The North Harbour Sea Eagles were a

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club that represented North Harbour in the

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from 1994 to 1996. For the first two seasons they were coached by Graeme Norton. There two main feeder clubs were the

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and the

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who both played in the first division of the Auckland Rugby League competition.

Notable players

Notable players included

Ken McIntosh Kenneth McIntosh is a New Zealand rugby league coach and former player who currently coaches the East Coast Bays Barracudas. He played professionally with the Penrith Panthers. Playing career McIntosh began his career with the Northcote Tigers ...

Brian McClennan Brian "Bluey" McClennan (born 16 February 1962) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer and coach. He was previously the head coach of the New Zealand national team (with whom he won the 2005 Tri-nations) and then England' ...

, 1994 captain

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, Fa'ausu Afoa,

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, 1995 captain Don Stewart,

Mike Setefano Mike Setefano is a former Samoa international rugby league footballer who played at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup. Playing career Setefano played for the Auckland City Vulcans in the 1994 Lion Red Cup, and toured New Zealand with Western Samoa ...

Paki Tuimavave Paki Tuimavave is a Samoan former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Western Samoa, and at club level for Waitakere City and North Harbour, as a . Background Also see '' ...

, Tony Tatupu,

Latham Tawhai Latham Tawhai (born 23 August 1972) is a rugby league coach and former player from New Zealand. He has also represented his country in softball. Playing career A Northcote Tigers junior, Tawhai played in the Auckland Rugby League competition be ...

and

Joe Vagana Joseph Sonny Vagana (born 21 January 1975), also known by the nickname of "Big Joe", is a former professional rugby league footballer who played as a Prop forward in the 1990s and 2000s. During his career Vagana played for the Auckland Warriors, ...

.''Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1994'',

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, 1994. p.102''Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1995'',

, 1995. p.87

Notable Matches

In 1995 the Sea Eagles defeated the touring French side 40–10.Coffey and Wood ''The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League'' They also won the 1994 Lion Red Cup grand final against the Counties Manukau Heroes 24-16 and the

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grand final against the

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Colts 28–21. In the 1996 Lion Red Cup they lost the Elimination Semifinal 14–20 to the Waikato Cougars.

Season results

References

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