The Wanganui Rugby Football Union (WRFU) is the governing body for rugby union in the Wanganui region of New Zealand. The Wanganui Rugby Football Union was formed in 1888. The Wanganui team play from Cooks Gardens, Wanganui, and have enjoyed much success on the playing field throughout their history. Since the introduction of the National Provincial Championship in 1976, the Wanganui team have gone on to win five provincial championships and have been finalists in each of the last four years in succession.The Wanganui team accepted promotion to the Air New Zealand Cup Division One competition for the 2010 season. The NZRU announced another alteration to the NPC format for 2010 and 2011, which meant the Air New Zealand Cup remained a 14-team competition for the next two years.