Ranfurly Shield
/ (rænˈfɜːlɪ) /
noun
(in New Zealand) the premier rugby trophy, competed for annually by provincial teams
Word Origin for Ranfurly Shield
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