Marist Rugby

NZ Marist Rugby Federation Members

1871 Dunedin.

1898 White Star, Westport.

1906 Celtic, Timaru. The oldest affiliated Catholic club in New Zealand. There are other clubs which may be older but they were not affiliated to the New Zealand union until after 1906. The Rev Father Tubman assigned one of his staff, the Rev Father le Floch, to form the first club in the parish comprising boys and young men who had recently left school or had arrived in Timaru. Father le Floch had been in Timaru from France only a short time and his command of English was limited, however this did not impair his enthusiasm for his allotted task. The boys and young men were told to attend a meeting in the presbytery and the club was formed. The longest debate was naming of the club "Celtic" or "Marist Old Boys". The colours were red and green, red relating to the Catholic martyrs of France as a gesture to the first president, Father le Floch, the green relating to the fields of Ireland. J. C. Wade was the first secretary in March 1906.

1908 Marist Brothers Old Boys, Napier (now Old Boys Marist RFC).

1908 Marist Brothers Old Boys, Auckland (now Marist RFC).

1910 Celtic, Hastings (now Hastings Rugby and Sports).

1910 Marist Old Boys, Christchurch, left Union in 1924. Re-established 1945. Now Marist Albion.

1913 St Mary's, Hamilton (renamed Marist Brothers Old Boys in 1922 and now Marist RFC).

1914 Marist Brothers Old Boys, Greymouth (switched to League in 1924)

1917 Marist Brothers Old Boys, Wanganui (now Marist RFC).

1919 Marist Brothers Old Boys, Wellington (now Marist St Pats)

1920 Marist Brother Old Boys, Invercargill (now Marist RFC).

1921 Celtic, Ashburton.

1926 St Patricks, later Marist, Palmerston North.

1926 St Patricks Old Boys, Wellington (now Marist St Pats).

1932 Marist Brothers Old Boys, Gisborne (now Old Boys Marist RFC).

1934 Celtic, Greymouth (revived by former Greymouth Marist men and renamed Marist in 1951).

1939 St Michael's, Rotorua (now Marist St Michaels RFC).

1945 St Mary's, Hokitika (now West RFC).

1945 Celtic, Nelson (now Marist RFC).

1946 Celtic, Wairoa.

1949 Marist, Te Awamutu. (earlier St Patrick's?).

1949 Hutt Valley Marist Brothers Old Boys, Lower Hutt (now Hutt Old Boys Marist RFC).

1961 Greerton Marist, Tauranga.

1979 Marist Brothers Old Boys, Ardmore (now Ardmore Marist).

1986 Marist, North Harbour.

Marist Brothers Old Boys, Masterton (now Marist RFC).

Marist, Taupo, post 1981?

Marist, Whangarei, post 1981?

Marist, Whakatane (earlier St Josephs?).

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