Rugby League Hawkes Bay

Rugby League Hawkes Bay
Club information
Founded	1911
Current details
Chairman	Kevin Tamati

Rugby League Hawkes Bay is the local sporting body responsible for the administration of rugby league in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. The RLHB run the local club competition and are responsible for the Hawke's Bay rugby league team. They are part of the New Zealand Rugby League's Mid-Central Zone and their players are eligible for the Central Vipers.

History

Rugby league was first established in the region in 1911 thanks to two former All Golds Jim Gleeson and Edward Tyne.^[1] Former All Black David Evans helped persuade three Hawke's Bay clubs; Clive, Ahuriri and Kia Toa, to switch en masse to rugby league and form the basis of the first club competition. Mayor Vigor Brown ensured that rugby league had access to McLean Park.^[2] They were admitted to the New Zealand Rugby League that same year.^[3]

In the mid-2000s the Hawkes Bay and Gisborne Tairawhiti Rugby League ran a combined club competition called the Eastern Alliance.^[4]^[5]

Rugby League Hawkes Bay celebrated its centenary in August 2011.^[6] Former Kiwi Kevin Tamati is the current chairman.^[7]

Club history

1984: Omahu Huias 1986: Omahu Huias 1987: Omahu Huias 1988: Flaxmere Falcons 1989: Flaxmere Falcons 1991: Flaxmere Falcons 1992: Tamatea 1993: Tamatea 1994: Taradale Eagles 1995: Taradale Eagles 1996: Taradale Eagles 1997: Taradale Eagles

References

↑ John Haynes From All Blacks to All Golds: Rugby League's Pioneers, Christchurch, Ryan and Haynes, 1996. ISBN 0-473-03864-1
↑ David Evans stats.allblacks.com
↑ Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.
↑ Gisborne team humbled in horror weekend Hawke's Bay Today, 18 April 2005
↑ Mustangs reveal hope for Gisborne after more mismatches Hawke's Bay Today, 2 May 2005
↑ In Touch nzrl.co.nz, July 2011, p.25.
↑ Mixed season ends on high note Hawke's Bay Today, 7 November 2011

External links

RLHB homepage

Rugby league in New Zealand

Federations	New Zealand Rugby League

Representative teams	Men's ("Kiwis") Women's ("Kiwi Ferns") Junior Māori Residents

New Zealand Kiwis	Players Coaches Matches

Zones	Northern Auckland Counties-Manukau Upper Central Mid-Central Wellington Southern

Districts	Auckland (team) Bay of Plenty (team) Canterbury (team) Coastline (team) Gisborne Tairawhiti (team) Manawatu (team) Northland (team) Otago (team) Southland (team) Hawke's Bay (team) Taranaki (team) Tasman (team) Waikato (team) Wellington (team) West Coast (team)

Australian competition teams	New Zealand Warriors (NRL) Auckland Vulcans (defunct) Auckland Lions (defunct)

Competitions	National Competition Rugby League Cup Bartercard Premiership (defunct) Bartercard Cup (defunct) Lion Red Cup (defunct)

New Zealand domestic seasons	1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027

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