The Tasman rugby team, which is also known as the Tasman Mako, is a professional rugby team that plays in New Zealand’s Bunnings NPC competition. The team is also affiliated with the Crusaders Super Rugby franchise.
On this page, you’ll find all the latest information about the Tasman rugby team, including the side’s latest results and upcoming fixtures. You’ll also discover a detailed history of the side and a breakdown of their current squad.
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The Tasman rugby team, which is also known as the Tasman Mako, is a professional rugby team that plays in New Zealand’s Bunnings NPC competition. The team is also affiliated with the Crusaders Super Rugby franchise.
On this page, you’ll find all the latest information about the Tasman rugby team, including the side’s latest results and upcoming fixtures. You’ll also discover a detailed history of the side and a breakdown of their current squad.
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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 Tasman rugby team is a relatively new side and it joined the Bunnings NPC competition back in 2006. By comparison, most of the other teams have been around since the competition began in 1976.
However, despite being a new side, the Tasman rugby team has already been more successful in the competition than a number of the founding teams. They started by winning the championship division of the competition when it was known as the ITM Cup in 2013. Since then, they’ve also been crowned as the overall champions of the competition twice, in 2019 and 2020. In 2021, they finished as the competition’s runners-up.
Today, the Tasman rugby team plays in the premiership division of the Bunnings NPC. The team plays its home games at either Lansdowne Park in Blenheim or Trafalgar Park in Nelson, which are both in the Tasman region.
Alex Ainley Lock 
Andrew Makalio Hooker 
Antonio Shalfoon Lock 
Atu Moli Prop 
Cameron Suafoa Blindside Flanker 
Hugh Renton Openside Flanker 
Isaac Salmon Prop 
Isileli Tuungafasi Prop 
Jacob Norris Flanker 7 
Matt Graham-Williams Loose head prop 
Max Hicks Blindside Flanker 
Pari Pari Parkinson Lock 
Quentin MacDonald Hooker 
Quinten Strange Lock 
Ryan Coxon Prop 
Samiuela Moli Hooker 
Shannon Frizell Flanker 7 
Sione Havili Talitui Openside Flanker 
Suia Maile Hooker 
Taina Fox-Matamua Number 8 
Te Ahiwaru Cirikidaveta Lock 5 
Tevita Koloamatangi Openside flanker 
Tyrel Lomax Prop 
Alex Nankivell Centre 
Andrew Knewstubb 
Anton Segner 
Campbell Parata Fly half 
David Kaetau Havili Wing 
Dwayne Polataivao Scrum Half 
Fetuli Paea Centre 
Finlay Christie Scrum half 
Isaac Ross 
Jack Grooby Scrum half 
Jamie Spowart Wing 
Kershawl Sykes-Martin 
Kieron Fonotia Centre 
Leicester Fainga'anuku Wing 
Levi Aumua Centre 13 
Luca Inch Fullback 
Luca Inch Fullback 
Macca Springer Fullback 
Macca Springer Fullback 
Mahroni Ngakuru 
Mark Telea Fullback 
Max Hicks Fullback 
Mitch Hunt Fly half 
Noah Hotham Fullback 
Regan Ware Wing 
Samuel Matenga 
Sevu Reece Right Wing 
Taine Robinson Inside centre 
Taine Robinson Fullback 
Tim O'Malley Fly half 
Tima Fainga'anuku Left Wing 
Timoci Tavatavanawai Right Wing 
Tom Marshall Fullback 
Will Jordan Fullback 
William Havili Fullback 
Willy Havili Fullback As one of the competition’s elite sides, the Tasman rugby squad is unsurprisingly stacked with star players. This includes several international All Blacks stars, such as Tyrel Lomax, Atu Moli and Ethan Blackadder.
On top of this, most players in the Tasman rugby squad are contracted to play Super Rugby. Although the majority of these players are contracted to play for the Highlanders, the team also has players who represent Moana Pasifika, the Crusaders, the Blues, the Fijian Drua and the Chiefs.
Tasman Makos Rugby Team 
