Badge, Ferdinand Club
Description
Ferdinand Club badge. Black felt badge in the shape of a shield with the image of a yellow and black striped bull blowing over a rugby ball. The words "TARANAKI" are written above in yellow letters and the word and image are within a yellow boarder.
Object detail
Classification
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The
Ferdinand
Club
was
established
in
1956
to
foster
the
spirit
of
rugby
by
supporting
the
Taranaki
rugby
team
and
its
mascot
Ferdinand.
The
clubs
main
activities
included
organising
crowds
at
rugby
matches,
processions
and
street
parades.
They
also
facilitated
the
Tara-kato
Sheild,
an
annual
rugby
competition
played
between
Waikato
and
Taranaki.
The
establishment
of
the
Ferdinand
Club
was
heavily
influenced
by
the
Mooloo
Club
in
the
Waikato.
Accession number
PA2017.057
Collection type
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