Taranaki (often known as the Taranaki Bulls) are a
New Zealand
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professional
rugby union
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team based in
New Plymouth
New Plymouth ( mi, Ngāmotu) is the major city of the Taranaki region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after the English city of Plymouth, Devon from where the first English settlers to New Plymouth migrated. ...
, New Zealand. The
union
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* Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets
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was originally established in 1889, with the
National Provincial Championship The National Provincial Championship may refer to:
* National Provincial Championship (1976–2005), original competition before reform into 14 sides
* National Provincial Championship (2006–present)
The National Provincial Championship, o ...
established in 1976. They now play in the reformed
National Provincial Championship The National Provincial Championship may refer to:
* National Provincial Championship (1976–2005), original competition before reform into 14 sides
* National Provincial Championship (2006–present)
The National Provincial Championship, o ...
competition. They play their home games at
TET Stadium & Events Centre in
Inglewood and
Yarrow Stadium
Yarrow Stadium is situated in the central suburb of Westown in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand, with main vehicle access off Maratahu Street. Named the third best rugby stadium on earth by ''New Zealand Rugby World'' magazine in May 2009, ...
in the
Taranaki
Taranaki is a region in the west of New Zealand's North Island. It is named after its main geographical feature, the stratovolcano of Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont.
The main centre is the city of New Plymouth. The New Plymouth Dist ...
region. The team is affiliated with the
Chiefs Super Rugby
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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 The National Provincial Championship may refer to:
* National Provincial Championship (1976–2005), original competition before reform into 14 sides
* National Provincial Championship (2006–present)
The National Provincial Championship, o ...
Second Division North Island
*Winners: 1976, 1982, 1983, 1984
;
National Provincial Championship The National Provincial Championship may refer to:
* National Provincial Championship (1976–2005), original competition before reform into 14 sides
* National Provincial Championship (2006–present)
The National Provincial Championship, o ...
Second Division
*Winners: 1985, 1992, 1995
;
ITM Cup
ITM may stand for:
Education
* ITM Global School, an English medium co-educational day school in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
* ITM Law School, one of the professional graduate schools of ITM University
* ITM-IFM, Mumbai, India
* Institut Tekn ...
Premiership Division
*Winners: 2014
;
Bunnings NPC
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Championship Division
*Winners: 2021
Current Super Rugby players
Players named in the 2022 Taranaki Bulls squad, who also earned contracts or were named in a squad for any side participating in the
2022 Super Rugby Pacific season.
References
External links
Official Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Taranaki rugby union team
National Provincial Championship
New Zealand rugby union teams
Sport in Taranaki