Interest in college rugby might be at an all-time high. In 2012 the Rugby Channel’s Landrover First XV series televised 34 matches from Wakworth to Gore and no less than 12,000 spectators attended the 1A Auckland championship final at Eden Park.
Played: 141 Waitaki Won: 68 Timaru Won: 63 Waitaki Biggest Win: 70-0, 1908 Timaru Biggest Win: 66-3, 2003. Waitaki Most Wins In A Row: 11, 1902-1912. Timaru Most Wins In A Row: 9, 1988-1996. Acknowledgements: Musing From The Dead Ball Line.
Played: 77 Timaru Won: 42 St Andrew’s Won: 34 Drawn: 1 Timaru Biggest Win: 48-3, 1931. St Andrew’s Biggest Win: 54-3, 1992. Timaru Most Wins In A Row: 8, 1952-1959. St Andrew’s Most Wins In A Row: 6, 1982-1989. Acknowledgments: Musings From The Deadball Line.
Played: 84 (Defaulted is counted because acknowledged as a win for Timaru) Southland Won: 49 Timaru Won: 30 Drawn: 5 Southland Biggest Win: 62-0, 1982. Timaru Biggest Win: 44-3, 1935. Southland Most Wins In A Row: 21, 1970-1991. Timaru Most Win Wins In A Row: 6, 1943-1949. Acknowledgments: Musing From The Dead Ball Line.
Played: 90 Christchurch Won: 60 Timaru Won: 23 Drawn: 7 Christchurch Biggest Win: 67-3, 1983. Timaru Biggest Win: 65-12, 1996. Christchurch Most Wins In A Row: 11, 1997-2007. Timaru Most Wins In A Row: 3, 1954-56, 1994-96. Acknowledgments: Musing From The Dead Ball Line.
The Numbers Played: 86 Otago Boys High School Won: 49 Timaru Boys High School Won: 34 Drawn: 3 Otago Boys High School Biggest Win: 91-6, 1992. Timaru Boys High School Biggest Win: 43-5, 2008. Highest Aggregate score: 97, Otago, 91-6, 1992. Otago Boys High School Most Wins In A Row: 13, 1965-1977. Timaru Boys High [...]