Ranfurly Shield

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Ranfurly Shield [rænˈfɜːlɪ]

(Team Sports / Rugby) (in New Zealand) the premier rugby trophy, competed for annually by provincial teams

[named after the Earl of Ranfurly (1856-1933), 15th Governor of New Zealand (1897-1904), who presented it to the New Zealand Rugby Football Union in 1902]

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