Buller Rugby Football Union

The Buller Rugby Union (BRU) is a rugby union province based in the town of Westport, New Zealand. The Buller provincial boundary also includes other notable towns such as Reefton, Karamea, Granity, Charleston, Punakaiki and Murchison (Murchison RFC currently compete in the Tasman provincial Union competition).

Buller was formed in 1894.

Historically Buller were a strong provincial Union particularly in the pre-1960 amateur era when it would compete on a more level footing with the larger and more famous provincial sides such as Canterbury and Wellington. However, with population increases in the city-based provinces and the formation of the National Provincial Championship (NPC) in 1976 Buller began to struggle as players moved to bigger unions to further their rugby and work careers. Buller played in both the second and third divisions of the former NPC. With the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) restructuring of provincial rugby competitions taking effect in 2006, Buller moved to the Heartland Championship. The Buller side has performed with distinction in this competition, regularly making either the Meads Cup or Lochore Cup semi finals.

Buller (often in combination with West Coast) has had some memorable matches against international sides in the past including a victory over Australia. There have also been a number of other impressive results against international opposition including the British Lions, South Africa, Tonga, Fiji, Samoa, and various New Zealand representative sides including New Zealand Maori and New Zealand Juniors.

Buller Rugby Union is made up of 5 clubs:

Buller also have 3 secondary schools who compete in matches:

The Buller team's home ground is Victoria Square in Westport.

Buller has won one provincial championship, the Heartland Championship Lochore Cup in 2012 defeating South Canterbury in the Final.