NZRL National Competition
| Current season or competition: File:Rugby football current event.svg 2022 New Zealand rugby league season | |
| Sport | Rugby league |
|---|---|
| Formerly known as | Bartercard Premiership |
| Instituted | 2010 |
| Inaugural season | 2010 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Country | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand |
| Holders | File:Rochdale colours.svg Akarana Falcons (2022) |
| Most titles | File:Rochdale colours.svg Akarana Falcons (9 titles) |
| Website | www.NZRL.co.nz/ |
| Broadcast partner | Sky Sport |
The NZRL Men's National Competition (previously called the National Zonal Competition) is the top-level rugby league competition run by the New Zealand Rugby League. In 2010 the competition replaced the Bartercard Premiership following a Sparc funded review and restructure of the New Zealand Rugby League. Since 2019, the competition has consisted of a four-team national premiership and an eight-team national championship (split into North and South Island Conferences) with a promotion and relegation between the two divisions.
Trophies and awards
[edit | edit source]Senior teams compete for the Albert Baskerville Trophy, which is named after Albert Baskerville, the organiser of the 1907-1908 All Golds tour. Under-17s compete for the Mark Graham Cup, which is named after Mark Graham, the New Zealand Rugby League player of the century. Under-15s compete for the Nathan Cayless Cup, which is named after Nathan Cayless, the only captain to win the World Cup for New Zealand.
Structure
[edit | edit source]The competition was reformatted for the 2016 season, with Akarana, Counties Manukau, Canterbury and Wellington competing in a national championship. The Upper Central and Mid-Central zones reverted to district teams with these teams, alongside Northland and the South Island districts, competing in four regional championships. The four regional winners then compete in a National Premiership competition, which play a promotion-relegation match against the last placed national championship side.[1]
From 2019, this changed again, with a 4-team Premiership and 8-team, two conference (North and South Island) Championship contested.
NZRL Premiership Teams
[edit | edit source]| Team | City/Region | Current Coach | Home Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Rochdale colours.svg Akarana Falcons | Auckland | Steve Buckingham | Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland |
| File:North Sydney colours.svg Canterbury Bulls | Christchurch | Andrew Auimatagi[2] | Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub, Christchurch |
| File:St. George colours.svg Counties Manukau Stingrays | South Auckland | Rod Ratu | Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland |
| File:Waikatoleague.png Waikato Mana | Hamilton | FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton |
NZRL Championship Teams
[edit | edit source]| Team | City/Region | Current Coach | Home Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Island Conference | |||
| File:Workingtoncolours.svg Auckland Vulcans | Auckland | Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland | |
| File:Australian colours.svg Mid-Central Vipers | New Plymouth | Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth | |
| File:LebanonRLcolours.png Upper Central Stallions | Tauranga & Rotorua | Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua | |
| File:Wellington colours.svg Wellington Orcas | Wellington | Mike Kuiti | Jerry Collins Stadium, Porirua |
| South Island Conference | |||
| File:Ireland colours.svg Aoraki Eels | South Canterbury | Ashbury Park, Timaru | |
| File:Parramatta colours.svg Otago Rugby League | Dunedin | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin | |
| File:Ramscolours.svg Southland Rams | Invercargill | Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill | |
| File:Illawarra colours.svg West Coast Chargers | Greymouth | Wingham Park, Greymouth | |
Season winners
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Note: *In 2014 Counties Manukau were disqualified from the final for fielding an ineligible player.
See also
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- NZRL National Youth Tournament
- NZRL National Secondary Schools Tournament
- NZRL Women's National Competition
References
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- ^ Stingrays romp home in premiership final nzrl.co.nz, 17 October 2015
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