Marlborough was founded in 1888 and played at Lansdowne Park in Blenheim.

Marlborough held the Ranfurly Shield briefly in the early 1970s which they won against Canterbury in 1973.

Marlborough reached the final of the 1977 Hong Kong Sevens, finishing runner-up, losing 18–28 to Fiji.

[2] Marlborough and Nelson Bays Rugby Union commenced playing as a merged team in the Tasman Rugby Union in the 2006 Air New Zealand Cup.

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