Hawke's Bay (National Provincial Championship) Explained
| Teamname: | Hawke's Bay |
| Nickname: | Magpies |
| Location: | Poraiti, Napier, New Zealand |
| Ground: | McLean Park |
| Capacity: | 19,700 |
| Coach: | Brock James |
| Captain: | Tom Parsons |
| Appearances: | Orcades Crawford and Michael Johnson (137) |
| Top Scorer: | Jarrod Cunningham (1,380) |
| Most Tries: | Robbie Hunter (69) |
| League: | Bunnings NPC |
| Season: | 2023 |
| Position: | 5th
Runners-up |
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| Url: | https://www.sporty.co.nz/magpies |
Hawke's Bay (often known as the Hawke's Bay Magpies) are a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Napier, New Zealand. The union was originally established in 1884, with the National Provincial Championship established in 1976. They now play in the reformed National Provincial Championship competition. They play their home games at McLean Park in Napier in the Hawke's Bay region. The team is affiliated with the Hurricanes Super Rugby franchise. Their home playing colours are black and white.
Current squad
The Hawke's Bay Magpies squad for the 2024 Bunnings NPC is:[1] [2] [3]
Honours
Hawke's Bay have never been overall Champions. Their full list of honours, though, include:[4] [5]
- National Provincial Championship Second Division North Island
- National Provincial Championship Second Division
- Winners: 1988, 1990, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005
- ITM Cup Championship Division
- Mitre 10 Cup Championship Division
Current Super Rugby players
Players named in the 2024 Hawke's Bay Magpies squad, who also earned contracts or were named in a squad for any side participating in the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season:[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
Notes and References
- Magpies 2024 NPC squad confirmed . Hawke's Bay Rugby Union . 29 July 2024 . 1 August 2024.
- hbmagpies . C-EgO2Ph29V . 31 July 2024 . Squad 2024 . 1 August 2024.
- hbmagpies . C-V4n7bBLS6 . 7 August 2024 . Back. . 7 August 2024.
- Web site: National Provincial Championship winners, 1976–2014. Te Ara. 17 September 2020.
- Web site: Mitre 10 Cup. Rugby Heartland. 17 September 2020. 27 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200927173633/http://rugbyheartland.co.nz/wp/mitre10-cup/. dead.
- Hurricanes 2024 DHL Super Rugby Pacific squad named . Hurricanes . 9 November 2023 . 9 November 2023.
- Moana Pasifika squad announcement 2024 . Moana Pasifika . 9 November 2023 . 9 November 2023.
- 2024 squad announcement . Highlanders . 9 November 2023 . 9 November 2023.
- Web site: Match Centre - Super Rugby - Blues vs. Force . SANZAAR . 13 August 2024.
- Hurricanes named for Waratahs clash . Hurricanes . 1 May 2024 . 13 August 2024.
- Safeguard Global ACT Brumbies squad named for 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season . Brumbies . 9 November 2023 . 10 November 2023.
- The Melbourne Rebels unveil 2024 Super Rugby Pacific squad . Melbourne Rebels . 9 November 2023 . 13 August 2024.
- Gallagher Chiefs squad named for 2024 . Chiefs . 9 November 2023 . 9 November 2023.
