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{{short description|NZ defunct rugby league team}}
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{{For|the 1994 Lion Red Cup Team|Auckland City Vulcans}}
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The '''Auckland Vulcans''' were an [[Auckland]] based [[rugby league]] club that participated in the [[New South Wales Cup]]. They were administered by the Rugby League Development Foundation. The team was selected from the [[Auckland Rugby League|Auckland Rugby League's]] Fox Memorial Competition and also used [[New Zealand Warriors]] squad members not selected for [[National Rugby League|NRL]] duty. In 2007 the team was known as the [[Auckland Lions]]. In 2011 the Vulcans made their first appearance in a grand final, eventually going down to the [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs|Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs]]. They were replaced in the NSW Cup in 2014 by the New Zealand Warriors, who submitted their own team.<ref>[http://www.thewarriors.com.au/news-display/Three-Vodafone-Warriors-teams-in-2014/86029 Three Vodafone Warriors teams in 2014] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016073707/http://www.thewarriors.com.au/news-display/Three-Vodafone-Warriors-teams-in-2014/86029 |date=October 16, 2013 }} ''thewarriors.com.au'', 16 October 2013</ref>

==Players==
{{main|List of Auckland Vulcans players}}
Four players have played for the Vulcans and the Junior Warriors and then gone on to make their [[National Rugby League]] debut with the [[New Zealand Warriors]]. They are [[Russell Packer]], [[Daniel O'Regan]], [[Sonny Fai]] and [[Leeson Ah Mau]].<ref name=warriors>[http://warriors.sitesuite.ws/plugins/newsfeed.cgi?rm=content&plugin_data_id=26912 Price's 300 and four newcomers features of side to face eels]{{dead link|date=July 2016|bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ''Warriors Official Site'', 10 March 2009</ref>

In addition to this [[Ukuma Ta'ai]], [[Malo Solomona]], [[Aidan Kirk]] and [[Corey Lawrie]] have all played for the Vulcans and then made their first grade debut for the Warriors.

In 2008 [[Ruben Wiki]] played in one match for the Vulcans.

==Coaches==
The Vulcans were coached by Bernie Perenara in 2008 and 2009, Brent Gemmel in 2010, [[Richie Blackmore (rugby league)|Richie Blackmore]] in 2011, [[Ricky Henry (rugby league)|Ricky Henry]] in 2012 and [[Willie Swann]] in 2013.<ref>[http://www.warriors.co.nz/default.aspx?s=article-display&id=46739&title=vodafone-warriors-coach-to-guide-vulcans-in-2012 Vodafone Warriors coach to guide Vulcans in 2012] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718230522/http://www.warriors.co.nz/default.aspx?s=article-display&id=46739&title=vodafone-warriors-coach-to-guide-vulcans-in-2012 |date=July 18, 2013 }} ''warriors.co.nz'', 2 February 2012</ref><ref>[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10851892&ref=rss Swann named as Vulcans' new coach] ''New Zealand Herald'', 4 December 2012</ref>

[[File:Auckland Vulcans.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Auckland Vulcans in action in 2008]]

==See also==
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*[[Rugby league in New Zealand]]
*[[List of Auckland Vulcans Results]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090505162701/http://www.aucklandvulcans.co.nz/ Official Website]

{{NSW Cup}}
{{Sport in Auckland}}
{{Rugby League in Auckland}}
{{Rugby League in New Zealand}}

[[Category:Rugby league teams in Auckland]]
[[Category:Rugby clubs established in 2008]]
[[Category:2008 establishments in New Zealand]]
[[Category:2013 disestablishments in New Zealand]]
[[Category:Diaspora sports clubs in Australia]]


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