Manurewa Marlins

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**Auckland Rugby League**

Club name	Manurewa Marlins
First Season
Ground	Leabank Park
Coach	Rusty Matua
Bartercard Cup Seasons	2000-2003
Bartercard Cup Premierships	Nil.
Fox Memorial Premierships	2; 2005, 2007
Sharman Cup Champions	1; 2006

The Manurewa Marlins are a New Zealand rugby league side. They previously played in the Bartercard Cup but now just play in Auckland Rugby League's Fox Memorial competition.

[edit] Notable Players

Notable Former Players include Michael Harrison, Lance Lunjevich, Henry Fa'afili, Joe Galuvao and Greg Eastwood. Lance Hohaia and Mark Tookey also spent time at Manurewa whilst playing for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL.

Another former NRL, Super League and Kiwi test representative who spent time at Manurewa was Ritchie Blackmore, who acted as a player/coach before moving to Otahuhu, where he currently coaches the Premier team.

Many former Manurewa juniors are likely to join the list of those playing in the NRL or Super League, such as Hala Laula who is playing for South Sydney in the Jersey Flegg competition, and Daniel O'Regan who is playing for the Auckland Lions in the Bartercard Cup and NSW Premier League competitions and Maneel Kumar who is currently contracted to the Brisbane Broncos.

[edit] Bartercard Cup

The Marlins played four season in the Bartercard cup, making the playoffs just once. They did however win in there first finals appearance, beating the Otahuhu Leopards, before going down against eventual runners up, the Eastern Tornadoes. In 2004 there place was taken by the Counties Manukau Jetz.

Season	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Position (Teams)	Finals
2000	22	11	2	9	633	521	112	24	Seven (Twelve)	N/A
2001	22	13	1	8	657	513	144	27	Fifth (Twelve)	Lost Elimination Semifinal
2002	16	5	1	10	377	511	-134	11	Eighth (Twelve)	N/A
2003	16	6	1	9	480	544	-64	13	Seventh (Twelve)	N/A