# Rundle Cup

The Rundle Cup is a rugby trophy that has been contested between the West Coast and Buller rugby unions since 1911. It replaced the Molloy Cup. Of the 37 challenge trophies contested by two provinces in New Zealand rugby it is of the longest continuous existence. It is also the second oldest provincial trophy after the Ranfurly Shield, which commenced in 1904.

## Origins

The Rundle Cup was donated to the West Coast provincial union during their Annual General Meeting at the Albion Hotel on 24 May 1911 by William Rundle as a trophy for Buller-West Coast matches. Rundle was a local business man in the mining industry and former player for the Grey Football Club. He later perished on the frontline in France during World War One. The first contest for the cup was held in 1911 in Westport and was won by Buller.

## Rundle Cup results

Since the introduction of the National Provincial Championship (1976–2005) and the Heartland Championship the draws for those competitions have dictated the fixture date and venues for the Rundle Cup.
In past years Buller and West Coast have often played two or more times in a single season. It is often not recorded in sources, such as the New Zealand Rugby Almanac, whether the Rundle Cup was at stake in those games. Matches between the unions have included the following.
| Year | Venue | Winner | Score |
| 12-08-1911 | Westport | Buller | 16-10 |
| 26-08-1911 | Greymouth | West Coast | 20-13 |
| 1912 | did not play | | |
| 23-08-1913 | Greymouth | Buller | 20-9 |
| 20-09-1913 | Westport | Buller | 9-5 |
| 22-08-1914 | Westport | Buller | 24-8 |
| 05-09-1914 | Greymouth | Buller | 12-11 |
| 30-08-1919 | Westport | Buller | 14-6 |
| 16-07-1921 | Westport | West Coast | 9-3 |
| 29-07-1922 | Greymouth | West Coast | 14-12 |
| 07-07-1923 | Greymouth | West Coast | 9-6 |
| 17-05-1924 | Greymouth | Buller | 5-3 |
| 26-06-1925 | Greymouth | West Coast | 8-6 |
| 06-07-1929 | Westport | West Coast | 5-0 |
| 04-07-1931 | Westport | Buller | 11-3 |
| 09-07-1932 | Greymouth | Buller | 9-6 |
| 01-07-1933 | Westport | West Coast | 11-8 |
| 23-06-1934 | Greymouth | West Coast | 19-0 |
| 25-05-1935 | Westport | West Coast | 19-6 |
| 27-07-1935 | Greymouth | Buller | 11-6 |
| 11-07-1936 | Westport | Drawn | 3-3 |
| 26-06-1937 | Westport | West Coast | 18-0 |
| 25-06-1938 | Greymouth | West Coast | 10-3 |
| 16-07-1938 | Westport | Buller | 17-6 |
| 01-07-1939 | Westport | Buller | 8-6 |
| 15-07-1939 | Greymouth | Buller | 12-3 |
| 06-07-1940 | Westport | West Coast | 18-6 |
| 20-07-1940 | Greymouth | West Coast | 12-8 |
| 1941 | Greymouth | Drawn | 6-6 |
| 1941 | Westport | Buller | 6-3 |
| 1942 | Westport | West Coast | 17-0 |
| 1942 | Greymouth | West Coast | 8-6 |
| 1943 | Greymouth | West Coast | 8-0 |
| 1943 | Westport | Buller | 13-9 |
| 1944 | Westport | Buller | 8-5 |
| 1944 | Greymouth | West Coast | 11-6 |
| 1944 | Greymouth | West Coast | 14-11 |
| 1945 | Greymouth | Buller | 13-9 |
| 1945 | Westport | West Coast | 9-8 |
| 1945 | Westport | Buller | 14-8 |
| 1946 | Westport | Buller | 16-11 |
| 1946 | Greymouth | Buller | 14-6 |
| 1947 | Hokitika | Buller | 16-8 |
| 1947 | Westport | West Coast | 15-12 |
| 1948 | Westport | West Coast | 15-12 |
| 1948 | Greymouth | Buller | 13-6 |
| 1949 | Westport | Buller | 14-3 |
| 1949 | Hokitika | Buller | 6-5 |
| 1950 | Greymouth | Drawn | 19-19 |
| 1950 | Westport | West Coast | 24-12 |
| 1951 | Westport | Drawn | 8-8 |
| 1951 | Hokitika | West Coast | 11-6 |
| 1952 | Hokitika | Buller | 14-8 |
| 1952 | Westport | West Coast | 26-12 |
| 1953 | Westport | West Coast | 14-9 |
| 1953 | Hokitika | West Coast | 9-6 |
| 1954 | Hokitika | West Coast | 22-19 |
| 1954 | Westport | West Coast | 6-3 |
| 1955 | Hokitika | Buller | 15-3 |
| 1955 | Westport | Buller | 9-6 |
| 1956 | Westport | West Coast | 17-14 |
| 1956 | Hokitika | Buller | 14-5 |
| 13-04-1957 | Hokitika | Buller | 16-12 |
| 21-06-1958 | Westport | West Coast | 8-3 |
| 16-05-1959 | Hokitika | West Coast | 25-6 |
| 02-07-1960 | Greymouth | Buller | 11-6 |
| 17-06-1961 | Hokitika | West Coast | 16-8 |
| 15-07-1961 | Westport | West Coast | 8-5 |
| 30-06-1962 | Westport | West Coast | 13-6 |
| 21-07-1962 | Hokitika | West Coast | 11-6 |
| 29-06-1963 | Hokitika | West Coast | 8-6 |
| 13-07-1963 | Westport | West Coast | 14-9 |
| 24-08-1963 | Westport | Buller | 9-6 |
| 16-05-1964 | Westport | West Coast | 9-5 |
| 11-07-1964 | Greymouth | West Coast | 17-15 |
| 29-08-1964 | Greymouth | Buller | 14-3 |
| 15-05-1965 | Greymouth | Buller | 17-6 |
| 12-06-1965 | Westport | West Coast | 14-9 |
| 28-05-1966 | Westport | West Coast | 8-6 |
| 11-06-1966 | Greymouth | West Coast | 17-15 |
| 27-05-1967 | Hokitika | Buller | 11-5 |
| 22-07-1967 | Westport | West Coast | 14-12 |
| 11-05-1968 | Westport | West Coast | 22-19 |
| 20-07-1968 | Hokitika | West Coast | 12-6 |
| 17-05-1969 | Greymouth | West Coast | 16-6 |
| 19-07-1969 | Westport | West Coast | 13-11 |
| 04-07-1970 | Westport | Buller | 11-3 |
| 22-08-1970 | Hokitika | West Coast | 21-9 |
| 15-05-1971 | Hokitika | West Coast | 25-20 |
| 08-08-1971 | Ngakawau | West Coast | 21-16 |
| 27-05-1972 | Westport | Buller | 7-4 |
| 17-06-1972 | Greymouth | Buller | 13-6 |
| 05-08-1972 | Greymouth | Buller | 13-10 |
| 16-06-1973 | Westport | West Coast | 24-7 |
| 11-08-1973 | Hokitika | West Coast | 16-9 |
| 14-07-1974 | Greymouth | West Coast | 14-6 |
| 17-08-1974 | Westport | Buller | 18-15 |
| 21-06-1975 | Westport | Buller | 16-0 |
| 31-07-1976 | Greymouth | Buller | 16-6 |
| 11-06-1977 | Westport | West Coast | 12-3 |
| 24-06-1978 | Greymouth | West Coast | 17-6 |
| 12-08-1978 | Westport | West Coast | 15-7 |
| 23-06-1979 | Westport | Buller | 17-6 |
| 09-08-1980 | Hokitika | West Coast | 32-9 |
| 27-06-1981 | Westport | Buller | 16-12 |
| 10-07-1982 | Greymouth | West Coast | 16-12 |
| 28-05-1983 | Greymouth | West Coast | 18-10 |
| 26-08-1983 | Westport | Buller | 21-9 |
| 23-06-1984 | Greymouth | Buller | 6-4 |
| 26-05-1985 | Greymouth | Buller | 20-18 |
| 07-09-1985 | Westport | Buller | 17-6 |
| 14-06-1986 | Greymouth | Buller | 23-6 |
| 30-05-1987 | Greymouth | West Coast | 14-0 |
| 27-06-1987 | Westport | Drawn | 7-7 |
| 06-06-1988 | Westport | Buller | 37-3 |
| 03-06-1989 | Westport | Buller | 13-4 |
| 02-06-1990 | Greymouth | West Coast | 24-3 |
| 03-06-1991 | Westport | Buller | 13-12 |
| 01-06-1992 | Greymouth | Buller | 31-3 |
| 05-06-1993 | Westport | Buller | 33-10 |
| 04-06-1994 | Westport | Buller | 20-13 |
| 03-06-1995 | Greymouth | West Coast | 19-0 |
| 18-05-1996 | Westport | Buller | 34-23 |
| 17-08-1997 | Greymouth | West Coast | 16-7 |
| 10-05-1998 | Westport | Buller | 16-6 |
| 07-08-1999 | Greymouth | West Coast | 29-12 |
| 2000 | Westport | West Coast | 17-5 |
| 2000 | Greymouth | Buller | 23-10 |
| 2001 | Greymouth | Buller | 20-9 |
| 2001 | Greymouth | Buller | 27-8 |
| 2002 | Westport | West Coast | 25-20 |
| 2003 | Westport | Buller | 7-3 |
| 04-09-2004 | Greymouth | West Coast | 23-0 |
| 03-09-2005 | Westport | Buller | 24-12 |
| 16-09-2006 | Greymouth | Buller | 17-16 |
| 20-09-2008 | Greymouth | Buller | 20-19 |
| 12-09-2009 | Greymouth | West Coast | 26-20 |
| 24-10-2009 | Greymouth | West Coast | 53-22 |
| 16-10-2010 | Westport | Buller | 20-11 |
| 24-09-2011 | Westport | Buller | 21-15 |
| 13-10-2012 | Westport | Buller | 26-18 |
| 24-08-2013 | Greymouth | West Coast | 23-17 |
| 04-10-2014 | Westport | Buller | 29-24 |
| 29-08-2015 | Greymouth | West Coast | 21-7 |
| 17-09-2016 | Westport | Buller | 48-0 |
| 02-09-2017 | Greymouth | Buller | 34-19 |
| 22-09-2018 | Westport | West Coast | 34-28 |
| 05-10-2019 | Greymouth | Buller | 47-7 |
| 30-10-2021 | Westport | West Coast | 22-14 |
| 10-09-2022 | Greymouth | Buller | 36-32 |
| 23-09-2023 | Christchurch | Buller | 29-11 |
| 7-09-2024 | Westport | West Coast | 20-17 |
The second match in 2009 was a semi-final of the Lochore Cup.
There was no match in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.