Campeonato Heartland | 10/15 01:05 | 1 | West Coast v Poverty Bay | L | 23-20 | |
Campeonato Heartland | 10/07 01:00 | 2 | North Otago v Poverty Bay | W | 35-40 | |
Campeonato Heartland | 09/30 00:00 | 8 | Poverty Bay v South Canterbury | L | 31-41 | |
Campeonato Heartland | 09/23 02:30 | 7 | Horowhenua Kapiti v Poverty Bay | W | 17-31 | |
Campeonato Heartland | 09/16 02:30 | 6 | Poverty Bay v North Otago | L | 43-50 | |
Campeonato Heartland | 09/09 02:00 | 5 | East Coast v Poverty Bay | L | 31-11 | |
Campeonato Heartland | 09/02 02:30 | 4 | Poverty Bay v Mid Canterbury | L | 20-23 | |
Campeonato Heartland | 08/26 02:30 | 3 | Wairarapa Bush v Poverty Bay | L | 30-24 | |
Campeonato Heartland | 08/19 02:30 | 2 | Thames Valley v Poverty Bay | L | 24-17 | |
Campeonato Heartland | 08/12 02:30 | 1 | Poverty Bay v Buller | W | 52-33 | |
Campeonato Heartland | 10/08 01:00 | 8 | West Coast v Poverty Bay | W | 17-41 | |
Campeonato Heartland | 10/01 01:30 | 7 | Poverty Bay v Thames Valley | W | 29-17 |
The Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union within the Gisborne district, in the area surrounding Poverty Bay on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The men's representative team play from Rugby Park, Gisborne, and currently compete in the Heartland Championship.
The Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union was established in 1890 by four clubs in the Gisborne area - Gisborne, Turanganui, Poverty Bay and Warerenga-a-Hika, with the union's inaugural first-class match being held against Hawke's Bay the same year. Since then, the union has played against every other existent union in New Zealand as well as an array of overseas touring sides, including but not limited to Australia, England, South Africa and Japan, against whom Poverty Bay drew in 1974. In 1981, Rugby Park was the scene of clashes between pro-tour supporters and anti-tour protesters prior to a match against the touring South African side. Poverty Bay ultimately lost the game by 6 - 24.