Coach(es) Marty Smith Captain Scott Eade | Founded 1920 Ground Miller Street | |
League(s) Southlandwide Premier Galbraith Shield Union Southland Rugby Football Union | ||
Invercargill Marist Rugby Football Club is an amateur New Zealand rugby union club based in the Southland Region of New Zealand. Their senior team plays in the Southlandwide Premier Division for the Galbraith Shield. The club boasts one of the most loyal supporters groups in the region which can be credited to Peter D Grace, the founder of the Supporters Club. The current team captained by former New Zealand Under-20 representative Scott Eade features a mix of include past and present Southland Stags such as Tuki Raimona and Keanu Kahukura and were beaten finalists in 2014. Recent former players include Jason Kawau and Hoani MacDonald. The local patron of the rugby club is Nathan "Birdman" Burgess.
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The Marist club has produced numerous Southland representatives and five All Blacks, the most recent being Paul Henderson in the 1990s.