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{{Short description|New Zealand rugby governing body}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox sport governing body
|name               = Northland Rugby
|abbrev             = NRU
|logo               = Northland rugby logo.png
|logosize           = 115
|sport              = [[Rugby union]]
|jurisdiction       = [[Northland Region]]
|founded            = {{Start date and age|1920}} 
|aff                = [[New Zealand Rugby]]
|headquarters       = [[Whangārei]]
|chiefexec          = Cameron Bell
|coach              = Dale MacLeod
|womenscoach        = Janna Vaughan
|url                = www.taniwha.co.nz
|countryflag        = NZL
}}

The '''Northland Rugby Union''' is the governing body for [[rugby union]] in [[Northland Region|Northland]], [[New Zealand]]; Northland is a [[Regions of New Zealand|region of New Zealand]] that covers areas in the districts of [[Far North District|Far North]], [[Kaipara District|Kaipara]], and [[Whangarei District|Whangārei]]. Established in 1920, they represent the [[Bunnings NPC]] side, Northland Taniwha, and [[Farah Palmer Cup]] side, Northland Kauri.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Northland Rugby Union |url=https://www.northlandrugby.co.nz/northlandrugby |access-date=2024-05-25 |website=www.northlandrugby.co.nz}}</ref> It is also affiliated with the [[Blues (Super Rugby)|Blues]] [[Super Rugby]] franchise. Their home playing colours are sky blue and they play their home games at [[Okara Park|Semenoff Stadium]] in [[Morningside, Whangārei|Morningside]].

== Affiliated clubs ==
There are currently 39 registered clubs incorporated and secondary schools affiliated with the Northland Rugby Union, most of which have teams at both senior and junior levels.

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*Awanui Rugby Football Club<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/mynzbn/nzbndetails/9429042588986?sw=AWANUI%20RUGBY%20FOOTBALL%20CLUB | title=Awanui Rugby Football Club | work=New Zealand Business Number | date=11 March 1965 | access-date=9 September 2020 }}</ref>
*[[Dargaville High School]]
*Eastern United Rugby & Sports Club<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/mynzbn/nzbndetails/9429042778707?sw=EASTERN%20UNITED%20Rugby%20Football%20Club | title=Eastern United Rugby & Sports Club | work=New Zealand Business Number | date=12 September 1977 | access-date=9 September 2020 }}</ref>
*[[Hora Hora RFC|The Hora Hora Rugby Union Football Club]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/mynzbn/nzbndetails/9429042874553?sw=HORA%20HORA%20Rugby%20Union%20Football%20Club | title=The Hora Hora Rugby Union Football Club | work=New Zealand Business Number | date=25 May 1951 | access-date=9 September 2020 }}</ref>
*Kaeo Rugby and Sports Club<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/mynzbn/nzbndetails/9429042648307?sw=%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8BKAEO%20Rugby%20Sports%20Club | title=Kaeo Rugby and Sports Club | work=New Zealand Business Number | date=6 November 1963 | access-date=9 September 2020 }}</ref>
*Kaihu Valley Rugby Football Club<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/mynzbn/nzbndetails/9429042649007?sw=KAIHU%20VALLEY%20Rugby%20Football%20Club | title=Kaihu Valley Rugby Football Club | work=New Zealand Business Number | date=16 August 1977 | access-date=9 September 2020 }}</ref>
*Kaikohe Rugby Football and Sports Club<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/mynzbn/nzbndetails/9429042647492?sw=KAIKOHE%20Rugby%20Football%20&%20Sports%20Club | title=Kaikohe Rugby Football and Sports Club | work=New Zealand Business Number | date=22 March 1949 | access-date=9 September 2020 }}</ref>
*Kaitaia City Rugby Union Football Club<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/mynzbn/nzbndetails/9429042649731?sw=KAITAIA%20CITY%20Rugby%20Football%20Club | title=Kaitaia City Rugby Union Football Club | work=New Zealand Business Number | date=16 July 1956 | access-date=9 September 2020 }}</ref>
*[[Kaitaia College]]
*[[Kamo High School]]
*Kamo Rugby and Squash Club<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/mynzbn/nzbndetails/9429042650430?sw=KAMO%20Rugby%20&%20Squash%20Club | title=Kamo Rugby and Squash Club | work=New Zealand Business Number | date=10 July 1958 | access-date=9 September 2020 }}</ref>
*[[Kerikeri High School]]
*Kerikeri Rugby Union Football Club<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/mynzbn/nzbndetails/9429042653899?sw=KERIKERI%20Rugby%20Football%20Club | title=Kerikeri Rugby Union Football Club | work=New Zealand Business Number | date=23 May 1968 | access-date=9 September 2020 }}</ref>
*Mangakahia Rugby Club<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/mynzbn/nzbndetails/9429043299676?sw=Mangakahia | title=Mangakahia Rugby Club | work=New Zealand Business Number | date=7 December 2015 | access-date=9 September 2020 }}</ref>
*Mid-Northern Rugby Football Club<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/mynzbn/nzbndetails/9429042770572?sw=MID%20NORTHERN%20Rugby%20Football%20Club | title=Mid-Northern Rugby Football Club | work=New Zealand Business Number | date=9 July 1970 | access-date=9 September 2020 }}</ref>
*Midwestern Rugby Union And Squash Club<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/mynzbn/nzbndetails/9429042770671?sw=MID%20WESTERN%20Rugby | title=Midwestern Rugby Union And Squash Club | work=New Zealand Business Number | date=27 September 1972 | access-date=9 September 2020 }}</ref>
*Moerewa Rugby Football and Recreation Sports Club<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/mynzbn/nzbndetails/9429042764199?sw=MOEREWA%20Rugby%20Football%20Sports%20Club | title=Moerewa Rugby Football and Recreation Sports Club | work=New Zealand Business Number | date=3 May 1971 | access-date=9 September 2020 }}</ref>
*[[Northland College, Kaikohe|Northland College]]
*Old Boys Marist Rugby & Sports Club<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/mynzbn/nzbndetails/9429042789420?sw=MARIST%20Sports%20Club%20Whangarei | title=Old Boys Marist Rugby & Sports Club | work=New Zealand Business Number | date=4 October 1951 | access-date=9 September 2020 }}</ref>
*Old Boys Rugby Football & Softball Club<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/mynzbn/nzbndetails/9429042789383?sw=Dargaville%20rugby | title=Old Boys Rugby Football & Softball Club | work=New Zealand Business Number | date=18 July 1979 | access-date=9 September 2020 }}</ref>
*Onerahi Rugby Football Club<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/mynzbn/nzbndetails/9429042793137?sw=ONERAHI%20Rugby%20Football%20Club | title=Onerahi Rugby Football Club | work=New Zealand Business Number | date=10 July 1957 | access-date=9 September 2020 }}</ref>
*Otamatea Hawks Rugby Club<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/mynzbn/nzbndetails/9429043015467?sw=OTAMATEA%20HAWKS%20Rugby%20Club | title=Otamatea Hawks Rugby Club | work=New Zealand Business Number | date=1 May 2002 | access-date=9 September 2020 }}</ref>
*[[Rodney College]]
*Taiamai Ohaeawai Rugby Football and Sports Club<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/mynzbn/nzbndetails/9429043038268?sw=TAIAMAI%20OHAEAWAI%20Rugby%20Football%20&%20Sports%20Club | title=Taiamai Ohaeawai Rugby Football and Sports Club | work=New Zealand Business Number | date=24 April 2006 | access-date=9 September 2020 }}</ref>
*Te Rarawa Rugby Club<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/mynzbn/nzbndetails/9429042815495?sw=TE%20RARAWA%20Rugby%20Football%20Club | title=Te Rarawa Rugby Club | work=New Zealand Business Number | date=20 June 1984 | access-date=9 September 2020 }}</ref>
*The Aupouri Rugby Football and Sports Club<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/mynzbn/nzbndetails/9429042875970?sw=AUPOURI%20Rugby%20Football | title=The Aupouri Rugby Football and Sports Club | work=New Zealand Business Number | date=25 July 1983 | access-date=9 September 2020 }}</ref>
*The City Rugby Union Football Club<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/mynzbn/nzbndetails/9429042852315?sw=CITY%20Rugby%20Union%20Football%20Club | title=The City Rugby Union Football Club | work=New Zealand Business Number | date=7 July 1948 | access-date=9 September 2020 }}</ref>
*The Dargaville Rugby and Sports Club<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/mynzbn/nzbndetails/9429042856788?sw=DARGAVILLE%20rugby | title=The Dargaville Rugby and Sports Club | work=New Zealand Business Number | date=30 March 1965 | access-date=9 September 2020 }}</ref>
*The Hikurangi Rugby Union Football Club<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/mynzbn/nzbndetails/9429042868279?sw=HIKURANGI%20Rugby%20Union%20Football%20Club | title=The Hikurangi Rugby Union Football Club | work=New Zealand Business Number | date=23 February 1953 | access-date=9 September 2020 }}</ref>
*The Okaihau Rugby Union Football and Sports Club<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/mynzbn/nzbndetails/9429042867395?sw=Okaihau%20rugby | title=The Okaihau Rugby Union Football and Sports Club | work=New Zealand Business Number | date=1 April 1975 | access-date=9 September 2020 }}</ref>
*The Otiria Rugby Union Football and Sports Club<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/mynzbn/nzbndetails/9429042869450?sw=OTIRIA%20Rugby%20Union%20Football%20&%20Sports%20Club | title=The Otiria Rugby Union Football and Sports Club | work=New Zealand Business Number | date=6 December 1971 | access-date=9 September 2020 }}</ref>
*The Southern Football Club<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/mynzbn/nzbndetails/9429042892724?sw=te%20kopuru | title=The Southern Football Club | work=New Zealand Business Number | date=9 December 1947 | access-date=9 September 2020 }}</ref>
*The Tomarata Rugby Football Club<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/mynzbn/nzbndetails/9429042892007?sw=TOMARATA%20Rugby%20Football%20Club | title=The Tomarata Rugby Football Club | work=New Zealand Business Number | date=23 March 1962 | access-date=9 September 2020 }}</ref>
*Tikipunga Rugby Club<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/mynzbn/nzbndetails/9429042981183?sw=TIKIPUNGA%20Rugby%20Club | title=Tikipunga Rugby Club | work=New Zealand Business Number | date=15 April 1977 | access-date=9 September 2020 }}</ref>
*United Kawakawa Rugby Football Club<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/mynzbn/nzbndetails/9429042901792?sw=UNITED%20KAWAKAWA%20Rugby%20Football%20Club | title=United Kawakawa Rugby Football Club | work=New Zealand Business Number | date=24 May 1971 | access-date=9 September 2020 }}</ref>
*Waipu Rugby Squash Club<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/mynzbn/nzbndetails/9429042880066?sw=WAIPU%20Rugby%20&%20Squash%20Club | title=Waipu Rugby Squash Club | work=New Zealand Business Number | date=16 December 1975 | access-date=9 September 2020 }}</ref>
*Wellsford Rugby Football Club<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/mynzbn/nzbndetails/9429042838814?sw=WELLSFORD%20Rugby%20Football%20Club | title=Wellsford Rugby Football Club | work=New Zealand Business Number | date=3 December 1973 | access-date=9 September 2020 }}</ref>
*[[Whangarei Boys' High School|Whangārei Boys' High School]]
*Whangaruru Rugby Football Club<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/mynzbn/nzbndetails/9429047344136?sw=WHANGARURU%20Rugby%20Football%20Club | title=Whangaruru Rugby Football Club | work=New Zealand Business Number | date=19 March 2019 | access-date=9 September 2020 }}</ref>
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==Bunnings NPC==

{{for|the side that represents Northland Rugby Union in the Bunnings NPC|Northland (National Provincial Championship)}}

== History ==
=== Early years ===
Northland Rugby Union was known as North Auckland Rugby Union following the amalgamation of [[Whangārei]], Northern [[Wairoa]], [[Bay of Islands]], and Otamatea initially and then followed by [[Taipa-Mangonui|Mangonui]], [[Kaipara District|Kaipara]], [[Hokianga]], [[Whangaroa]], and [[Rodney District|Rodney]] in 1925. [[Rugby union]] was first played in [[Northland Region|Northland]] in late 1880, and the first union was set up in the province in 1895, known as the Marsden Football Union.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.taniwha.co.nz/Northland-Rugby-History/Northland-Rugby-History-About | title=Northland Rugby History About | author=Murray Dunn | work=Northland Rugby Union | date=15 September 2020 | access-date=15 September 2020 }}</ref> In 1994, North Auckland changed its name to the Northland Rugby Football Union. They played their first ever match as a union on 3 August 1920, in an 11-0 victory over South Island Country. However, they did not play their first inter-union match until 27 July 1922, an 8-6 loss to [[Auckland Rugby Union|Auckland]]. Their first inter-union win came in August 1923, when they beat [[King Country Rugby Football Union|King Country]]<ref name="northland-history">{{cite web | url= https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/regional-rugby/northland | title=Northland Rugby History | author=Ministry for Culture and Heritage | work=New Zealand History | date=9 October 2015 | access-date=15 September 2020 }}</ref>

The Auckland Rugby Union and Northland Rugby Union became regular rivals. They had [[Ranfurly Shield]] victories over them in 1960 and 1971. Northland won the Ranfurly Shield on two further occasions. 1950, when they defeated [[South Canterbury Rugby Football Union|South Canterbury]] and 1978, when they defeated [[Manawatu Rugby Union|Manawatu]]. In the 1971 challenge Northland won 17-12 in a narrow match played in front of 47,000 people at [[Eden Park]], [[Auckland, New Zealand|Auckland]]. The following season 40,000 spectators packed Whangārei [[Okara Park]] to watch the rematch. With the city's population only 34,000, this showcased the significance of both the shield and the rivalry with Auckland. However they lost 15-16.<ref name=northland-history/>

The reputation of Northland rugby took a downfall following its controversial victory over Manawatu in 1978. After what seemed to be an excessive amount of stoppage time, Northland kicked a winning penalty. What followed was the refusal that the union wouldn’t put the shield on the line for its final home matches of the season against [[Southland Rugby|Southland]] and [[Otago Rugby Football Union|Otago]]. However no rules were broken.<ref name=northland-history/>

=== Professional era ===
Northland began their professional era playing in the inaugural [[Air New Zealand Cup]] competition. They are known as the Taniwha, a reference to the mascot adopted in the professional era. Along with Auckland and [[North Harbour Rugby Union|North Harbour]], Northland is part of the [[Blues (Super Rugby)|Blues]] [[Super Rugby]] franchise.<ref name=northland-history/>

== Season standings ==
The following is a summary of every season for the Northland Taniwha since 2006. Position indicates the teams overall finish.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|- border=1 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0
! style="width:20px;"|Year
! style="width:20px;"|Position
! style="width:20px;"|Played
! style="width:20px;"|Won
! style="width:20px;"|Drawn
! style="width:20px;"|Lost
! style="width:20px;"|Points
! style="width:20px;"|Captain
! style="width:25px;"|Head Coach 
! style="width:25px;"|Finals<!--
|  P || W || D || L ||  PF ||  PA ||  PD || TB || LB || Pts -->
|-
|[[2006 Air New Zealand Cup|2006]]
| '''10th'''
|  9 || 3 || 1 || 5 || '''14''' || [[David Holwell]] || rowspan=3 | [[Mark Anscombe]] ||
|- 
|[[2007 Air New Zealand Cup|2007]]
|'''10th'''
| 10 || 3 || 1 || 6 || '''19''' || rowspan=2 | [[Justin Collins (rugby union)|Justin Collins]] 
|align=left| 
|-
|[[2008 Air New Zealand Cup|2008]]
|'''9th'''
| 10 || 4 || 0 || 6 || '''22''' 
|align=left| 
|-
|[[2009 Air New Zealand Cup|2009]]
|'''13th'''
| 13 || 3 || 1 || 9 || '''16''' || rowspan=3 | [[Jared Payne]] || rowspan=2 | Bryce Woodward
|align=left| 
|-
|[[2010 ITM Cup|2010]]
|'''10th'''
| 13 || 5 || 0 || 8 || '''29''' 
|align=left|  <!-- comment out

|- bgcolor=lightgrey style="line-height:9px; font-size:85%; padding:0px;"
|style="border-right:0px; |
|colspan=100% style="border-left:0px; text-align:left; font-weight:bold; color:#555;"|Championship -->
|-
|style="border-left:3px solid #06f;"| [[2011 ITM Cup|2011]]
|'''5th'''
| 10 || 4 || 0 || 6 || '''19''' || rowspan=2 | Adriaan Ferris
|align=left|
|- 
|style="border-left:3px solid #06f;"| [[2012 ITM Cup|2012]]
|'''5th'''
| 10 || 3 || 0 || 7 || '''17''' || rowspan=2 | [[Rene Ranger]]
|align=left|
|- 
|style="border-left:3px solid #06f;"| [[2013 ITM Cup|2013]]
|'''6th'''
| 10 || 2 || 1 || 7 || '''13''' || rowspan=2 | [[Derren Witcombe]]
|align=left|
|-
|style="border-left:3px solid #06f;"| [[2014 ITM Cup|2014]]
|'''3rd'''
| 11 || 5 || 0 || 6 || '''25''' || Cameron Eyre
|align=left| Lost to {{rut|Hawke's Bay}} in semi final
|-
|style="border-left:3px solid #06f;"| [[2015 ITM Cup|2015]]
|'''7th'''
| 10 || 0 || 0 || 10 || '''1''' || rowspan=4 | [[Matt Moulds]] || rowspan=2 | Richie Harris
|align=left| 
|-
|style="border-left:3px solid #06f;"| [[2016 Mitre 10 Cup|2016]]
|'''6th'''
| 10 || 1 || 0 || 9 || '''11''' 
|align=left| 
|-
|style="border-left:3px solid #06f;"| [[2017 Mitre 10 Cup|2017]]
|'''4th'''
| 11 || 5 || 0 || 6 || '''25''' || rowspan=3 | [[Derren Witcombe]]
|align=left| Lost to {{rut|Wellington}} in semi final
|-
|style="border-left:3px solid #06f;"| [[2018 Mitre 10 Cup|2018]]
|'''4th'''
| 11 || 4 || 0 || 7 || '''24'''
|align=left| Lost to {{rut|Waikato}} in semi final
|-
|style="border-left:3px solid #06f;"| [[2019 Mitre 10 Cup|2019]]
|'''6th'''
| 10 || 2 || 0 || 8 || '''11''' || rowspan=3 | [[Jordan Olsen]]
|align=left|
|-
|style="border-left:3px solid #06f;"| [[2020 Mitre 10 Cup|2020]]
|'''2nd'''
| 12 || 6 || 0 || 6 || '''24''' || rowspan=2 | [[George Konia]]
|align=left| Lost to {{rut|Hawke's Bay}} in final
|-
|style="border-left:3px solid #06f;"| [[2021 Bunnings NPC|2021]]
|'''5th'''
| 9 || 1 || 0 || 8 || '''12'''
|align=left|
|}

'''Key:'''<br />
<span style="border-left:3px solid #06f;">{{pad|0.7em}}</span>
''Blue bar denotes Championship division''

== Records and statistics ==
=== All Blacks ===
Northland has produced 32 [[New Zealand national rugby union team|All Blacks]] to date.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.taniwha.co.nz/Northland-Rugby-History/Northland-Players-by-National-Team/Northlands-All-Blacks | title=Northland All Blacks | publisher=Northland Rugby Union | date=16 September 2020 | access-date=16 September 2020}}</ref> Below is a list of Northland [[List of New Zealand national rugby union players|New Zealand national rugby union players]] along with their All Black number, year of debut and number of All Black games.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!#
!Player
!Debut
!Caps
|-
|240
|align="left"|[[Charles Fletcher (rugby union)|Charles Fletcher]]
|align="left"|1921
|1
|-
|305
|align="left"|[[Innes Finlayson]]
|align="left"|1925
|36
|-
|364
|align="left"|[[Wiremu Heke|Bill Heke]]
|align="left"|1929
|6
|-
|367
|align="left"|[[Alf Waterman]]
|align="left"|1929
|7
|-
|461
|align="left"|[[Johnny Smith (rugby union)|Johnny Smith]]
|align="left"|1946
|9
|-
|482
|align="left"|[[Peter Smith (rugby union)|Peter Smith]]
|align="left"|1947
|3
|-
|518
|align="left"|[[Nau Cherrington]]
|align="left"|1950
|7
|-
|541
|align="left"|[[Ian Irvine (rugby union)|Ian Irvine]]
|align="left"|1952
|1
|-
|556
|align="left"|[[Peter Jones (New Zealand rugby union)|Peter Jones]]
|align="left"|1953
|37
|-
|605
|align="left"|[[Des Webb]]
|align="left"|1959
|1
|-
|621
|align="left"|[[Victor Yates (rugby)|Victor Yates]]
|align="left"|1961
|9
|-
|655
|align="left"|[[Sid Going]]
|align="left"|1967
|86
|-
|681
|align="left"|[[Bevan Holmes]]
|align="left"|1970
|31
|-
|682
|align="left"|[[Richie Guy]]
|align="left"|1971
|9
|-
|700
|align="left"|[[Hamish Macdonald (rugby player)|Hamish Macdonald]]
|align="left"|1972
|48
|-
|723
|align="left"|[[Murray Jones (rugby union)|Murray Jones]]
|align="left"|1973
|5
|-
|726
|align="left"|[[Peter Sloane]]
|align="left"|1973
|16
|-
|733
|align="left"|[[Joe Morgan (rugby union)|Joe Morgan]]
|align="left"|1974
|22
|-
|742
|align="left"|[[Ken Going]]
|align="left"|1974
|3
|-
|790
|align="left"|[[Eddie Dunn (rugby union)|Eddie Dunn]]
|align="left"|1978
|20
|-
|800
|align="left"|[[Mike Burgoyne (rugby union)|Mike Burgoyne]]
|align="left"|1979
|6
|-
|822
|align="left"|[[Fred Woodman]]
|align="left"|1980
|14
|-
|829
|align="left"|[[Wayne Neville]]
|align="left"|1981
|4
|-
|835
|align="left"|[[Ian Dunn (rugby union)|Ian Dunn]]
|align="left"|1983
|13
|-
|844
|align="left"|[[Alastair Robinson (rugby union)|Alastair Robinson]]
|align="left"|1983
|4
|-
|855
|align="left"|[[Kawhena Woodman]]
|align="left"|1984
|6
|-
|877
|align="left"|[[Michael Speight]]
|align="left"|1986
|5
|-
|902
|align="left"|[[Ian Jones (rugby union, born 1967)|Ian Jones]]
|align="left"|1989
|105
|-
|930
|align="left"|[[Glenn Taylor (rugby union)|Glenn Taylor]]
|align="left"|1992
|6
|-
|976
|align="left"|[[Norm Berryman]]
|align="left"|1998
|1
|-
|1106
|align="left"|[[Rene Ranger]]
|align="left"|2010
|6
|-
|1165
|align="left"|[[Jack Goodhue]]
|align="left"|2017
|19
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.taniwha.co.nz Official site]
*[http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/node/14723 Northland rugby] (NZHistory.net.nz)

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