College Rifles RFC

New Zealand rugby union club

Rugby team

College Rifles Rugby Union Football & Sports Club
Official website
Union	Auckland Rugby Football Union
Founded	1897
Location	Remuera, Auckland
Ground(s)	College Rifles Park
President	Peter Kempson
League(s)	Auckland Premier
www.collegerifles.co.nz

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Lyn Weston
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 website
Auckland RFU club profile

References

^ "College Rifles RFC". Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
^ "Jon McLachlan Stats | allblacks.com". stats.allblacks.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2024.

Rugby union in Auckland

Super Rugby teams

Blues

NPC teams

Auckland
Counties Manukau Steelers
North Harbour

Local competitions

Auckland Rugby Football Union: Gallaher Shield

Counties Manukau Rugby Union: McNamara Cup

North Harbour Rugby Union: Kennards Hire Premier 1

Local teams

Auckland Rugby Football Union: College Rifles; East Tamaki; Eden; Grammar TEC; Manukau Rovers; Marist; Mt Wellington; Otahuhu; Pakuranga United; Papatoetoe; Ponsonby; Roskill Districts; Suburbs; Te Papapa Onehunga; Teachers Eastern; University; Waiheke; Waitakere City; Waitemata

Counties Manukau Rugby Union: Ardmore Marist; Bombay; Drury; Karaka; Manurewa; Maramarua; Mercer; Onewhero; Papakura; Patumahoe; Pukekohe; Puni; Te Kauwhata; Te Kohanga; Tuakau; Waiuku; Weymouth

North Harbour Rugby Union: Mahurangi; Silverdale; Helensville; Kumeu; Massey; East Coast Bays; Glenfield; Northcote; Takapuna; North Shore; North Harbour Marist; Royal New Zealand Navy