College Rifles Rugby Union Football & Sports Club are a
rugby union club based in
Auckland, New Zealand. The club was established in 1897 by members of the Volunteer Corps, and today accepts male and female players at senior and junior levels. The club is affiliated with the
Auckland Rugby Football Union.
In addition to the club's primary sport of
rugby union, College Rifles is active in
badminton,
football 7's,
netball,
lacrosse,
tennis and
touch rugby.
All Blacks
College Rifles has produced five All Blacks, the most recent being Jon McLachlan, who played a single test match in 1974.
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Lyn Weston
Lynley Herbert Weston (1 September 1892 – 2 November 1963) was a New Zealand rugby union player.
Early life
Weston was born in Auckland in 1892 to Stephen James Weston. He had two brothers and three sisters. His elder brother, Stan Weston, a ...
* Viv Wilson
* Charlie Fletcher
* Reg Sheen
* Jon McLachlan
Honours
College Rifles have won the Auckland men's premier competition on two occasions, in 1919 and 1964.
External links
Club websiteAuckland RFU club profile
References
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Sports clubs and teams established in the 1890s
Rugby union teams in New Zealand
1897 establishments in New Zealand
Netball teams in Auckland
Rugby union teams in the Auckland Region