Tasman (National Provincial Championship)

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Tasman
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Union Tasman Rugby Union
Nickname(s)Mako
Founded2006;18 years ago (2006)
Location Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere, New Zealand
Ground(s) Lansdowne Park (Capacity: 15,000)
Trafalgar Park (Capacity: 18,000)
CEOLyndon Bray [1]
Coach(es)Gray Cornelius and
Dan Perrin
Captain(s) Mitch Hunt and
Quinten Strange
Most appearances Quentin MacDonald (118)
Top scorer Marty Banks (628)
Most tries Robbie Malneek (25)
League(s) Bunnings NPC
2023 7th
Quarterfinalist
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Official website
www.mako.nz

Tasman (often known as the Tasman Mako and formerly Tasman Makos) are a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere, New Zealand. Established in 2006, they play in the National Provincial Championship. They play their home games at Lansdowne Park in Blenheim or Trafalgar Park in Nelson, both in the Tasman region. The team is affiliated with the Crusaders Super Rugby franchise. Their home playing colours are red and blue.

Contents

Current squad

The Tasman Mako squad for the 2023 Bunnings NPC. [2]

Tasman Mako squad

Props

Hookers

Locks

Loose forwards

Halfbacks (scrum-halves)

First five-eighths (fly-halves)

Midfielders (centres)

Outside backs

(cc) denotes team co-captains, Bold denotes internationally capped, REP denotes a replacement squad player and INJ denotes an injured squad player..
  1. ↑ Curry wasn't named in the original Tasman squad, but was a late signing announced on August 15. [3]
  2. ↑ Leppien wasn't named in the original Tasman squad, but was announced in the side for Round 7. [4]
  3. ↑ Sail wasn't named in the original Tasman squad, but was announced in the side for Round 1. [5]
  4. ↑ Fletcher wasn't named in the original Tasman squad, but was announced in the side for Round 2. [6]
  5. ↑ Miyake wasn't named in the original Tasman squad, but was announced in the side for Round 4. [7]
  6. ↑ Gray wasn't named in the original Tasman squad, but was announced in the side for Round 4. [7]
  7. ↑ Hogan wasn't named in the original Tasman squad, but was announced in the side for Round 9. [8]

Honours

Tasman have been overall Champions twice, winning the title in 2019 and 2020. Their full list of honours include: [9] [10]

ITM Cup Championship Division
Mitre 10 Cup Premiership Division

Current Super Rugby players

Players named in the 2023 Tasman Mako squad, who also earned contracts or were named in a squad for any side participating in the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season. [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

PlayerTeam
Levi Aumua Crusaders
Ethan Blackadder Crusaders
Finlay Christie Blues
Te Ahiwaru Cirikidaveta Drua
Miracle Fai'ilagi Moana Pasifika
David Havili Crusaders
William Havili Moana Pasifika
Max Hicks Highlanders
Noah Hotham Crusaders
Will Jordan Crusaders
Feleti Kaitu'u Force
Tyrel Lomax Hurricanes
Quentin MacDonald Crusaders
Atu Moli Force
Sam Moli Moana Pasifika
Viliami Napa'a Moana Pasifika
Campbell Parata Force
Pari Pari Parkinson Highlanders
Sevu Reece Crusaders
Hugh Renton Highlanders
Anton Segner Blues
Macca Springer Crusaders
Quinten Strange Crusaders
Timoci Tavatavanawai Highlanders

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References

  1. ↑ "Staff & Officials". Tasman Rugby. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "2023 Squad". mako.nz. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Welcome back to Mako #176 Michael Curry". Tasman Mako. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Bunnings NPC Round 7: Team Lists". Bunnings NPC. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Bunnings NPC Round 1: Team Lists". Bunnings NPC. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Bunnings NPC Round 2: Team Lists". Bunnings NPC. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Bunnings NPC Round 4: Team Lists". Bunnings NPC. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Bunnings NPC Round 9: Team Lists". Bunnings NPC. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "National Provincial Championship winners, 1976–2014". Te Ara. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "Mitre 10 Cup". Rugby Heartland. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  11. ↑ "2024 Squad Launched" (Press release). Crusaders. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "Blues inject youth into experienced core for 2024". Blues (Press release). 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  13. ↑ "Fijian Drua unveil full 2024 squad" (Press release). Fijian Drua. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  14. ↑ "Moana Pasifika Squad Announcement 2024". Moana Pasifika (Press release). 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  15. ↑ "2024 Squad Announcement" (Press release). Highlanders. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  16. ↑ "Western Force 2024 Super Rugby Pacific squad confirmed" (Press release). Western Force. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  17. ↑ "Hurricanes 2024 DHL Super Rugby Pacific Squad Named" (Press release). Hurricanes. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  18. ↑ "Team Naming: Aumua, Reihana Set to Debut in First Round v Chiefs". Crusaders (Press release). 21 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
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