National Competition
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National Competition Sport Rugby league football Inaugural season 2010 Number of teams 7 Country New Zealand
Holders Auckland (2010) Most titles Auckland (1 title) Website nzrl.co.nz leaguenet.co.nz Related competition Bartercard Premiership The National Competition (originally named the National Zonal Competition) is the top level rugby league competition run by the New Zealand Rugby League. The competition replaced the Bartercard Premiership following a Sparc funded review and restructure of the New Zealand Rugby League. Seven teams compete in the competition each representing a Zone. These zones are: Northland, Auckland, Counties Manukau, Upper Central, Mid Central, Wellington and Southern.
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 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.
Teams
Team Nickname 2010 Coach Home Grounds Northern Swords Joe Rau Lindvart Park, Kaikohe
Jubilee Park, Whangarei
Okura Park, WhangareiAuckland Pride Brent Gemmell Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
Cornwall Park Stadium, AucklandCounties Manukau Stingrays Rusty Matua Bruce Pulman Park, Papakura Waicoa Bays Stallions Tahe Morunga Resthills Park, Hamilton
Blake Park, Tauranga
Puketawhero Park, RotoruaCentral Vipers Mike Graham Clifton Park, Waitara
Arena Manawatu, Palmerston North
Yarrow Stadium, New PlymouthWellington Orcas Trevor Clark Fraser Park, Wellington
Porirua Stadium, PoriruaSouth Island Scorpions Brent Stuart Rugby League Park, Christchurch Seasons
Year Albert Baskerville Trophy Score Score Defeated Minor Premiers Wooden Spoon Mark Graham Cup Nathan Cayless Cup 2010 Auckland 14 6 Counties Manukau Auckland Northern Swords Counties Manukau Counties Manukau 2011 Auckland Pride 44 34 South Island Scorpions Auckland Pride Northern Swords Auckland Pride Auckland Pride 2012 References
Rugby League in New Zealand Federations Representative Teams New Zealand Kiwis Zones 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 Competitions Rugby League Cup · National Zonal Competition · Bartercard Premiership (defunct) · Bartercard Cup (defunct) · Lion Red Cup (defunct)New Zealand domestic seasons 1908 · 1909 · 1910 · 1911 · 1912 · 1913 · 1914 · 1915 · 1916 · 1917
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