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Tony Eion Brown is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer, who played mainly at first five-eighth. He is an assistant coach for the Japan national rugby union team, having previously been the head coach of Otago and the Highlanders in the Super Rugby competition.
Benjamin Alo Charles Atiga is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer who plays centre and fullback. Atiga is a product of Auckland Grammar School and became the 50th All Black that the school has produced. Atiga has won world titles for New Zealand at Under-19 and Under-21 level in 2003 and as captain in 2004, during his junior career. He was also part of the Under-21 team in 2002 where they placed 3rd in the tournament. He has played one test for the All Blacks, against Tonga in the 2003 Rugby World Cup after being called into the squad as an injury replacement for Ben Blair. He played for the Junior All Blacks in 2005 against Australia 'A' and in 2006 in the inaugural Pacific Nations Cup.
The Auckland Rugby Union are a New Zealand governing body of rugby union in the New Zealand province of Auckland. The ARU governs the running of the Auckland representative team which have won New Zealand's first-tier domestic competition, National Provincial Championship 17 times—more than any other team. Their most recent victory was the 2018 competition. Auckland also acts as a primary feeder to the Blues, who play in the Super Rugby competition.
The Otago Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union for the Otago region of New Zealand. The union is based in the city of Dunedin, and its home ground is Forsyth Barr Stadium. The top representative team competes in the ITM Cup, New Zealand's top provincial competition. The union was to have been liquidated in March 2012. However a deal involving the Dunedin City Council allowed it to keep operating.
Tevita Hale Nai Tu'uhoko, often known simply as Hale T-Pole or Hale T Pole, is a Tongan rugby union footballer who plays as a flanker or number eight for the Ricoh Black Rams in the Top League in Japan. He has also played internationally for Tonga and the Pacific Islanders.
Alando Soakai is a former professional rugby union player from New Zealand best known for his time with the Highlanders in Super Rugby and Otago in the ITM Cup, and as captain of Otago in their 2009 and 2010 campaigns. He currently serves on the coaching staff of the Kubota Spears in the Japanese Top League, the club where he finished his playing career.
Kurt Thomas Baker is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays in the fullback, wing and at centre positions for Manawatu in the Mitre 10 Cup. He played for the Māori All Blacks and was a New Zealand Sevens representative, having played in 22 Sevens World Series tournaments, a Rugby Sevens World Cup and featured in Gordon Tietjens squad to take part at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Halani Aulika is a rugby union prop from Tonga who plays for Top 14 side Grenoble.
Ma'afu Fia is a Tongan International rugby union prop who plays rugby for Ospreys in the Pro14. On 17 September 2016, he scored his first Ospreys try against Treviso in round 3. He made his debut for the Tonga Rugby Union on the 17th November 2018, against Welsh Rugby Union. Ma'afu is a 2009 IRB Junior World Championship winner, with New Zealand Rugby Union. He was selected for his first Rugby World Cup in 2019.
Doug Tietjens is a former Australian-born New Zealand rugby union player who last played as a flanker for Taranaki in the National Provincial Championship, having shifted north to the province after 45 matches with Manawatu from 2008 to 2012.
Jason Emery is a New Zealand rugby union player who represents the Sunwolves in Super Rugby as well as for Manawatu in the Mitre 10 Cup. His position of choice is centre.
Gareth Evans is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a loose forward for Hawke's Bay in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup and the Hurricanes in the international Super Rugby competition.
Brad McCormick Weber is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a halfback for Hawke's Bay in the Mitre 10 Cup and the Chiefs in Super Rugby.
Craig Millar is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a loosehead prop for Otago in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup and for the Tokyo based Super Rugby franchise the Sunwolves.
James Lentjes is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a loose forward for Otago in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup and the Highlanders in Super Rugby.
Nepia Fox-Matamua is a rugby union player from Auckland in New Zealand. He plays as a flanker, primarily at openside. Fox-Matamua has played for New Zealand Provincial Championship sides Auckland and North Harbour, and played for Irish provincial team Connacht in the Pro12 from 2015 to 2017.
Josh Dickson is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a lock for Otago in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup and for the Highlanders in the international Super Rugby competition.
Matt Faddes is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a Centre, Wing or Fullback for Ulster in the Pro 14 competition.
Sio Tomkinson is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a midfield back for Otago in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup and the Highlanders in the international Super Rugby competition.
The Farah Palmer Cup, is the highest level domestic women's rugby competition in New Zealand and is named after the former Black Ferns captain, Farah Palmer. This contest is held annually from late August to early November and managed by the New Zealand Rugby Union, or NZRU. The competition was first introduced in 1999, with a total of fourteen teams competing initially. The number of teams increased to eighteen in the year 2000, but has decreased to as few as six teams, with nine currently featured. Canterbury are the current holders of the JJ Stewart Trophy, the women's equivalent of the Ranfurly Shield. The Farah Palmer Cup is an amateur competition; players are not paid salaries by New Zealand Rugby, but instead hold jobs outside of rugby.
