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| Club information | |
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| Full name | Bay Roskill Rugby League Inc |
| Colours | Green / White / Black /red |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Current details | |
| Ground(s) |
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| Coach | Kelvin Wright |
| Competition | Auckland Rugby League |
| Records | |
| Norton Cup | 1972 |
The Bay Roskill Vikings are a rugby league football club based in Mount Roskill and Blockhouse Bay, New Zealand who compete in Auckland Rugby League's Sharman Cup competition. The club was established in 1979.
The club was formed in October 1979 when the Mt Roskill Red Devils and the Blockhouse Bay Cougars amalgamated. [1] Mount Roskill itself was a 1947 amalgamation of the Eden Roskill, Wesley, Mt Roskill clubs.
Mt Roskill won the Norton Cup in 1972. In 2018 they won the Phelan Shield for winning the second division regular season with a 15–0 win-loss record. Former Warriors players Jerome Ropati and Ben Henry both playing for the team during this season.
The following Bay Roskill Vikings players have made the New Zealand national rugby league team, nicknamed the Kiwis:
Coach Bob Bailey has also coached the Kiwis. [1]
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