Otago Rugby Football Union
Rugby team in New Zealand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Otago Rugby Football Union?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
The Otago Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union for the Otago region of New Zealand. The union is based in the city of Dunedin, and its home ground is Forsyth Barr Stadium. The top representative team competes in the ITM Cup, New Zealand's top provincial competition. The union was to have been liquidated in March 2012.[2][3] However a deal involving the Dunedin City Council allowed it to keep operating.[4] Otago have won the Ranfurly Shield on seven occasions (1935, 1938, 1947, 1957, 2013, 2018 and 2020). They were the National provincial championship winners in 1991 and 1998. They have a proud record playing international teams, having defeated South Africa and the British and Irish Lions.
Sport | Rugby union |
---|---|
Jurisdiction | Otago |
Abbreviation | ORFU |
Founded | 1881; 143 years ago (1881) |
Affiliation | New Zealand Rugby |
Headquarters | Dunedin |
President | Roy Daniels [1] |
Official website | |
www | |