Auckland (National Provincial Championship)

Auckland are a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Auckland, New Zealand. The union was originally established in 1883, with the National Provincial Championship established in 1976. They now play in the reformed National Provincial Championship competition. They play their home games at Eden Park in Auckland. The team is affiliated with the Blues Super Rugby franchise. Their home playing colours are blue and white hoops.

For the Auckland Rugby governing body, see Auckland Rugby Union.

Auckland
The ARU official emblem
UnionAuckland Rugby Union
Founded1883 (1883)
LocationMount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand
Ground(s)Eden Park (Capacity: 50,000)
CEOJarrod Bear[1]
Coach(es)Alama Ieremia
Captain(s)Harry Plummer
Most appearancesGrant Fox (189)
Top scorerGrant Fox (2,746)
Most triesTerry Wright (112)
League(s)Bunnings NPC
20223rd (Evens Conference)
Semifinalist
Team kit
Official website
www.aucklandrugby.co.nz

Current squad

The Auckland squad for the 2022 Bunnings NPC is:[2]

Auckland squad

Props

Hookers

Locks

Loose forwards

Half-backs (scrum-halves)

First five-eighths (fly-halves)

Midfielders (centres)

Outside backs

(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped, REP denotes a replacement squad player, INJ denotes an injured player.
  1. Charlie Abel, Beehre, Dunn, Hainsworth-Fa'aofo and Maka weren't named in the original Auckland squad, but were announced in the side for their second match in Round 1.[3]
  2. Lester wasn't named in the original Auckland squad, but was announced in the side for Round 6.[4]
  3. Te Puni wasn't named in the original Auckland squad, but was announced in the side for Round 4.[5]

Honours

Auckland have been overall Champions on 17 occasions. Their first title was in 1982 and their most recent title was in 2018. Their full list of honours include:[6][7]

National Provincial Championship First Division
  • Winners: 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005
Air New Zealand Cup
  • Winners: 2007
Mitre 10 Cup Premiership Division
  • Winners: 2018

Current Super Rugby players

Players named in the 2022 Auckland squad, who also earned contracts or were named in a squad for any side participating in the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

Player Team
Leni Apisai Highlanders/Hurricanes
Adrian Choat Blues
Caleb Clarke Blues
Hamish Dalzell Crusaders
Vaiolini Ekuasi Blues
Corey Evans Blues
Taufa Funaki Blues
Josh Fusitua Blues
Blake Gibson Hurricanes
Bryce Heem Blues
Simon Hickey Crusaders
Alex Hodgman Blues
Akira Ioane Blues
Rieko Ioane Blues
Niko Jones Moana Pasifika
AJ Lam Blues
James Lay Blues
Jordan Lay Blues
Jock McKenzie Blues
Manu Paea Moana Pasifika
Harry Plummer Blues
Jackson Pugh Force
Salesi Rayasi Hurricanes
Marcel Renata Blues
Zarn Sullivan Blues
Angus Ta'avao Chiefs
Tanielu Teleʻa Blues
Hamdahn Tuipulotu Waratahs
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck Blues
Connor Vest Reds
Soane Vikena Blues

References
  1. "Board and Staff". Auckland Rugby Union. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. "An experienced and talent bolstered Auckland squad set to challenge the NPC" (Press release). Auckland Rugby. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  3. "Mid-Week Footy Loading……". @aucklandrugby on Instagram. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  4. "Bunnings NPC Round 6: Team Lists". Bunnings NPC. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  5. "Bunnings NPC Round Four: Team Lists". Bunnings NPC. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  6. "National Provincial Championship winners, 1976–2014". Te Ara. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  7. "Mitre 10 Cup". Rugby Heartland. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  8. "Highlanders named for Auckland Quarterfinal match" (Press release). Highlanders. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  9. "Hurricanes team named for Super Round Melbourne clash against the Reds" (Press release). Hurricanes. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  10. "2022 Blues squad named" (Press release). Blues. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  11. "Team Injury Update v Waratahs" (Press release). Crusaders. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  12. "Blues excited to unleash young talent" (Press release). Blues. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  13. "Hurricanes 2022 squad announced" (Press release). Hurricanes. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  14. "Nine new names in Crusaders 2022 Super Rugby Pacific squad" (Press release). Crusaders. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  15. "Moana Pasifika team named for Gallagher Chiefs, FMG stadium Hamilton" (Press release). Moana Pasifika. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  16. "Moana Pasifika community celebrates historic first Super Rugby squad". Moana Pasifika (Press release). 22 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  17. "Squad list announcement!" (Press release). Western Force. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  18. "Gallagher Chiefs squad announced for 2022" (Press release). Chiefs. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  19. "NSW Waratahs bolster forward pack ahead of 2022 campaign" (Press release). NSW Waratahs. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  20. "Queensland Reds make three changes to starting XV to face Drua" (Press release). Queensland Reds. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
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