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Ranfurly Shield
World English Dictionary
Ranfurly Shield
(rænˈfɜːlɪ)
—
n
(in New Zealand) the premier rugby trophy, competed for annually by provincial teams
[C20: 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]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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