The Glenora Bears are a

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

football club based in

Glen Eden, New Zealand Glen Eden is a suburb of West Auckland, New Zealand, located at the foothills of Waitākere Ranges. Originally known as Waikumete, the suburb gained the name Glen Eden in 1921. The suburb is in the Waitākere Ward, one of the thirteen administ ...

who compete in

Auckland Rugby League The Auckland Rugby League (ARL) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It is responsible for rugby league in the region, including both club and school rugby league. It began in 1910 when the fi ...

's Fox Memorial competition.

History

The club was established in 1931 when the

Junior Management Committee accepted their application for membership in June of that year whereby they would enter a team in the Third Grade intermediate competition. Clubs had previously existed in the Glen Eden and New Lynn areas and played under those names. Glenora lost their first ever match versus Akarana 0–16 at Glen Eden. The club is based at Harold Moody Park in Glen Eden. Their first ever grade win came in 1935 when they won the Hospital Cup for winning the 4th grade competition. In 1962, Glenora tied with Eastern United in the Fox Memorial Grand Final. In 1975, the club controversially signed

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, then one of the All Black's major players. The first time the club won the Fox Memorial outright was in 1997. Glenora repeated this in 1998 and 1999. Between 2000 and 2005 they competed in the national

Bartercard Cup The Bartercard Cup (successor of the Lion Red Cup) was the top level rugby league club competition in New Zealand from 2000 until 2007. For the entire life of the tournament it was sponsored by Bartercard. The cup was administered by the New Zeala ...

. They won the Fox Memorial in 2017, 18 years since their last title. In

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Glenora lost the final to

Point Chevalier Pirates The Point Chevalier Pirates are an Auckland rugby league club based in Point Chevalier. The Pirates currently compete in the Fox Memorial (First Division) competition run by the Auckland Rugby League. History The club was founded in 1919."Yo ...

14-12.

Notable players

The following is a list of Glenora Bears players who went on to represent New Zealand and the years in which they did so. *

Bill Sorensen William Sorensen was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand national rugby league team, New Zealand in the 1954 Rugby League World Cup, 1954, 1957 Rugby League World Cup, 1957 and 1960 Rugby League World Cup, 1960 World ...

(1951-52-53-54-55-56-57-60) Hall of Fame Legend of League * Tom Reid (1960–61) * Maunga Emery (1961-62-63-64-65-66) * Roger Tait (1965-66-67-68) * Bob Mincham (1966–68) * Henry Tatana (1967-68-71) * Eric Carson (1968–70) * Wayne Redmond (1970) (father David Walker Redmond, Kiwi 1948-49) * Don Mann (1971-72-74) (son

Duane Mann Duane Darrin Mann (born 28 June 1965) is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 2000s. A Tonga and New Zealand international representative , he captained both sides. Mann played his ...

, Kiwi 1989-94) * Dennis Williams (1971-72-74-75-77-78-80-81) Kiwi Captain 1975 & Hall of Fame Legend of League *

(1975-76-77) *

Dane O'Hara Dane Bradford Mark O'Hara is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand. At the time of his retirement he held the record for most international matches for New Zealand. Early years O'Hara attended St. Paul's Colle ...

(1977-78-79-80-81-82-84-85-86) Kiwi Captain 1980 * Glenn Taylor (1978) * Dean Lonergan (1986-87-90-91) *

(1989-90-91-92-93-94) Kiwi Captain 1994 * Kelly Shelford (1989-90-91) * Phil Bancroft (1989) *

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(1990–91) *

Jarrod McCracken Jarrod McCracken (born 27 March 1970) is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He is a former captain of the New Zealand national rugby league team and is the son of New Zealand rugby league internation ...

(1991-93-94-95-98-99) Kiwi Captain 1999 *

Brian Jellick Brian Andrew Jellick is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. A New Zealand international representative er, he played his club football in New Zealand, England and Australia. Playing care ...

(1999–2000) *

Henry Perenara Henry Edward Perenara (born 16 June 1980) is a New Zealand rugby league referee and former professional footballer who represented New Zealand. He played as a , though he could also play in the . He is also the first NRL referee in history to s ...

(2000) *

Sione Faumuina Sione Faumuina (born 27 March 1981) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Queensland Cup. He joined the Castleford Tigers ( Heritage № 893) in the Super League at the start of the ...

(2003–04) * Wairangi Koopu (2004–05) * Shontayne Hape (2004–05-06) *

Fuifui Moimoi Fuifui Moimoi (born 26 September 1980) is a rugby league footballer who plays as a . He most notably played for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League (NRL) from 2004 to 2014, in addition to playing for Leigh Centurions in the RFL C ...

(2004-) *

Epalahame Lauaki Epalahame Lauaki (born 27 January 1984) is a Tongan former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Bradford Bulls in the Championship. Background Lauaki was born in Ha'apai, Tonga. He is the brother of former All Black ...

(2006 & 2017) * Josh Aloiai (2016) * Hafu Vake (2016) *

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(2010–11) * Chris Satae (2015)

Bartercard Cup

The Bears competed in the

between 2000 and 2005. The Bears were probably the least successful of all the Auckland stand alone clubs in the competition, only making the play-offs in 2000 and never really posing a serious threat to the championship in their six-year Bartercard Cup history. They were the only

Waitakere City Waitākere City was a territorial authority in West Auckland, New Zealand; it was governed by the Waitākere City Council from 1989 to 2010. It was New Zealand's fifth-largest city, with an annual growth of about 2%. In 2010 the council was ...

team in the competition and were replaced by the

Waitakere Rangers The Waitakere Rangers were a team in the now defunct Bartercard Cup Rugby league competition in New Zealand. They represented five clubs based in Waitakere City including the Glenora Bears who previously represented the City in the Bartercard Cu ...

, a franchise that represented all five Waitakere clubs.

Glenora Bears Senior Team Records (1982, 2000-05 & 2022)

The season record for the most senior men’s team in the club.

References

External links

Official site

ARL Bears Page
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