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Taranaki (National Provincial Championship)
Taranaki (often known as the Taranaki Bulls) are a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in New Plymouth, New Zealand. The union was originally established in 1889, with the National Provincial Championship established in 1976. They now play in the reformed National Provincial Championship competition. They play their home games at TET Stadium & Events Centre in Inglewood and Yarrow Stadium in the Taranaki region. The team is affiliated with the Chiefs Super Rugby franchise. Their home playing colours are yellow and black. Current squad The Taranaki Bulls squad for the 2022 Bunnings NPC is: Honours Taranaki have been overall Champions once, winning the title in 2014. Their full list of honours include: ;National Provincial Championship Second Division North Island *Winners: 1976, 1982, 1983, 1984 ;National Provincial Championship Second Division *Winners: 1985, 1992, 1995 ;ITM Cup Premiership Division *Winners: 2014 ;Bunnings NPC Bunnings Group Limi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taranaki Rugby Football Union
Taranaki Rugby, previously the Taranaki Rugby Football Union, is the governing body for rugby union in Taranaki Region, Taranaki, New Zealand; Taranaki is a Regions of New Zealand, region of New Zealand that covers areas in the districts of New Plymouth District, New Plymouth and South Taranaki District, South Taranaki. Established in 1889, they represent the Mitre 10 Cup side, Taranaki Bulls, and Farah Palmer Cup side, Taranaki Whio. It is also affiliated with the Chiefs (rugby union), Chiefs Super Rugby franchise. Their home playing colours are amber and black and they play their home games at TET Stadium & Events Centre in Inglewood, New Zealand, Inglewood. History Early years Taranaki was officially established in 1889 after a team chosen from the surrounding clubs in existence played as Egmont in 1885. They began with a brown coloured jersey before adopting the amber and black hoops in 1892. During the amateur period, the team won the Ranfurly Shield on four occasions. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Brighouse
Donald I.M. Brighouse (born 29 March 1993) is a Samoan rugby union player who plays for the New England Free Jacks in Major League Rugby (MLR). His position of choice is prop A prop, formally known as (theatrical) property, is an object used on stage or screen by actors during a performance or screen production. In practical terms, a prop is considered to be anything movable or portable on a stage or a set, distinc .... He previously played for the in the Super Rugby competition. References Samoan rugby union players 1993 births Living people Otago rugby union players Crusaders (rugby union) players Rugby union players from Wellington City Rugby union props Samoa international rugby union players Coventry R.F.C. players Taranaki rugby union players New England Free Jacks players Moana Pasifika players {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1990s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stan Van Den Hoven
Stan van den Hoven (born 22 November 1998) is a Dutch rugby union player, currently playing for the New England Free Jacks of Major League Rugby (MLR) and in the National Provincial Championship. His preferred position is lock. Professional career Van den Hoven signed for Major League Rugby side New England Free Jacks for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. He has also previously played for , making his debut in the 2019 Mitre 10 Cup, and was named in the squad for the 2021 Bunnings NPC The 2021 Bunnings NPC season was the sixteenth season of New Zealand's provincial rugby union competition since it turned professional in 2006. The regular season began on August 6, when Manawatu hosted Counties Manukau. It involved the top f .... References External linksitsrugby.co.uk Profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Van den Hoven, Stan 1998 births Living people Rugby union locks Dutch rugby union players Bay of Plenty rugby union players New England Free Jacks players Taranaki rugby uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tupou Vaa'i
Tupou Paea'i Okalani Vaa'i (born 27 January 2000) is a New Zealand professional rugby union footballer who plays as a lock for the Taranaki Bulls in the Mitre 10 Cup and for the Chiefs in Super Rugby. Career Early career Vaa'i was born in New Zealand to a Tongan family. In his youth career, he played for the Wesley College first XV and was Head Prefect, captaining the team in his last year of school. Vaa'i went on to play for the top representative team in secondary school, and was selected to play in the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championships for New Zealand. Vaa'i debuted for Taranaki as an 18-year-old against Auckland, in 2018 His Chiefs debut came in 2020, when the team was short on locks, having lost Michael Allardice and Laghlan McWhannell to season-ending injuries. Although Vaa'i was not originally contracted to the team at the start of 2020, he was promoted to a starting role following an injury to Naitoa Ah Kuoi. Vaa'i was one of the Chiefs' better performers in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Parete
Jesse Parete (born 20 April 1993) is a New Zealand rugby union player for the Highlanders in Super Rugby. His position is in the back row. He also plays for the New England Free Jacks The New England Free Jacks are a professional rugby union team in Major League Rugby (MLR) based in the Greater Boston area. They were announced in September 2018 and began to compete professionally in October 2018. They competed in their first ... in Major League Rugby (MLR) in the United States. Parete made his Super Rugby debut vs the Jaguares in Round 12, scoring a try in the final minutes of the match. References External linksBay of Plenty Steamers player profiles 1993 births New Zealand rugby union players Chiefs (rugby union) players Rugby union flankers Living people Rugby union players from Hāwera Rugby union locks Rugby union number eights Bay of Plenty rugby union players Taranaki rugby union players Highlanders (rugby union) players Yokohama Canon Eagles p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackson Morgan (rugby Union)
Jackson Obede Morgan (born 18 August 1998) is a South Sudanese professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ... for Bentleigh Greens and the South Sudan national team. References 1998 births Living people Sportspeople from Khartoum People with acquired South Sudanese citizenship South Sudanese men's footballers Men's association football midfielders South Sudan men's international footballers Sudanese emigrants to Australia Naturalised soccer players of Australia Australian men's soccer players Australian people of South Sudanese descent Sportspeople of South Sudanese descent Perth Glory FC players National Premier Leagues players {{Australia-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Lord (rugby Union)
Josh Lord (born 17 January 2001) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for in the Mitre 10 Cup. His playing position is lock. He was named in the Chiefs wider training squad for the 2020 Super Rugby season, and into the full squad for 2021. Lord was called up to the All Blacks The New Zealand national rugby union team, commonly known as the All Blacks ( mi, Ōpango), represents New Zealand in men's international rugby union, which is considered the country's national sport. The team won the Rugby World Cup in 1987, ..., New Zealand's national team, for the 2021 end-of-year tests, as cover for Scott Barrett, despite having only one season at Super Rugby. He made his international debut for New Zealand, playing 22 minutes off the bench against the USA Eagles on 24 October. Reference list External links * * 2001 births New Zealand rugby union players Living people Rugby union locks Taranaki rugby union players Chiefs (rugby union) players New Zeal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Barrett (rugby Union)
Scott Kevin Barrett (born 20 November 1993) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a lock for the in Super Rugby and Taranaki in the Mitre 10 Cup. Barrett was chosen as the Crusaders' Captain for the 2020 Super Rugby season. Barrett was first selected for New Zealand's international team, the All Blacks, in 2016 and has played 36 tests for New Zealand since his debut, against Ireland. Early life Raised in a rugby household, where older brothers Beauden and Kane, as well as younger brother Jordie, also went on to become professional rugby players, Scott Barrett cut his teeth playing for Francis Douglas Memorial College in his native New Plymouth. Barrett's older brother Beauden and younger brother Jordie are his current All Black team-mates. Playing career Early career Barrett was a member of the New Zealand Under 20 team which participated in the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship in France, where he made 3 appearances in total. Barrett got his big b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bradley Slater
Bradley Slater (born 23 September 1998) is a New Zealand rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ... player who plays for the in Super Rugby. His playing position is hooker. He was named in the Chiefs squad for week 3 in 2019. Reference list External linksitsrugby.co.uk profile New Zealand rugby union players Living people Rugby union hookers 1998 births Taranaki rugby union players Chiefs (rugby union) players Rugby union players from New Plymouth {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1990s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mills Sanerivi
Mills Sanerivi (born 31 August 1999) is a New Zealand rugby union player, currently playing for the New England Free Jacks of Major League Rugby (MLR) and in the National Provincial Championship. His preferred position is hooker or flanker. Professional career Sanerivi signed for Major League Rugby side New England Free Jacks for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. He has also previously played for , making his debut in the 2021 Bunnings NPC The 2021 Bunnings NPC season was the sixteenth season of New Zealand's provincial rugby union competition since it turned professional in 2006. The regular season began on August 6, when Manawatu (National Provincial Championship), Manawatu hos .... References External linksitsrugby.co.uk Profile 1999 births Living people Rugby union hookers Rugby union flankers New Zealand rugby union players Taranaki rugby union players New England Free Jacks players {{NZ-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricky Riccitelli
John Ricky Riccitelli ( ; born 3 February 1995) is a New Zealand professional rugby union footballer who plays as a hooker for New Zealand franchise Blues. In his youth career, he was selected to play in the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championships for New Zealand and took part in Francis Douglas Memorial College first XV. Riccitelli represents the Taranaki provincial team and made his professional debut for the union in 2017 at the age of 22. He spent a season at the Hawke's Bay side, before earning a short-term contract in the Hurricanes 2016 Super Rugby squad. He has defended the Ranfurly Shield with Hawke's Bay in 2014 and Taranaki in 2017, won a championship with the Hurricanes in 2016 and was named Player of the Year at the TRFU Amber and Black awards. He has scored 11 career tries in all competitions. Early life John Ricky Riccitelli was born on 3 February 1995 in Durban, the son of Gail Luiz and John Riccitelli. Riccitelli and his parents migrated to New Zealand w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyle Stewart (rugby Union)
Kyle Stewart (born 10 March 1997) is a New Zealand rugby union player, currently playing for the Old Glory DC of Major League Rugby (MLR) and in the National Provincial Championship. His preferred position is prop. Professional career Stewart signed for Major League Rugby side Old Glory DC for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. He has also previously played for , making his debut in the 2018 Mitre 10 Cup, and Rugby Lyons Piacenza before rejoining Taranaki for the 2021 Bunnings NPC The 2021 Bunnings NPC season was the sixteenth season of New Zealand's provincial rugby union competition since it turned professional in 2006. The regular season began on August 6, when Manawatu (National Provincial Championship), Manawatu hos .... References External linksitsrugby.co.uk Profile 1997 births Living people Rugby union props New Zealand rugby union players Taranaki rugby union players Rugby Lyons Piacenza players Manawatu rugby union players Old Glory DC players< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |