Waikato rugby league team

Waikato rugby league team
Club information
Full name	Waikato Rugby League Football Club
Nickname(s)	Cougars
Colours	Black Red Yellow
Founded	1921
Departed	2009
Former details
Ground(s)	Trustbank Park, Hamilton (10,000) Davies Park, Huntly
Competition	Bartercard Premiership
Records
Premierships	1997
Rugby League Cup	1922-24, 1927, 1930, 1932, 1975-76, 1997-99

The Waikato rugby league team (also known as the Waikato Cougars, formerly as South Auckland) is a New Zealand rugby league team that represents the Waikato Rugby League in New Zealand Rugby League competitions. They competed in the Lion Red Cup from 1994 to 1996, the Super League Challenge Cup in 1997 and the Bartercard Premiership in 2008 and 2009.

History

Lion Red Cup

Between 1994 and 1996, the Waikato region was represented by the Waikato Cougars in the Lion Red Cup competition. The team's inaugural captain was Tukere Barlow while Joe Gwynne was the coach. The team was originally going to be called the Stags or the Chiefs before the Cougars nickname was selected.^[1]

Notable players included; Martin Moana, Gavin Hill, Tama Hohaia, Francis Leota, Darryl Beazley, 1994 captain Tukere Barlow, Butch Tua, 1995 captain Aaron Tucker, Tony Waikato, Kiwi Mark Woods and Hekewaru Muru.^[1]^[2]

Season	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Position	Finals
1994	22	16	1	5	589	405	184	33	Second	Lost Elimination Semifinal
1995	22	13	1	8	471	379	92	27	Fourth	Lost Elimination Semifinal
1996	22	13	1	8	515	472	43	27	Fourth	Lost Preliminary Final

Late 90's

The Waikato Cougars won the Super League Challenge Cup in 1997, defeating Canterbury in the final. During this year they also defeated Auckland at Carlaw Park for the first time since 1943 and won the Rugby League Cup. They defended the Rugby League Cup in 1998.

Bartercard Cup

Main article: Waicoa Bay Stallions

The Waikato region was represented in the Bartercard Cup competition by the Waicoa Bay Stallions, a co-operative team involving players from Waikato, Coastline and Bay of Plenty federations.

Season	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Position	Finals
2004	16	4	2	10	380	455	-75	10	9th (12)	N/A
2005	16	3	0	13	368	620	-252	6	12th (12)	N/A
2006	18	5	2	11	494	662	-168	12	8th (10)	N/A
2007	18	5	1	12	418	682	-264	11	7th (10)	N/A

Bartercard Premiership

Waikato Rugby League were one of the six teams that compete in the National Provincial Competition in 2008 and 2009. In both years they finished third.

Season	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Position	Finals
2008	5	3	0	2	110	138	-28	6	Third	N/A
2009	5	3	0	2	130	108	22	6	Third	Lost Semi Final

References

1 2 Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1994, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1994. p.114
↑ Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1995, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1995. p.95

Rugby league in New Zealand

Federations	New Zealand Rugby League

Representative teams	Men's ("Kiwis") Women's ("Kiwi Ferns") Junior Māori Residents

New Zealand Kiwis	Players Coaches Matches

Zones	Northern Auckland Counties-Manukau Upper Central Mid-Central Wellington Southern

Districts	Auckland (team) Bay of Plenty (team) Canterbury (team) Coastline (team) Gisborne Tairawhiti (team) Manawatu (team) Northland (team) Otago (team) Southland (team) Hawke's Bay (team) Taranaki (team) Tasman (team) Waikato (team) Wellington (team) West Coast (team)

Australian competition teams	New Zealand Warriors (NRL) Auckland Vulcans (defunct) Auckland Lions (defunct)

Competitions	National Competition Rugby League Cup Bartercard Premiership (defunct) Bartercard Cup (defunct) Lion Red Cup (defunct)

New Zealand domestic seasons	1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027

Bartercard Premiership

Seasons	2008 (Auckland) 2009 (Canterbury)

Clubs	Auckland Bay of Plenty Canterbury Taranaki Waikato Wellington

Lion Red Cup

Seasons	1994 (North Harbour Sea Eagles) 1995 (North Harbour Sea Eagles) 1996 (Counties Manukau Heroes)

Teams	Auckland City Vulcans Auckland Warriors Colts Bay of Plenty Stags Canterbury Country Cardinals Christchurch City Shiners Counties Manukau Heroes Hawke's Bay Unicorns Hutt Valley Firehawks Manawatu Mustangs North Harbour Sea Eagles Taranaki Rockets Waikato Cougars Waitakere City Raiders Wellington City Dukes

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