Tasman (National Provincial Championship) Explained

Teamname:	Tasman
Union:	Tasman Rugby Union
Nickname:	Mako
Location:	Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere, New Zealand
Ground:	Lansdowne Park (Capacity: 15,000) Trafalgar Park
Capacity:	18,000
Ceo:	Steve Mitchell^[1]
Coach:	Gray Cornelius
Captain:	Quinten Strange
Appearances:	Quentin MacDonald (126)
Top Scorer:	Marty Banks (628)
Most Tries:	Robbie Malneek (25)
League:	Bunnings NPC
Season:	2024
Position:	3rd (regular season) Quarter-finalist
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Url:	https://www.mako.nz/

Tasman (often known as the Tasman Mako and formerly Tasman Makos) are a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere, New Zealand. Established in 2006, they play in the National Provincial Championship. They play their home games at Lansdowne Park in Blenheim or Trafalgar Park in Nelson. The team is affiliated with the Crusaders Super Rugby franchise. Their home playing colours are red and blue.

Current squad

The Tasman Mako squad for the 2024 Bunnings NPC is:^[2] ^[3]

Honours

Tasman have been overall Champions twice, winning the title in 2019 and 2020. Their full list of honours include:^[4] ^[5]

ITM Cup Championship Division

Winners: 2013

Mitre 10 Cup Premiership Division

Winners: 2019, 2020

Current Super Rugby players

Players named in the 2024 Tasman Mako 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] ^[14] ^[15] ^[16] ^[17] ^[18] ^[19]

Player	Team
Fletcher Anderson
Levi Aumua
Ethan Blackadder
Finlay Christie
Te Ahiwaru Cirikidaveta
Ryan Coxon
David Havili
William Havili
Sione Havili Talitui
Max Hicks
Noah Hotham
Will Jordan
Tyrel Lomax
Quentin MacDonald
Sam Moli
Viliami Napa'a
Campbell Parata
Taine Robinson
Antonio Shalfoon
Macca Springer
Quinten Strange
Kershawl Sykes-Martin
Kyren Taumoefolau
Timoci Tavatavanawai

External links

Tasman Mako official website
Bunnings NPC official website

Notes and References

Web site: Staff & Officials. Tasman Rugby. 10 September 2020.
tasmanmako . C-CTfxsJkoK . 30 July 2024 . Our Tasman Mako Squad for the 2024 Bunnings Warehouse NPC . 27 September 2024.
News: Mako teams named for national campaigns . Marlborough App . 31 July 2024 . 18 October 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.
Web site: Match Centre - Super Rugby - Blues vs. Crusaders . SANZAAR . 23 March 2024.
2024 Squad Launched . Crusaders . 9 November 2023 . 9 November 2023.
Blues inject youth into experienced core for 2024 . Blues . 9 November 2023 . 9 November 2023.
Fijian Drua unveil full 2024 squad . Fijian Drua . 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.
Western Force 2024 Super Rugby Pacific squad confirmed . Western Force . 9 November 2023 . 10 November 2023.
Hurricanes 2024 DHL Super Rugby Pacific Squad Named . Hurricanes . 9 November 2023 . 9 November 2023.
Team Naming: Aumua, Reihana Set to Debut in First Round v Chiefs . Crusaders . 21 February 2024 . 21 February 2024.
Williams returns to Force team for Super Round clash with Rebels . Western Force . 28 February 2024 . 28 February 2024.
Team Naming: Three Debutants Named for Drua Clash . Crusaders . 6 March 2024 . 6 March 2024.
Web site: Match Centre - Super Rugby - Highlanders vs. Crusaders . SANZAAR . 11 May 2024.
Web site: Match Centre - Super Rugby - Brumbies vs. Crusaders . SANZAAR . 18 May 2024.
Sione Havili Talitui to lead Moana Pasifika in Super Round . Moana Pasifika . 28 February 2024 . 30 July 2024.