Year by Year History 1971 ->

Please check back as we highlight each year , who played ! , results ! statistics and more

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Pre_NPC
1904/75
NPC
1976/2005
Heartland
2006/2026
Pre NPC
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
NPC
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
HEARTLAND
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020*
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
 
 
 
 
 
 
^ = * = 2020 Covid 19 ( No Heartland) # =
Union Records ( As at October 20th 2026)
Highest Attendance
12,000
 Wairarapa-Bush v South Africa 1956,
British Isles 1971, 1983
Most Appearances
132
 G.K. McGlashan, 1971–83
Most Points
156
 P. Harding-Rimene, 1999–2008
Most Tries
43
 M.T. Foster, 1984–92
Most Points in a Season
166
 G.M. Walters, 2012
Most Tries in a Season
14
 S.F. Simanu, 2005
Most Conversions in a Season
28
 M.F.C. Benton, 1987
Most Penalties in a Season
34
 G.M. Walters, 2012
Most Dropped Goals in a Season
7
 K.W. Carter, 1985
Most Points in a Match
26
 M.J. Berry v South Canterbury, 1995
Most Tries in a Match
5
 S. Malatai v Buller, 2018
Most Conversions in a Match
11
 M.F.C. Benton v Horowhenua, 1987
Most Penalty Goals in a Match
6
 J.T. Te Huia v Buller, 2010
G.M. Walters v South Canterbury, 2012
Highest Team Score
82
 v Horowhenua, 1987
Record Victory (Points Ahead)
73
 82–9 v Horowhenua, 1987
Highest Score Conceded
96
 v Canterbury, 2006
Record Defeat (Points Behind)
86
 10–96 v Canterbury, 2006

Table Below : Opposition team totals are their totals
(IE: their wins are Wairarapa-Bush losses ; their losses are Wairarapa-Bush wins.)

‘Wairarapa’ & ‘Bush’ Unions amalgamated from 1971 onwards as “Wairarapa-Bush Rugby Football Union”

All Results (1971-2026)