Gallaher Shield

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Gallaher Shield
Current season or competition:
Rugby football current event.svg 2025 Gallaher Shield
Sport Rugby union
Inaugural season1922
Number of teams 14
CountryFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (NZR)
Holders Ponsonby (2025, 37th title)
Most titles Ponsonby (37 titles)
Website Auckland Rugby

The Gallaher Shield is awarded to the winner of the Auckland Rugby Union senior premier competition, and was first awarded in 1922. The shield is named in honour of Dave Gallaher, an early stalwart of Ponsonby, Auckland and New Zealand rugby. Ponsonby are by far the most successful club in Auckland history, with 37 shield wins and 48 championships in total.

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Current clubs

As of the 2025 season. [1]

TeamLocationHome ground2024

Season

Auckland University St Johns, Auckland Colin Maiden Park 5th
College Rifles Remuera, Auckland College Rifles Park8th
East Tamaki Ōtara, Auckland East Tāmaki Reserve12th
Eden Sandringham, Auckland Gribblehirst Park 4th
Grammar TEC Ōrākei, Auckland Ōrākei Domain6th
Manukau Rovers Māngere, Auckland Williams Park13th
Marist Panmure, Auckland Mount Wellington War Memorial Park3rd
Pakuranga United Pakuranga, Auckland Bell Park 2nd
Papatoetoe Papatoetoe, Auckland Papatoetoe Recreation Ground7th
Ponsonby Western Springs, Auckland Western Springs Stadium 1st

(Champions)

Puketāpapa Roskill Mount Roskill, Auckland Fearon Park11th
Suburbs New Lynn, Auckland Shadbolt Park10th
Waitakere City Henderson, Auckland Waitakere Stadium 14th
Waitemata Henderson, Auckland Waitemata Park9th

List of winners

The winners of the Auckland premier senior competition are listed below—including the winners for those years prior to the introduction of the Gallaher Shield in 1922: [2] [ clarification needed (1891, 1896, 1933, 1956)]

YearWinner(s)
1883 Ponsonby (1)
1884Ponsonby (2)
1885Ponsonby (3)
1886 Grafton (1)
1887Ponsonby (4)
1888Grafton (2)
1889Gordon (1)
1890Ponsonby (5)
1891 Parnell (1), Ponsonby (6)
1892Parnell (2)
1893Parnell (3)
1894Parnell (4)
1895Grafton (3)
1896 City (1), Newton (1), Parnell (5)
1897Ponsonby (7)
1898Newton (2)
1899 North Shore (1)
1900City (2)
1901Grafton (4)
1902City (3)
1903City (4)
1904Newton (3)
1905City (5)
1906City (6)
1907City (7)
1908Ponsonby (8)
1909Ponsonby (9)
1910Ponsonby (10)
1911City (8)
1912 Marist (1)
1913Ponsonby (11)
1914 University (1)
1915Marist (2)
1916University (2)
1917 Railway (1)
1918University (3)
1919 College Rifles (1)
1920 Grammar (1)
1921Grafton (5)
1922Grammar (2)
1923Marist (3)
1924Ponsonby (12)
1925Ponsonby (13)
1926Ponsonby (14)
1927Ponsonby (15)
1928University (4)
1929Ponsonby (16)
1930Ponsonby (17)
1931Grammar (3)
1932Grammar (4)
1933Marist (4), Ponsonby (18), University (5)
1934Grafton (6)
1935 Technical (1)
1936Ponsonby (19)
1937Ponsonby (20)
1938Ponsonby (21)
1939Marist (5)
1940 Takapuna (1)
1941 Papakura Army (1)
1942 Motor Transport Pool (M.T.P.) (1)
1943 Garrison (1)
1944University (6)
1945 Whenuapai (1)
1946Grafton (7)
1947Marist (6)
1948Ponsonby (22)
1949University (7)
1950Marist (7)
1951Grammar (5)
1952University (8)
1953Grammar (6)
1954Ponsonby (23)
1955University (9)
1956 Otahuhu (1), University (10)
1957University (11)
1958 Waitemata (1)
1959Otahuhu (2)
1960Otahuhu (3)
1961Otahuhu (4)
1962Waitemata (2)
1963Otahuhu (5)
1964College Rifles (2)
1965Otahuhu (6)
1966University (12)
1967Grammar (7)
1968 Manukau (1)
1969Otahuhu (7)
1970Grammar (8)
1971University (13)
1972Grammar (9)
1973Manukau (2)
1974University (14)
1975Waitemata (3)
1976Ponsonby (24)
1977 Suburbs (1)
1978Ponsonby (25)
1979Ponsonby (26)
1980Takapuna (2)
1981Ponsonby (27)
1982Otahuhu (8)
1983Ponsonby (28)
1984University (15)
1985Ponsonby (29)
1986Ponsonby (30)
1987University (16)
1988Ponsonby (31)
1989Marist (8)
1990Ponsonby (32)
1991Marist (9)
1992Suburbs (2)
1993Ponsonby (33)
1994Marist (10)
1995Ponsonby (34)
1996Marist (11)
1997University (17)
1998 Teachers Eastern (1)
1999Teachers Eastern (2)
2000Otahuhu (9)
2001Ponsonby (35)
2002Ponsonby (36)
2003Waitemata (4)
2004Ponsonby (37)
2005Ponsonby (38)
2006Ponsonby (39)
2007Ponsonby (40)
2008Ponsonby (41)
2009Ponsonby (42)
2010Ponsonby (43)
2011Ponsonby (44)
2012 Grammar Carlton (1)
2013 Pakuranga United (1)
2014University (18)
2015 Grammar TEC (1)
2016Suburbs (3)
2017University (19)
2018Ponsonby (45)
2019Ponsonby (46)
2020Season abandoned due to COVID-19
2021 Eden (1)
2022Manukau (3)
2023Manukau (4)
2024Ponsonby (47)
2025Ponsonby (48)

Championships by club

1883–1921

RankClubChampionshipsMost recent
1Ponsonby111913
2City81911
3=Grafton51921
3=Parnell51896
5=Newton31904
5=University31918
7Marist21915
8=College Rifles11919
8=Gordon11889
8=Grammar11920
8=North Shore11899
8=Railway11917

Gallaher Shield era (1922–present)

RankClubChampionshipsMost recent
1Ponsonby372025
2University162017
3=Marist91996
3=Otahuhu92000
5Grammar81972
6=Waitemata42003
6=Manukau42023
7=Suburbs32016
9=Grafton21946
9=Grammar Carlton/TEC22015
9=Takapuna21980
9=Teachers Eastern21999
13=College Rifles11964
13=Eden12021
13=Garrison11943
13=M.T.P. (Motor Transport Pool)11942
13=Pakuranga United12013
13=Papakura Army11941
13=Technical11935
13=Whenuapai11945

1883–present

RankClubChampionshipsMost recent
1Ponsonby482025
2University192017
3Marist111996
4=Grammar91972
4=Otahuhu92000
6City81911
7Grafton71946
8Parnell51896
9=Waitemata42003
9=Manukau42023
10=Suburbs32016
10=Newton31904
13=College Rifles21964
13=Takapuna21980
13=Teachers Eastern21999
16=Eden12021
16=Garrison11943
16=Gordon11889
16=Grammar Carlton12012
16=Grammar TEC12015
16=M.T.P. (Motor Transport Pool)11942
16=North Shore11899
16=Papakura Army11941
16=Pakuranga United12013
16=Railway11917
16=Technical11935
16=Whenuapai11945

References

  1. ↑ "SENIOR FIXTURES & RESULTS".
  2. ↑ "Gallaher Shield Winners". Auckland Rugby Football Union. 23 January 2013. Archived from the original on 7 February 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
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