New Zealand Residents rugby league team

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Governing body New Zealand Rugby League
Head coachRod Ratu

The New Zealand Residents (also previously known as New Zealand 'A', New Zealand XIII, the Lion Red Cup XIII and currently known as the Bartercard Premiership Selection) are a New Zealand rugby league football representative side that is selected from players competing in domestic competitions.

The Lion Red Cup was a New Zealand domestic rugby league competition that ran from 1994–1996 sponsored by brewers Lion Nathan. It was created due to the increase in public awareness of domestic rugby league due to the Auckland Warriors being accepted into the Winfield Cup. The competition was a huge success in its inaugural year, although it made a massive loss financially. Throughout its three-year history it continued to make a loss, eventually being scrapped by the New Zealand Rugby League.

Bartercard Premiership

The NZRL Bartercard Premiership was a six-team rugby league competition that ran in 2008 and 2009. It replaced the now-defunct Bartercard Cup competition as the highest level of rugby league in New Zealand. Matches have been broadcast on SKY Network Television and Māori Television. In 2009 the competition was mirrored by Under 18 and Under 16 grade competitions. The competition was replaced by the seven-team National Zonal Competition in 2010.

New Zealand Country in Oceania

New Zealand is a sovereign island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The country geographically comprises two main landmasses—the North Island, and the South Island —and around 600 smaller islands. New Zealand is situated some 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly 1,000 kilometres (600 mi) south of the Pacific island areas of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. Because of its remoteness, it was one of the last lands to be settled by humans. During its long period of isolation, New Zealand developed a distinct biodiversity of animal, fungal, and plant life. The country's varied topography and its sharp mountain peaks, such as the Southern Alps, owe much to the tectonic uplift of land and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, while its most populous city is Auckland.

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History

In 1977 Dane Sorensen became the first New Zealander to be selected for the New Zealand national rugby league team while based overseas. [1] Before this date all New Zealand national sides were made up of residents. In 1993 the first Kiwis team took the field that was made up entirely of overseas based players and, since 1994, no domestic based players have been selected for the national side (with the exception of New Zealand/Auckland Warriors players). [1]

Dane Hans Ivan Peter Sorensen is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 1980s. Sorensen represented New Zealand and his usual position was prop. He's the brother of fellow Kiwi international, Kurt Sorensen, and the nephew of another pair of Kiwi brothers, Bill and Dave Sorensen. He is of Maori, Tongan and Danish descent.

The New Zealand national rugby league team has represented New Zealand in rugby league since 1907. Administered by the New Zealand Rugby League, they are commonly known as the Kiwis, after the native bird of that name. The team's colour's are majority black with white and the players perform a haka before every match they play as a challenge to their opponents. The New Zealand Kiwis are currently second in the RLIF World Rankings. Since the 1980s, most New Zealand representatives have been based overseas, in the professional National Rugby League and Super League competitions. Before that players were selected entirely from clubs in domestic New Zealand leagues.

In 1994, then Kiwi coach Frank Endacott led a New Zealand Residents side on a tour of Australia.

Frank Morris Endacott, ONZM, also known by the nickname of "Happy Frank", is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer, and coach. His son, Shane, also played rugby league.

In 1996 New Zealand XIII participated in the Pacific Challenge and, as the Lion Red Cup XIII, drew in a match against the touring Great Britain side and defeated the touring Papua New Guinea side. [2] [3] [4]

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New Zealand XIII competed in the 1997 Oceania Cup, defeating New Zealand Māori in the final. In 1998 a Residents XIII lost two matches to the Auckland Warriors. [5]

The 1997 Oceania Cup was an international rugby league football tournament played in the Pacific region. The tournament was operated and contested by Super League-aligned countries during the Super League war as an alternative to the Pacific Cup.

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New Zealand 'A', coached by Gary Kemble, toured the United States and France in 2002 and, led by Ged Stokes, Great Britain in 2003. [6] [7] These two touring sides featured many players who would go on to have professional careers, including George Carmont, David Fa'alogo, Fuifui Moimoi, Tevita Latu, Phillip Leuluai and Hutch Maiava. [8] [9]

Gary Edward Kemble, also known by the nickname "Crayfish", is a New Zealand rugby league coach and former player. He has both played and coached the New Zealand national rugby league team. He is the current head coach of the Papakura Sea Eagles in the Auckland Rugby League.

George Carmont New Zealand rugby league player

George Carmont is a former Samoa international rugby league footballer who played as a centre for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL and the Wigan Warriors in the Super League.

David Faalogo New Zealand rugby league player

David Fa'alogo is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row, prop and lock for the Ipswich Jets in the Queensland Cup. He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League, and the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League. He represented New Zealand and Samoa at international level.

Since then team has reverted to being known as the New Zealand Residents, with a New Zealand 'A' taking the field in 2006 made up of overseas based professional players. [10]

In 2006 the New Zealand Residents, coached by David Lomax, competed in a Trans Tasman Quadrangular Series against the Queensland Residents, New South Wales Country and a Jim Beam Cup selection. [11] The Residents won this series. [12] The Residents then played the New Zealand national rugby league team in a warm up match for the 2006 Tri-Nations. The senior side won 34-4.

The Residents have also competed in the World Sevens.

2016- NZ RESIDENTS VS MAORI XIII - Game played at Davies Park, Huntly, NZ 15/10/2016

FINAL SCORE - NZ Residents Win 30-10

2017- NZ RESIDENTS VS MAORI XIII - Game played at Pullman Park, Auckland, NZ 14/10/2017

FINAL SCORE - NZ Maori Win 22-16

Current selection

The Residents side played a New Zealand Māori XIII on 14 October 2017. [13] The Residents will be coached by Rod Ratu assistant coach Andrew Auimatagi, trainer Jason McCarthy and manager Alana Lockhorst and include; Uila Aiolupo, Jethro Friend, Roman Hifo, Paulos Latu, Alan Niulevu, Raymond Talimalie, Taylor bear (Counties Manukau Stingrays), Tevin Arona, Chris Bamford, James Baxendale, Phil Nati, Nathan Saumalu, Matthew Sauni (Canterbury Bulls), Siua Otunuku, Daniel Palavi, Cole Waaka (Air Force & NZDF), Tevita Satae (Akarana Falcons) and Nick Read (Waikato). [14]

Jerseys

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The 2009 Bartercard Premiership Selection jersey

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References

  1. 1 2 Coffey and Wood The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League ISBN   1-86971-090-8
  2. ↑ Pacific Cup and Challenge details Archived 2006-07-20 at the Wayback Machine The Vault
  3. ↑ Part-time Kiwis embarrass substandard Lions The Independent, 11 October 1996
  4. ↑ Potent centres will test PNG [ dead link ]Potent centres will test PNG , 29 September 1996
  5. ↑ 1998 Test Selections rugbyleague.co.nz
  6. ↑ Kiwi touring squad lose to France Archived 2012-02-16 at the Wayback Machine Totalrl.com, 29 September 2003.
  7. ↑ Hilton could miss Warrington finale The Independent, 16 September 2003
  8. ↑ 2003 NZ 'A' Archived 2007-09-11 at Archive.today nzrl.co.nz
  9. ↑ 2002 NZ A Archived 2008-07-18 at Archive.today nzrl.co.nz
  10. ↑ Australian Invitational v New Zealand 'A' nzrl.co.nz
  11. ↑ Rangers Bowed in Opening Battle Archived 2009-09-25 at the Wayback Machine QRL.com, Accessed 2 August 2009
  12. ↑ Trans Tasman Grand Final nzrl.co.nz
  13. ↑ "Calendar nurtures trans-Tasman talent". nzrl.co.nz. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  14. ↑ "Ratu in charge of strong Residents side".
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