Year by Year

And Records

Here we showcase every Year since 1884
with “News” Articles pre 1934 where available
 Acknowledgments : NZ Rugby Almanack Franchise & the National Library New Zealand

Please check back as we add more years

West Coast Rugby 2016 Full Squad/Management
Official Photo by Bill @ DiGiSPORT

Click year for more Details:

News Articles
1872/1892

Pre NPC
1893/75

NPC/Heartland
1976/2024

1872
1873
1874
1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
1880
1881
1882
1883
1885
1886
1887
1888
1916
2017
2018
2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
^ = NZRFU formerly admit West Coast Union to NZRFU
* = Team Photo |  *^ = 2020 was affected by Covid-19 , No Representative games were Played by West Coast

RECORDS
Highest attendance 10,000 West Coast–Buller v British Isles, 1959
Most appearances 108 Troy Tauwhare , 2009–2024
Most points 712 M.A. Foster, 1992–2000
Most tries 28 Troy Tauwhare , 2009–2024
Most points in a season 176 M.A. Foster, 1999
Most tries in a season 9 P.A. Teen, 1975
Most conversions in a season 20 M.A. Foster, 1999
Most penalty goals in a season 38 M.A. Foster, 1999
Most dropped goals in a season 9 A.P. O’Regan, 1987
Most points in a match 24 M.A. Foster v Horowhenua Kapiti, 1999


Most tries in a match 4

      • K. McNee v Buller, 1964
      • F.P. O’Donnell v Buller, 1970
      • P.A. Teen v Nelson Bays, 1975
      • R.J. Stanton v Ngati Porou East Coast, 2018

Most conversions in a match 6

  • L.T. Martyn (#Cap 310)  v Golden Bay-Motueka, 1933
  • Jacob Waikari-Jones (#Cap 1409) v Horowhenua-Kapiti , 2024 (Lochore SF)

Most penalty goals in a match 6

  • P.W. Hutchison v East Coast, 1991
  • C.N. Simpson v South Canterbury, 2007

Highest team score 62 v Ngati Porou East Coast, 2018
Record victory (points ahead) 42 45–3 v Golden Bay-Motueka, 1933
Highest score conceded 128 v Canterbury, 1992
Record defeat (points behind) 128 0–128 v Canterbury, 1992