Otahuhu Leopards

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**Auckland Rugby League**

Club name:	Otahuhu Leopards
Founded:
Coach:	Richard Blackmore
Ground:	Bert Henham Park
Bartercard Cup Seasons:	2000-2003
Bartercard Cup Champions:	Nil
Fox Memorial Champions:	11: 1945, 1964, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1990, 1995, 2000
Sharman Cup Champions:	6: 1935, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1950

The Otahuhu Leopards are a rugby league club based in Auckland, New Zealand.

They have previously competed in the Bartercard Cup but now just compete in the Fox Memorial competition run by the Auckland Rugby League. They are coached by former Auckland Warrior and New Zealand International, Richard Blackmore.

1 Notable Players
2 Bartercard Cup
- 2.1 Otahuhu Ellerslie Leopards
- 2.2 Tamaki Leopards
3 References

[edit] Notable Players

The Otahuhu Club has had a long and proud history of producing top quality rugby league players. Some of these include;

[edit] Bartercard Cup

With the creation of the Bartercard Cup in 2000 by the New Zealand Rugby League the Leopards were one of the seven Auckland sides invited to join. They dominated the competition in the inagurual season, finishing up Minor Premiers before going down to the Canterbury Bulls in the Grand Final. More heartbreak was to follow for the club, losing in the Elimination Play-Off and the Preliminary Final the next two seasons before missing the final series all together in 2003.

Season	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Position (Teams)	Finals
2000	22	18	0	4	782	440	342	36	Minor Premiers (Twelve)	Runner Up
2001	22	14	1	7	691	528	163	29	Fourth (Twelve)	Lost Elimination Play-Off
2002	16	10	0	6	636	393	243	20	Third (Twelve)	Lost Preliminary Final
2003	16	5	1	10	432	594	-162	11	Ninth (Twelve)	N/A

[edit] Otahuhu Ellerslie Leopards

In 2004 the Counties Manukau Jetz replaced the Manurewa Marlins in the competition. As a result the number of clubs involved with the Eastern Tornadoes increased and the clubs orientation shifted southwards. The Ellerslie Eagles left this franchise and joined with Otahuhu to form the "Otahuhu Ellerslie Leopards". The club made the finals again, again losing in the Preliminary Final. In 2005 the club missed the finals for the second time in three seasons.

Season	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Position (Teams)	Finals
2004	16	12	0	4	476	321	155	24	Second (Twelve)	Lost Preliminary Final
2005	16	9	0	7	442	412	30	18	Sixth (Twelve)	N/A

[edit] Tamaki Leopards

In 2006 the number of Auckland Bartercard Cup sides was reduced from eight to five. This resulted in the Otahuhu-Ellerslie Leopards and the Eastern Tornadoes merging to form the "Tamaki Leopards" franchise.