North Island (rugby union) explained

Union:New Zealand Rugby
Fullname:North Island
Shortname:North Island
Founded:1897
Ground:Eden Park
Captain:Patrick Tuipulotu
Coach:John Plumtree and Scott McLeod

The North Island is a New Zealand men's domestic rugby union team selected from the North Island's players, based on where they first played senior representative rugby. They played against the South Island in the North vs South match between 1897 and 2012.[1]

A match was to be played on 29 August 2020 at Eden Park, but was delayed until a week later on 5 September and played at Sky Stadium, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] [3]

2020 North Island Squad
Props

Hookers

Locks

Loose forwards

Halfbacks (scrum-halves)

First five-eighths (fly-halves)

Midfielders (centres)

Outside backs

(C) denotes the team Captain and Bold denotes a player who is internationally capped

Notes and References

  1. News: 18 August 2020. Rugby: Squads revealed for North v South clash. en-NZ. NZ Herald. 18 August 2020. 1170-0777.
  2. News: Rugby: North v South clash set to be rescheduled for September 5. en. Newshub. 2020-08-24.
  3. Web site: 17 August 2020. NZ Rugby reveals North v South game could be played in Wellington. 18 August 2020. Stuff. en.