Harbour League Explained

Clubname:Harbour League
Founded:2006
Exited:2008
Ground:North Harbour Stadium, Birkenhead Domain, Freyberg Park, Stanmore Bay
Coach:Ken McIntosh
League:Bartercard Cup
Runnerups:2007

Harbour League were a franchise in the now defunct Bartercard Cup rugby league competition in New Zealand. They represented Aucklands North Shore City. They were formed in 2006 to take over from the Hibiscus Coast Raiders and the North Harbour Tigers due to the New Zealand Rugby League wishing to reduce the number of Auckland teams in favour of more regional sides.

Notable players

New Zealand Warriors associated with the club included: Louis Anderson and Tony Martin while other squad members included Jeremiah Pai, Kevin Locke and Kimi Uasi.

2006 season

See also: Bartercard Cup season 2006. In 2006 Harbour League finished sixth on the table, missing out on a finals berth by one point. They were the only Auckland club not to make the finals.

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2006189094764463018Sixth (Ten)N/A

2007 Results

See also: Bartercard Cup season 2007. The 2007 Bartercard Cup kicked off on April 14 and Harbour finished the regular season in second place, only one win behind the Auckland Lions. They were defeated 28–4 in the Grand Final by the Auckland Lions who claimed their second successive title.

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200718151263032230831 Second (10)
width=5=100 Datewidth=130 Matchwidth=150 Winner width=13width=150 Loserwidth=13width=190 Venue
25 August Qualification Semifinal Auckland Lions 44 Harbour League 40 Waitemata Stadium
1 September Preliminary Final Harbour League 28 Canterbury Bulls 24 Waitemata Stadium
9 September Grand Final Auckland Lions 28 Harbour League 4 Mt Smart Stadium