North Harbour (National Provincial Championship)

For the North Harbour rugby governing body, see North Harbour Rugby Union.

North Harbour
NHRU official emblem
UnionNorth Harbour Rugby Union
Founded1985; 39 years ago (1985)
LocationAlbany, Auckland, New Zealand
Ground(s)North Harbour Stadium (Capacity: 25,000)
CEOAdrian Donald[1]
Coach(es)Ben Afeaki[1]
Captain(s)Cameron Suafoa
Most appearancesWalter Little and Ron Williams (145)
Top scorerWarren Burton (1,052)
Most triesRichard Kapa (63)
League(s)Bunnings NPC
202410th
Team kit
Official website
www.harbourrugby.co.nz

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

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The North Harbour squad for the 2024 Bunnings NPC is:[2]

North Harbour squad

Props

Hookers

Locks

Loose forwards

Halfbacks (scrum-halves)

First five-eighths (fly-halves)

Midfielders (centres)

Outside-backs

  • (c) denotes team captain.
  • Bold denotes internationally capped.
  • INJ denotes a player ruled out for the season with injury.
  • DEV denotes a development squad player.
  • REP denotes a replacement squad player.
  1. ^ Ben Ruzich wasn't named in the original North Harbour squad, but was announced in the side for Round 4.[3]
  2. ^ Slade wasn't named in the original North Harbour squad, but was announced in the side for Round 1.[4]

Honours

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North Harbour have never been overall Champions. Their full list of honours, though, include:[5][6]

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

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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.[7][8][9][10]

Player Team
Jamie Booth Hurricanes
Bryn Gatland Chiefs
Lotu Inisi Moana Pasifika
Tevita Mafileo Hurricanes
Mahonri Ngakuru Moana Pasifika
Ray Niuia Moana Pasifika
Shaun Stevenson Chiefs
Cameron Suafoa Blues
Henry Taefu Moana Pasifika
Mark Tele'a Blues

References

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  1. ^ a b "Our people". North Harbour Rugby. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  2. ^ "North Harbour Rugby squad confirmed for 2024 Bunnings Warehouse NPC". North Harbour Rugby (Press release). 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Bunnings NPC: North Harbour v Counties Manukau – Teams". RugbyPass. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Bunnings NPC: North Harbour v Hawke's Bay – Teams". RugbyPass. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  5. ^ "National Provincial Championship winners, 1976–2014". Te Ara. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Mitre 10 Cup". Rugby Heartland. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Hurricanes 2023 squad announced" (Press release). Hurricanes. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Gallagher Chiefs squad announced for 2023" (Press release). Chiefs. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Moana Pasifika name 2023 DHL Super Rugby Pacific Squad". Moana Pasifika (Press release). 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  10. ^ "2023 Squad announced". Blues (Press release). 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
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