Nelson Bays Rugby Union was a New Zealand

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...

team that played from 1968 to 2005. Nelson Bays was founded in 1968 when Nelson merged with Golden Bay-Motueka and played until 2005 when they joined with Marlborough to become

Tasman Rugby Union The Tasman Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union in Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere, a bay at the north end of the South Island in New Zealand. Headquartered in Nelson, TRU is New Zealand's newest provincial union, founded in 2006 wit ...

in 2006.

Achievements

Ranfurly Shield

Nelson Bays challenged for the Ranfurly Shield 6 times but were never successful.

All Blacks

Nelson Bays had two All Blacks in their existence,

Trevor James Morris Trevor James Morris (born 3 January 1942) is a New Zealand rugby union player and teacher. A full-back, Morris represented Golden Bay-Motueka and then Nelson Bays at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the A ...

and Rico Gear. Morris managed 20 games as an All Black, including three test matches, between 1972–73.

Nelson Bays players

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