{"id":8415,"date":"2025-03-03T19:57:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T06:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westcoastrfu.com\/wsct\/?page_id=8415"},"modified":"2025-08-26T13:08:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T01:08:13","slug":"year-by-year","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/westcoastrfu.com\/wsct\/year-by-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Year by Year"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Here we showcase every Year since 1884<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

with \u201cNews\u201d Articles pre 1934 where available<\/strong>
\nAcknowledgments : NZ Rugby Almanack Franchise & the National Library New Zealand<\/p>\n

Please check back as we add more years<\/strong><\/p>\n

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West Coast Rugby 2025\u00a0 Team after winning the 2025 Arthur Wickes Cup\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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RECORDS<\/strong>
\nHighest attendance\u00a08,000<\/strong>\u00a0West Coast\u2013Buller v British Isles, 1959
\nMost appearances\u00a0110<\/strong> Troy Tauwhare , 2009\u20132025<\/strong>
\nMost points\u00a0712<\/strong>\u00a0M.A. Foster, 1992\u20132000
\nMost tries\u00a031 <\/strong>Troy Tauwhare , 2009\u20132025<\/strong>
\nMost points in a season\u00a0176<\/strong>\u00a0M.A. Foster, 1999
\nMost tries in a season\u00a09<\/strong>\u00a0P.A. Teen, 1975
\nMost conversions in a season\u00a020<\/strong>\u00a0M.A. Foster, 1999
\nMost penalty goals in a season\u00a038<\/strong>\u00a0M.A. Foster, 1999
\nMost dropped goals in a season\u00a09<\/strong>\u00a0A.P. O\u2019Regan, 1987
\nMost points in a match\u00a024<\/strong>\u00a0M.A. Foster v Horowhenua Kapiti, 1999<\/p>\n

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Most tries in a match 4<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • K. McNee v Buller, 1964<\/li>\n
  • F.P. O\u2019Donnell v Buller, 1970<\/li>\n
  • P.A. Teen v Nelson Bays, 1975<\/li>\n
  • R.J. Stanton v Ngati Porou East Coast, 2018<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    Most conversions in a match 9<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • Cameron Burgess v Ngati Porou East Coast, 2025<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Most penalty goals in a match 6<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      • P.W. Hutchison v East Coast, 1991<\/li>\n
      • C.N. Simpson v South Canterbury, 2007<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        Highest team score\u00a080<\/strong> v Ngati Porou East Coast, 2025
        \nRecord victory (points ahead)\u00a059<\/strong>\u00a0 80\u201321 v Ngati Porou East Coast, 2025
        \nHighest score conceded\u00a0128<\/strong>\u00a0v Canterbury, 1992
        \nRecord defeat (points behind)\u00a0128<\/strong>\u00a00\u2013128 v Canterbury, 1992<\/p>\n

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