Auckland Rugby Football Union
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| Founded | 1883 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Eden Park | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 50,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman |  Ken Baguley |
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| CEO | Andy Dalton |
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| Coach |  Pat Lam |
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| League | Air New Zealand Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Semi-finalists | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Auckland Rugby Football Union (ARFU) is the governing body of rugby union in the Auckland isthmus territorial authority in the North Island in New Zealand. Its colours are navy blue and white and are used in their jerseys' hoop design. The senior representative team plays their home matches at Eden Park.
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[edit] History
The union was formed in 1883 and is one of New Zealand's most celebrated provincial sides. There are twenty clubs under the union that play in the Auckland Club Rugby Championship.
The ARFU's senior (1st Division) team is the most successful side in New Zealand provincial rugby.
[edit] Ranfurly Shield
Auckland have won 152 out of 193 matches defending the Ranfurly Shield, the most coveted prize in New Zealand rugby. Between 14 September 1985 and 18 September 1993, Auckland defended the Ranfurly Shield for 61 consecutive challenges. Auckland has also won the National Provincial Championship (the predecessor to today's Air New Zealand Cup) 15 times. All of these achievements are provincial rugby union records.
[edit] Auckland in Super Rugby
Players from Auckland make the core of the Super Rugby franchise the Blues, which competes in the Super 14 as the franchise is based in Auckland. Auckland have also supplied a greater number of All Blacks than any other province.
[edit] Clubs
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[edit] Squad
- Representative squad for the 2006 Air New Zealand Cup:
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- Justin Collins (On loan to Northland)
- David Gibson (On loan to Northland)
- Tony Koonwaiyou (On loan to Northland)
[edit] 2006 Air New Zealand Cup Results
[edit] Round 1
Week 1 - Auckland vs Manawatu - Saturday 29 July 2006 - FMG Stadium, Palmerston North
Won 41 - 10 (4 points + 1 bonus point)
Week 2 - Auckland vs Tasman - Sunday 6 August 2006 - Eden Park, Auckland
Won 46 - 6 (4 points + 1 bonus point)
Week 3 - Auckland vs Taranaki - Saturday 12 August 2006 - Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth
Won 29 - 3 (4 points + 1 bonus point)
Week 4 - Auckland vs Bay of Plenty - Sunday 20 August 2006 - Eden Park, Auckland
Won 45 - 27 (4 points + 1 bonus point)
Week 5 - Auckland vs Wellington - Saturday 26 August 2006 - Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Lost 11 - 14 (1 bonus point)
Week 6 - Auckland vs North Harbour - Friday 1 September 2006 - Eden Park, Auckland
Won 23 - 3 (4 points)
Week 7 - BYE
At the conclusion of Round 1, Auckland was the top team in both Pool A and the Top 6, with 25 competition points.
[edit] Round 2 - Top 6
Week 8 - Auckland vs Waikato - Saturday 16 September 2006 - Eden Park, Auckland
Drew 22 - 22 (2 points + 1 bonus point)
Week 9 - Auckland vs Otago - Saturday 23 September 2006 - Eden Park, Auckland
Won 48 - 7 (4 points + 1 bonus point)
Week 10 - Auckland vs Canterbury - Saturday 30 September 2006, Jade Stadium, Christchurch
Lost 22 - 27 (1 bonus point)
At the conclusion of Round 2, Auckland was the 2nd-placed seed for the playoffs, which gave them a home quarter-final.
[edit] Quarter-finals
Auckland vs Bay of Plenty - Saturday 7 October 2006 - Eden Park, Auckland
Won 46 - 14
This win gave Auckland a home semi-final.
[edit] Semi-finals
Auckland vs Wellington - Friday 13 October 2006 - Eden Park, Auckland
Lost 15 - 30
Auckland's defence of the 2005 NPC title came to an end with this loss.
[edit] Women's Rugby
Auckland has a women's rugby team, known as Auckland Storm which in recent times has been quite dominant.
Many of Auckland's names feature in the national team, the Black Ferns
[edit] Notable players in Women's team (past and present)
- Anna Richards, Black Fern
- Monalisa Codling, Black Fern
- Rochelle Martin, Black Fern
- Tammy Wilson, former Black Fern
[edit] Notable players
- Zinzan Brooke
- Robin Brooke
- Olo Brown
- Eroni Clarke
- Justin Collins
- Steve Devine
- John Drake
- Sean Fitzpatrick
- Grant Fox
- Andy Haden
- Shane Howarth
- Doug Howlett
- Michael Niko Jones
- John Kirwan
- Pat Lam
- Brian Lima
- Bernie McCahill
- Keven Mealamu
- Kees Meeuws
- Isa Nacewa
- Joe Rokocoko
- Caleb Ralph
- Xavier Rush
- Carlos Spencer
- Joe Stanley
- Alan Whetton
- Gary Whetton
- Ali Williams
- Terry Wright
- Pat Walsh (rugby league footballer)
- Dave Gallaher
[edit] External link
| Rugby union in New Zealand | |
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| Federation: | New Zealand Rugby Football Union |
| National teams: | All Blacks • Junior All Blacks • New Zealand Sevens • New Zealand Māori • Black Ferns |
| International Competitions: | Rugby World Cup • Tri Nations • Super 14 • Pacific Nations Cup • Bledisloe Cup • Churchill Cup • Rugby World Cup Sevens • IRB Sevens World Series • Wellington Sevens |
| Super 14 teams: | Blues • Chiefs • Crusaders • Highlanders • Hurricanes |
| Domestic Competitions: | Air New Zealand Cup • Heartland Championship • Ranfurly Shield • Hanan Shield |
| Air New Zealand Cup teams: | Auckland • Bay of Plenty • Canterbury • Counties Manukau • Hawke's Bay • Manawatu • North Harbour • Northland • Otago • Southland • Taranaki • Tasman • Waikato • Wellington |
| Heartland Championship teams: | Buller • East Coast • Horowhenua-Kapiti • King Country • Mid Canterbury • North Otago • Poverty Bay • South Canterbury • Thames Valley • Wairarapa Bush • Wanganui • West Coast |
