The Waitakere Rangers were a team in the now defunct
Bartercard Cup
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Rugby league
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competition in
New Zealand
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. They represented five clubs based in
Waitakere City
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including the
Glenora Bears
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History
The club was established in 1931 Auckland Rugby League season, 1931 when the Auckland ...
who previously represented the City in the Bartercard Cup. The other four clubs were the
Waitemata Seagulls Waitemata or Waitematā may refer to:
* Waitematā Harbour, the primary harbour of Auckland, New Zealand
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,
Te Atatu Roosters
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,
New Lynn Stags and
Bay Roskill Vikings
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The club was formed in O ...
. They were based at the
Trusts Stadium
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although on occasion they played their matches at the grounds of their feeder clubs.
Notable players
At various times their playing squad included former
Warrior
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History
Warriors seem to have be ...
Cliff Beverley, former
Melbourne Storm
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player
Matt Rua
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and
Awen Guttenbeil
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's brother Karl. Warriors assigned to the Rangers included
Epalahame Lauaki
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Background
Lauaki was born in Ha'apai, Tonga.
He is the brother of former All Black ...
and
Sione Faumuina
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He joined the Castleford Tigers ( Heritage № 893) in the Super League at the start of the ...
.
[Lauaki Features as Rangers Engineer Shock]
, New Zealand Warriors
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.
History
2006 results
In 2006 the Rangers secured a playoff position and eventually finished third. The Rangers lost a close play-off match in
Christchurch
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to the
Canterbury Bulls
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26-20 and then lost to the
Tamaki Leopards
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25–24 in extra time the following weekend to be elimiminated from the play-offs.
2007 results
After finishing fourth in the regular season, The Rangers were defeated by the
Canterbury Bulls
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35–18 in the first week of the playoffs to be eliminated from the competition.
References
See also
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Auckland Rugby League
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Bartercard Cup
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New Zealand Rugby League
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New Zealand Warriors
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Rugby league in New Zealand
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