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
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
202310th
Team kit
Official website
www.harbourrugby.co.nz

Current squad

The North Harbour squad for the 2023 Bunnings NPC is:[2]

North Harbour squad

Props

Hookers

Locks

Loose forwards

  • New Zealand Cam Christie DEV
  • Tonga Lotu Inisi
  • New Zealand Tamarau McGahan
  • New Zealand Jed Melvin
  • New Zealand Karl Ruzich
  • New Zealand Wallace Sititi

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. Paea wasn't named in the original North Harbour squad, but was announced in the side for North Harbour's second fixture in Round 5.[3]
  2. Niuia wasn't named in the original North Harbour squad, but was announced in the side for Round 4.[4]
  3. Leiua & Tapueluelu weren't named in the original North Harbour squad, but were announced in the side for Round 1.[5]
  4. Maka wasn't named in the original North Harbour squad, but was announced in the side for Round 5.[3]

Honours

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

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 2023 North Harbour squad, who also earned contracts or were named in a squad for any side participating in the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season.[8][9][10][11]

Player Team
Jamie Booth Hurricanes
Bryn Gatland Chiefs
Lotu Inisi Moana Pasifika
Tevita Mafileo Hurricanes
Mahonri Ngakuru Moana Pasifika
Ray Niuia Moana Pasifika
Shaun Stevenson Chiefs
Cameron Suafoa Blues
Henry Taefu Moana Pasifika
Mark Telea Blues

References
  1. "Staff". North Harbour Rugby. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. "Say hello to your official 2023 Harbour Heat Squad!". @harbourrugby on Instagram. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  3. "Bunnings NPC Round 5: Team Lists". Bunnings NPC. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  4. "Bunnings NPC Round 4: Team Lists". Bunnings NPC. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  5. "Bunnings NPC Round 1: Team Lists". Bunnings NPC. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  6. "National Provincial Championship winners, 1976–2014". Te Ara. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  7. "Mitre 10 Cup". Rugby Heartland. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  8. "Hurricanes 2023 squad announced" (Press release). Hurricanes. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  9. "Gallagher Chiefs squad announced for 2023" (Press release). Chiefs. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  10. "Moana Pasifika name 2023 DHL Super Rugby Pacific Squad". Moana Pasifika (Press release). 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  11. "2023 Squad announced". Blues (Press release). 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
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