Nelson Rugby Union was founded in New Zealand in 1885 and played provincial rugby till 1967 when it merged with the Golden Bay-Motueka Rugby Union to create Nelson-Bays.

In the history of the Nelson Rugby Union, Nelson has contested the Ranfurly Shield twice:

• 1924: vs Hawkes Bay 3-35, Hastings
• 1959: vs Taranaki 14–31, New Plymouth

• Ranfurly Shield at scrum.co.nz
• Lindsay Knight, The Shield: A Century of the Ranfurly Shield, Celebrity Books (2002) ISBN 1877252131 ISBN 978-1877252136

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