Rugby team
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| Union | North Harbour Rugby Union | |
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| Founded | 1985; 39 years ago (1985) | |
| Location | Albany, Auckland, New Zealand | |
| Ground(s) | North Harbour Stadium (Capacity: 25,000) | |
| CEO | Adrian Donald | |
| Coach(es) | Ben Afeaki | |
| Captain(s) | Cameron Suafoa | |
| Most appearances | Walter Little and Ron Williams (145) | |
| Top scorer | Warren Burton (1,052) | |
| Most tries | Richard Kapa (63) | |
| League(s) | Bunnings NPC | |
| 2024 | 10th | |
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| Official website | ||
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Team North Harbour are a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Albany, New Zealand. Established in 1985, they play in the National Provincial Championship. They play their home games at North Harbour Stadium in Albany. The team is affiliated with the Blues Super Rugby franchise and represents the area north of Auckland. Their home playing colours are white black and maroon.
Current squad
The North Harbour squad for the 2024 Bunnings NPC is:
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Hookers Locks |
Loose forwards
Halfbacks (scrum-halves) First five-eighths (fly-halves) |
Midfielders (centres) Outside-backs |
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Honours
North Harbour have never been overall Champions. Their full list of honours, though, include:
- National Provincial Championship Third Division
- Winners: 1985
- National Provincial Championship Second Division
- Winners: 1987
- Mitre 10 Cup Championship Division
- Winners: 2016
Current Super Rugby players
Players named in the 2023 North Harbour squad, who also earned contracts or were named in a squad for any side participating in the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season.
References
- ^ "Our people". North Harbour Rugby. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- "North Harbour Rugby squad confirmed for 2024 Bunnings Warehouse NPC". North Harbour Rugby (Press release). 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- "Bunnings NPC: North Harbour v Counties Manukau – Teams". RugbyPass. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- "Bunnings NPC: North Harbour v Hawke's Bay – Teams". RugbyPass. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- "National Provincial Championship winners, 1976–2014". Te Ara. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- "Mitre 10 Cup". Rugby Heartland. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- "Hurricanes 2023 squad announced" (Press release). Hurricanes. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- "Gallagher Chiefs squad announced for 2023" (Press release). Chiefs. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- "Moana Pasifika name 2023 DHL Super Rugby Pacific Squad". Moana Pasifika (Press release). 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- "2023 Squad announced". Blues (Press release). 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
External links
| North Harbour – current squad | |
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| Backs | |
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| Rugby union in Auckland | |
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| Super Rugby teams | |
| NPC teams | |
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