden Park.

International game: v Stanford University(USA) - 22nd June at Colin Maiden Park.

Email: robert.taylor@aurfc.co.nz
Never too late to join. Varsity HARD!

The National Bank of New Zealand - Interfaculty Rugby Final
What a tournament!
The Inaugural interfaculty rugby tournament, sponsored by National Bank, was played at Colin Maiden park over the last few months, with 5 teams competing over 6 matchdays to take away the Wilson Whineray Trophy. The teams, representing Engineering, Commerce, Medicine, Law and Property, played off in round robin play with Engineering and Commerce establishing themselves as the teams to beat in the tournament. Each team brought different styles to the tournament, whether it be the forward dominated play of the Engineering Eagles, the strong running backlines of the Commerce Cougars or the Law llama’s, the decisive kicking of the Property Pirates or the all around strong play from the Med School Sea Bass.

The tournament played out with the excitement that only varsity rugby can bring to the pitch, with extra time wins and heart-breaking losses, fast flowing backline moves and strong forward drives, big score lines and nail biting finishes. The competition was tight with law, medicine, commerce and engineering tied heading into the final round of pool play that would decide who was going to make it to the finals. As the tournament progressed, so did the crowds coming out to cheer on their teams - with each faculty bringing their own unique support crew to show why they were the best of the faculties.

Commerce and Engineering met in the finals, with Commerce winning 40 - 22. Property and Law played off for third and fourth, with the property team coming away with a well earned 27 - 10 win. Commerce Cougars picked up the majority of the end of season awards, with a large contingent of the team making the tournament side, and Vin McDonald being named the MVP of the final.

The tournament, sure to become an annual event, was a great opportunity for the students of the University to see first hand the varsity spirit which has made the club famous and many of them are already going into training preparing for the 7’s competition in the new year. The player from property who streaked the final added a good Varsity touch too.

Congratulations to the Ernst & Young Commerce Cougars for winning the inaugural Wilson Whineray trophy. In a convincing victory
at Colin Maiden Park 'the home of student rugby in Auckland' , the Cougars won very convcingly against the Mighty River Power Engineering Eagles.

3rd/4th Playoff: Seagar and Partner property pirates 27 - 10 Martelli McKegg Law

Wilson Whineray Trophy Final: Ernst & Young Commerce cougars 40 - 22 Mighty River Power Engineering Eagles

The Tournament team
1. Sebastian McLarin (Commerce)
2. Joe Sefo (Commerce)
3. Ash Lomberg (Commerce)
4. Samuel Rosser (Commerce)
5. Kyle Rolland (Engineering)
6. James Gill (Commerce)
7. Korey Te Hira (Commerce)
8. Simon Jager (Engineering)
9. Alyx Hodgson (Engineering)
10. Vin MacDonald (Commerce)
11. Bryce Time (Commerce)
12. Eroni Ali (Commerce)
13. Eddy Washer (Property)
14. Scott "Muffin" Mcllroy (Property)
15. Cody Mackie (Property)
16. Angus Taavo (Law)
17. Jake Vermont (Property)
18. Mike O'Connell (Property)
19. Blair James (Property)
20. Jean Caucaus (Law)
21. Michael Peters (Law)
22. Mike the Canadian (Medicine)