Taniwharau Rugby League Club Explained

Clubname:Taniwharau Rugby League Club
Colours:Green and Gold
Founded:1944
Ground:Waahi Pa (Kumara Patch)
Ground2:Davies Park
Coach: Ray Barchard & Jay Rapana Jordan Muru
Premiers Captain:Mahinga & Kena Rangi,(Premiers Captain) Mahana Toka (Club Captain)
Premier Reserves Captain:Te Ranginui Taoho,(Premier Reserves Captain)
League:Waikato Rugby League and WaiCoa Competition
Premierships:14
Cup1:Waicoa Bay Premierships
Cup1titles:2002, 2007

The Taniwharau Rugby League Club is a rugby league club from Huntly, New Zealand. They compete in the Waikato Rugby League and WaiCoa club competitions. The club plays in a green and gold strip and are based at Waahi Pa Huntly.

History

Taniwharau, founded in 1944 by Tonga Mahuta, is the most successful club in Huntly, a town which once boasted four rugby league clubs, the Rangiriri Eels, Huntly South, Huntly United and Taniwharau.

The club won 11 straight Waikato premierships during the 1970-80's. Taniwharau also won the inaugural Waicoa Bay championship in 2002 and again in 2007 a year in which they went through the season unbeaten; a feat that has never been achieved before at the Waikato Rugby League Premier Level. Taniwharau were able to win the reformed Waikato Rugby League title in 2008 and 2009.[1] [2]

Notable past & present players

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Notes and References

  1. News: It's all gold for champions Taniwharau . 12 August 2008 . . 17 November 2011.
  2. News: For Taniwharau it's a three-peat . Devonshire, John . 10 August 2009 . . 17 November 2011.
  3. Book: John Coffey, Bernie Wood . 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. 2008. 83. 9781869693312.