This is the Seasonal Rugby equivalent of Cricsim's Speirs Shield. This can only be won by beating a team at home who holds the Shield. Ranfurly Shield Matches Gamblers RUFC vs. Vikings RUC - Round One, Season 4. Gamblers 24 - 24 Vikings. Ranfurly Shield remains unclaimed. Vikings RUC vs. Hurricanes RFC - Round Two, Season 4. Vikings 31 - 32 Hurricanes. Hurricanes win the Shield. Hurricanes RFC vs. Gamblers RUFC - Round Three, Season 4... Hurricanes 19 - 19 Gamblers. Hurricanes defend the Shield. Hurricanes RFC vs. Sharks RUFC - Round Five, Season 4... Hurricanes 21 - 15 Sharks Hurricanes defend the Shield. Hurricanes RFC vs. Spartans RUC - Round Six, Season 4... Hurricanes 15 - 38 Spartans Spartans win the Shield Spartans RUC vs. Vikings RUC - Round Nine, Season 4... Spartans 42 - 12 Vikings Spartans defend the Shield --- Spartans RUC vs. Sharks RUFC - Round Two, Season 5... Spartans 41 - 14 Sharks Spartans defend the Shield Spartans RUC vs. Crabs RUFC - Round Three, Season 5... Spartans 33 - 14 Crabs Spartans defend the Shield Spartans RUC vs. Gamblers RUFC - Round Five, Season 5... Spartans 53 - 14 Gamblers Spartans defend the Shield Spartans RUC vs. Hurricanes RUFC - Round Six, Season 5... Spartans 28 - 12 Hurricanes Spartans defend the Shield Spartans RUC vs. Vikings RUC - Round Nine, Season 5... Spartans 31 - 14 Vikings Spartans defend the Shield Spartans RUC vs. Crabs RUFC - Grand Final, Season 5... Spartans 40 - 27 Crabs Spartans defend the Shield --- Spartans Relinquish the Shield due to the team disbanding Immortals gain the vacant Shield due to highest PD win in Round 1 of S6 Hurricanes RUC vs. Immortals RUFC - Round 1, Season 6... Hurricanes 10 - 29 Immortals. Immortals gain the Shield.
There's a real life competition in rugby which this (and the Speirs Shield) are based on which is called the Ranfurly Shield. Named after the town in NZ South Island. Named as such for this purpose until I can think of a more appropriate name.