Counties Manukau (National Provincial Championship)

Counties Manukau (often known as the Counties Manukau Steelers) are a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Pukekohe, New Zealand. The union was originally established in 1955, with the National Provincial Championship established in 1976. They now play in the reformed National Provincial Championship competition. They play their home games at Navigation Homes Stadium in Pukekohe in the Auckland region. The team is affiliated with the Chiefs Super Rugby franchise. Their home playing colours are black, white and red.

For the Counties Manukau governing body, see Counties Manukau Rugby Football Union.

Counties Manukau
The CMRFU official emblem
UnionCounties Manukau Rugby Football Union
Nickname(s)Steelers
Founded1955 (1955)
LocationPukekohe, Auckland, New Zealand
Ground(s)Navigation Homes Stadium (Capacity: 12,000)
CEOAaron Lawton[1]
Coach(es)Reon Graham
Captain(s)Sekope Kepu
Most appearancesAlan Dawson (201)
Top scorerDanny Love (698)
Most triesAlan Dawson (58)
League(s)Bunnings NPC
20226th (Odds Conference)
Team kit
Official website
www.steelers.co.nz

Current squad

The Counties Manukau Steelers squad for the 2022 Bunnings NPC is:[2]

Counties Manukau Steelers 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.
  1. Round 7 Game 2

Honours

Counties Manukau have been overall Champions on one occasion, winning the title in 1979. Their full list of honours include:[3][4]

National Provincial Championship First Division
  • Winners: 1979
National Provincial Championship Second Division
  • Winners: 1993
ITM Cup Championship Division
  • Winners: 2012

Current Super Rugby players

Players named in the 2022 Counties Manukau Steelers squad, who also earned contracts or were named in a squad for any side participating in the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

Player Team
Suetena Asomua Moana Pasifika
Sekope Kepu Moana Pasifika
Nepo Laulala Blues
Ezekiel Lindenmuth Moana Pasifika
Alex McRobbie Moana Pasifika
Alamanda Motuga Moana Pasifika
Etene Nanai-Seturo Chiefs
Dalton Papalii Blues
Viliame Rarasea Drua
Cam Roigard Hurricanes
Sam Slade Moana Pasifika
Hoskins Sotutu Blues
Jonathan Taumateine Moana Pasifika
Zuriel Togiatama Drua

References
  1. "Staff". Counties Manukau Rugby. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. "2022 PIC Steelers squad named" (Press release). Counties Manukau Rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  3. "National Provincial Championship winners, 1976–2014". Te Ara. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  4. "Mitre 10 Cup". Rugby Heartland. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  5. "Moana Pasifika team named for home game against Blues" (Press release). Moana Pasifika. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  6. "Moana Pasifika community celebrates historic first Super Rugby squad". Moana Pasifika (Press release). 22 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  7. "2022 Blues squad named" (Press release). Blues. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  8. "Gallagher Chiefs squad announced for 2022" (Press release). Chiefs. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  9. @Fijian_Drua (21 November 2021). "Bula! Vinaka (thank you) @SuperRugbyNZ! We love it here" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 November 2021 – via Twitter.
  10. "Hurricanes 2022 squad announced" (Press release). Hurricanes. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
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