North Harbour (Mitre 10 Cup)

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North Harbour
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Union North Harbour Rugby Union
Nickname(s)Harbour, Hibiscus
Founded1985;36 years ago (1985)
Location Albany, New Zealand
Ground(s) North Harbour Stadium (Capacity: 25,000)
CEODavid Gibson [1]
Coach(es) Kieran Keane
Captain(s) Dillon Hunt
League(s) Mitre 10 Cup
2020 7th, Premiership Division (Relegated to Championship)
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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 Mitre 10 Cup, the provincial tournament in New Zealand. 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.

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Current squad

The North Harbour squad for the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup is: [2] [3]

James Parsons is contracted to North Harbour, but is unavailable for the 2020 season due to injury.

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 player is internationally capped, REP denotes a replacement squad player.
  1. ↑ Woonton was not included in the original North Harbour squad, but was named in the side for Round 8. [4]
  2. ↑ Mikaele-Tu'u was not included in the original North Harbour squad, but was named in the side for Round 3. [5]

Honours

North Harbour have never been overall Champions. Their full list of honours, though, include: [6] [7]

National Provincial Championship Third Division
National Provincial Championship Second Division
Mitre 10 Cup Championship Division

Current Super Rugby players

Players named in the 2020 North Harbour squad, who also earned contracts or were named in a squad for any side participating in the 2020 Super Rugby season. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

PlayerTeam
Gerard Cowley-Tuioti Blues
Bryn Gatland Highlanders
Bryn Hall Crusaders
Jack Heighton Blues
Dillon Hunt Highlanders
Sione Mafileo Blues
Nic Mayhew Sunwolves
Jared Page Blues
Jacob Pierce Blues
Ethan Roots Crusaders
Shaun Stevenson Chiefs
Murphy Taramai Hurricanes
Luteru Tolai Blues
Karl Tu’inukuafe Blues

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References

  1. ↑ "Our People". North Harbour Rugby. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "All Blacks flanker Dillon Hunt named captain of North Harbour squad powered by 12 Super Rugby players". North Harbour Rugby. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "North Harbour: Preview 2020". Mitre 10 Cup. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  4. "Northland v North Harbour, Mitre 10 Cup at Semenoff Stadium, 31st October". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  5. "Southland v North Harbour, Mitre 10 Cup at Rugby Park Stadium, 26th September". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "National Provincial Championship winners, 1976–2014". Te Ara. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Mitre 10 Cup". Rugby Heartland. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "Hard work edict for Blues 2020 squad" (Press release). Blues. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  9. ↑ "Highlanders Reveal Refreshed Squad for 2020" (Press release). Highlanders. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  10. ↑ "Crusaders announce new-look 2020 Investec Super Rugby squad" (Press release). Crusaders. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
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