The Hawke’s Bay rugby team, often referred to as the Hawke’s Bay Magpies, is a professional rugby team in New Zealand that competes in the Bunnings NPC. The team is also affiliated with the Hurricanes Super Rugby Pacific franchise.
Read on to discover even more about the Hawke’s Bay rugby team. On this page, you can discover more about the history of the team and their current squad. You’ll also be able to see the side’s latest results and upcoming fixtures.
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The Hawke’s Bay rugby team, often referred to as the Hawke’s Bay Magpies, is a professional rugby team in New Zealand that competes in the Bunnings NPC. The team is also affiliated with the Hurricanes Super Rugby Pacific franchise.
Read on to discover even more about the Hawke’s Bay rugby team. On this page, you can discover more about the history of the team and their current squad. You’ll also be able to see the side’s latest results and upcoming fixtures.
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Bunnings NPC | Round 12 | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | BP T | BP -7 | BP | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-  Hawkes Bay | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 305 | 213 | 92 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 39 |
-  Taranaki | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 302 | 181 | 121 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 35 |
-  Tasman | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 266 | 196 | 70 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 28 |
-  Waikato | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 261 | 264 | -3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 28 |
-  Wellington | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 322 | 281 | 41 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 28 |
-  Canterbury | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 228 | 242 | -14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 26 |
-  Manawatu | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 239 | 229 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
-  Bay of Plenty | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 231 | 276 | -45 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 20 |
-  Otago | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 153 | 178 | -25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
-  Southland | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 156 | 246 | -90 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
-  Northland | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 170 | 293 | -123 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
-  Auckland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
-  North Harbour | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 34 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
-  Counties Manukau | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 53 | -26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 12 |
|---|
| - Hawkes Bay |
| - Taranaki |
| - Tasman |
| - Waikato |
| - Wellington |
| - Canterbury |
| - Manawatu |
| - Bay of Plenty |
| - Otago |
| - Southland |
| - Northland |
| - Auckland |
| - North Harbour |
| - Counties Manukau |
The Hawke’s Bay rugby union was formed back in 1884. When the National Provincial Championship was established in 1976 (the competition now known as the Bunnings NPC), the current Hawke’s Bay rugby team as we know it was formed.
The Hawke’s Bay rugby team has competed in the National Provincial Championship ever since the competition started. However, the team has never won the premiership title. That said, they were crowned as National Provincial Championship Second Division North Island winners in 1979. Since then, they’ve won the championship division of the competition nine times.
Today, the Hawke’s Bay rugby team competes in the premiership division of the Bunnings NPC. The team plays its home games at McLean Park, which has a capacity of almost 20,000.
Ash Dixon Hooker 
Brendon O'Connor Flanker 7 
Bryn Evans Lock 
Devan Flanders Lock 
Falemiga Selesele Flanker 7 
Frank Lochore Lock 4 
Gareth Evans Flanker 6 
Gareth Evans Number 8 
Geoffrey Cridge Lock 5 
Isaia Walker-Leawere Lock 
Jacob Devery Hooker 
Jason Long Prop 
Joe Apikotoa Tighthead Prop 
Joel Hintz Prop 
Josh Gimblett Blindside flanker 
Kianu Kereru-Symes Hooker 
Marino Mikaele Tu'u Number 8 
Mark Braidwood Prop 
Namatahi Waa Prop 
Pouri Rakete-Stones Prop 
Sam Ulufonua Lock 
Siosiua Kaifa Blindside Flanker 
Solomone Funaki Blindside Flanker 
Sona Taumalolo Prop 
Tim Farrell Prop 
Tom Parsons Lock 
Will Tremain Flanker 7 
Anthony Tuitavake Centre 
Anzelo Tuitavuki Left Wing 
Brad Weber Scrum half 
Caleb Makene Fullback 
Connor McLeod Scrum half 
Danny Toala Centre 12 
Danny Tusitala Scrum half 
Dennon Robinson-Bartlett 
Elijah Martin 
Ereatara Enari Scrum Half 
Folau Fakatava Scrum half 
Gene Syminton 
Harry Godfrey Fullback 
Iakopo Mapu 
Jamie Jerry Taulagi 
Jonah Lowe Centre 
Kienan Higgins Fullback 
Kurt Baker Fullback 
Lincoln McClutchie Fly Half 
Lolagi Visinia Fullback 
Lolani Faleiva Fullback 
Mason Emerson Wing 
Neria Fomai Left Wing 
Ollie Sapsford Wing 
Pasqualle Dunn Centre 
Sam McNicol Wing 
Sebastian Visinia 
Stacey Ili Wing 
Tiaan Falcon Fly half 
Tiaki Fabish Fullback Although the Hawke’s Bay rugby squad is not as star studded as some of the other squads in the Bunnings NPC, it does still contain some household names. After all, several international stars represent the Hawke’s Bay rugby team, including All Blacks Brodie Retallick and Brad Weber. On top of this, the current Hawke’s Bay rugby team also includes players who represent the Chiefs, Hurricanes, Crusaders, Highlanders and Rebels in Super Rugby Pacific.
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