North Harbour (National Provincial Championship)

North Harbour are a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Albany, New Zealand. Established in 1985, they play in the National Provincial Championship. 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.

For the North Harbour rugby governing body, see North Harbour Rugby Union.

North Harbour
The NHRU official emblem
UnionNorth Harbour Rugby Union
Founded1985 (1985)
LocationAlbany, Auckland, New Zealand
Ground(s)North Harbour Stadium (Capacity: 25,000)
CEOAdrian Donald[1]
Coach(es)Ben Afeaki and Daniel Halangahu
Captain(s)Bryn Gatland
Most appearancesWalter Little and Ron Williams (145)
Top scorerWarren Burton (1,052)
Most triesRichard Kapa (63)
League(s)Bunnings NPC
20222nd (Evens Conference)
Quarterfinalist
Team kit
Official website
www.harbourrugby.co.nz

Current squad

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

North Harbour squad

Props

Hookers

Locks

Loose forwards

  • New Zealand James Fiebig INJ
  • New Zealand Chlayton Frans
  • New Zealand Hone Haerewa
  • Tonga Lotu Inisi
  • New Zealand Tamarau McGahan
  • New Zealand Jed Melvin
  • New Zealand Karl Ruzich
  • New Zealand Tim Sail INJ
  • New Zealand Wallace Sititi REP [lower-alpha 1]

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, DEV denotes a development squad player and INJ denotes a player who has been ruled out for the season due to injury.
  1. Davies, Lelenga and Sititi weren't named in the original North Harbour squad, but were announced in the side for Game 2 in Round 4.[3]
  2. Fonokalafi wasn't named in the original North Harbour squad, but was announced in the side for Round 2.[4]
  3. Kalapu wasn't named in the original North Harbour squad, but was announced in the side for Round 4.[5]
  4. Barham wasn't named in the original North Harbour squad, but was announced in the side for Round 1.[6]

Honours

North Harbour have never been overall Champions. Their full list of honours, though, include:[7][8]

National Provincial Championship Third Division
  • Winners: 1985
National Provincial Championship Second Division
  • Winners: 1987
Mitre 10 Cup Championship Division
  • Winners: 2016

Current Super Rugby players

Players named in the 2022 North Harbour squad, who also earned contracts or were named in a squad for any side participating in the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15]

Player Team
Jamie Booth Hurricanes
Michael Curry Moana Pasifika
Alex Fidow Hurricanes
Bryn Gatland Chiefs
Fine Inisi Moana Pasifika
Lotu Inisi Moana Pasifika
Sione Mafileo Chiefs
Isoa Nasilasila Drua
Ray Niuia Moana Pasifika
Denny Solomona Highlanders
Shaun Stevenson Chiefs
Cameron Suafoa Blues
Henry Taefu Moana Pasifika
Mark Telea Blues
Luteru Tolai Moana Pasifika
Karl Tu'inukuafe Blues

References
  1. "Staff". North Harbour Rugby. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. "Say hello to your QBE Harbour Rugby NPC squad for 2022!". 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  3. "Your QBE North Harbour squad to play Canterbury tomorrow!". @harbourrugby on Instagram. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  4. "Bunnings NPC Round Two: Team Lists". Bunnings NPC. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  5. "Bunnings NPC Round Four: Team Lists". Bunnings NPC. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  6. "Bunnings NPC Round One: Team Lists". Bunnings NPC. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  7. "National Provincial Championship winners, 1976–2014". Te Ara. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  8. "Mitre 10 Cup". Rugby Heartland. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  9. "Hurricanes 2022 squad announced" (Press release). Hurricanes. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  10. "Moana Pasifika team named for home game against Blues" (Press release). Moana Pasifika. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  11. "Gallagher Chiefs squad announced for 2022" (Press release). Chiefs. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  12. "Moana Pasifika community celebrates historic first Super Rugby squad". Moana Pasifika (Press release). 22 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  13. @Fijian_Drua (21 November 2021). "Bula! Vinaka (thank you) @SuperRugbyNZ! We love it here" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 November 2021 – via Twitter.
  14. "Highlanders named for sixth match of the season in Christchurch" (Press release). Highlanders. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  15. "2022 Blues squad named" (Press release). Blues. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
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