Misplaced Pages

Manukau Rovers RFC

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.

This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "Manukau Rovers RFC" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (November 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Rugby team
Manukau Rovers Rugby Football Club
UnionAuckland Rugby Football Union
Founded1885
LocationMāngere, Auckland
Ground(s)Williams Park
PresidentJonathan Tukerangi
League(s)Auckland Premier
Official website
www.facebook.com/ManukauRovers/

Manukau Rovers Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Auckland, New Zealand. The club was established in 1885 and is affiliated with the Auckland Rugby Football Union. In 1912, the club seceded to rugby league, although after a few years returned to rugby union. Since 1972, the club have been based at Williams Park in Māngere, fielding numerous senior and junior teams, catering to both men and women.

Honours

Manukau have won the Gallaher Shield on four occasions, in 1968, 1973 and 2022 also again in 2023

All Blacks

The club have produced five All Blacks, the most recent of these being Frank Bunce. Others include Mack Herewini, Barry Thomas, Jack Dunn and Cyril Pepper.

External links

Rugby union in Auckland
Super Rugby teams
NPC teams
Local competitions
Auckland Rugby Football Union
Gallaher Shield
Counties Manukau Rugby Union
McNamara Cup
North Harbour Rugby Union
Kennards Hire Premier 1
Local teams
Auckland Rugby Football Union
College Rifles
East Tamaki
Eden
Grammar TEC
Manukau Rovers
Marist
Mt Wellington
Otahuhu
Pakuranga United
Papatoetoe
Ponsonby
Roskill Districts
Suburbs
Te Papapa Onehunga
Teachers Eastern
University
Waiheke
Waitakere City
Waitemata
Counties Manukau Rugby Union
Ardmore Marist
Bombay
Drury
Karaka
Manurewa
Maramarua
Mercer
Onewhero
Papakura
Patumahoe
Pukekohe
Puni
Te Kauwhata
Te Kohanga
Tuakau
Waiuku
Weymouth
North Harbour Rugby Union
Mahurangi
Silverdale
Helensville
Kumeu
Massey
East Coast Bays
Glenfield
Northcote
Takapuna
North Shore
North Harbour Marist
Royal New Zealand Navy

36°58′06″S 174°47′30″E / 36.9682014°S 174.7917150°E / -36.9682014; 174.7917150

Categories: