The Auckland rugby league team is the team which traditionally represents all of the clubs which play in the Auckland Rugby League

Auckland Rugby League

The Auckland Rugby League is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It is responsible for rugby league in the region and was the owner of Carlaw Park, once the "spiritual home of rugby league in New Zealand".-History:The Auckland Rugby League was...

 competition. The Auckland Rugby League team has traditionally been a powerhouse of New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 domestic rugby league

Rugby league

Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...

. As well as a senior men's team there are also Auckland representative teams throughout the various age groups such as under 15s, under 17s, under 19s and under 21s.

Under the new zone scheme introduced in 2010 the Auckland team represents North, East and West Auckland while South Auckland is represented by the Counties Manukau rugby league team

Counties Manukau rugby league team

The Counties Manukau rugby league team represents the Counties Manukau zone in the Albert Baskerville Trophy. Previously, teams representing Counties Manukau have competed in the Lion Red Cup and Bartercard Cup. They are nicknamed the Stingrays...

. The zone team is nicknamed the Auckland Pride.

History

Auckland played its first game on 24 August 1908 when they took on Wellington

Wellington Rugby League

Wellington Rugby League is the local sporting body responsible for the administration of Rugby league in the Greater Wellington region. It is responsible for the local competition of the same name, as well as its representative team, the Wellington rugby league team.- Local Senior Competition :The...

 at Victoria Park, Auckland

Victoria Park, Auckland

Victoria Park is a park and sports ground in Auckland City, New Zealand. It lies on reclaimed bay land in Freemans Bay, a suburb directly west of the Auckland CBD. This origin of the land makes it very flat and level...

 in the first provincial game of rugby league in New Zealand.

In 1975 when the French national team was in New Zealand for the World Series, they played a match against Auckland on 13 June and lost 3-9 at Carlaw Park in front of 10,000.

Auckland also hosted the 1992 touring Great Britain Lions.

Auckland has played against several touring teams over the years though once the Auckland Warriors started playing in 1995 it diluted the standard of the side and they have not played against full international sides in recent years.

Auckland beat Australia, England and France in the space of 21 days in 1977. A feat which the Warriors commemorated by wearing replica strips in their Round 24 clash with the Manly Sea Eagles on the 26th of August, 2007. Happily, the Warriors won 36-14 in front of a packed Mount Smart Stadium.

Auckland also beat the touring Australian side in 1989 by 26 points to 24 at Carlaw Park.

Auckland participated in the Amco Cup

Amco Cup

The Amco Cup was a mid-week rugby league competition held in Australia between 1974 and 1989. The format was usually a straight knock-out, but various group formats were used between 1979 and 1982...

 in the 1974-1980 and 1984-1985 seasons.

Current Auckland teams

The Auckland Vulcans

Auckland Vulcans

The Auckland Vulcans are an Auckland based rugby league club that participates in the New South Wales Cup. They are administered by the Rugby League Development Foundation. The team is selected from the Auckland Rugby League's Fox Memorial Competition and also uses Warriors squad members not...

 currently represent Auckland in the NSW Cup while Auckland Pride participates in the Albert Baskerville Trophy. This team represents the Hibiscus Coast Raiders

Hibiscus Coast Raiders

The Hibiscus Coast Raiders are a rugby league club based on the Hibiscus Coast, New Zealand. They compete in Auckland Rugby League's Fox Memorial competition and between 2000 and 2005 were also involved in the Bartercard Cup competition.-History:...

, Richmond Bulldogs, Mt Wellington Warriors, Ponsonby Ponies

Ponsonby Ponies

The Ponsonby Ponies are a rugby league club based in Ponsonby, New Zealand. The club was founded in 1908 and competes in the Auckland Rugby League's Fox Memorial competition.-History:...

, Glenora Bears

Glenora Bears

The Glenora Bears are a rugby league football club based in Glen Eden, New Zealand who compete in Auckland Rugby League's Fox Memorial competition. The club was established in 1931...

, Ellerslie Eagles, Mt Albert Lions

Mt Albert Lions

The Mount Albert Lions are a rugby league club based in Mount Albert, New Zealand. The Lions home ground is at Fowlds Park. Their patron is the former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Helen Clark. In 2008 and 2009 the Lions won the Fox Memorial....

, Te Atatu Roosters

Te Atatu Roosters

The Te Atatu Roosters is a rugby league club based in Te Atatu. The Roosters compete in the Fox Memorial, the premier division in Auckland Rugby League...

, Bay Roskill Vikings

Bay Roskill Vikings

The Bay Roskill Vikings are a rugby league football club based in Mount Roskill and Blockhouse Bay, New Zealand who compete in Auckland Rugby League's Sharman Cup competition. The club was established in 1979.-History:...

, Northcote Tigers

Northcote Tigers

The Northcote Tigers are a rugby league club based in Northcote, New Zealand. The club was founded in 1910 as the Northcote Warriors.The Tigers compete in the Fox Memorial competition run by the Auckland Rugby League. Between 2000 and 2002 the Northcote Tigers competed in the national Bartercard...

, Marist Saints

Marist Saints

The Marist Saints is a rugby league club based in Mount Albert, New Zealand. They regularly feature in the Fox Memorial, the premier division in Auckland Rugby League...

, East Coast Bays Barracudas

East Coast Bays Barracudas

The East Coast Bays Barracudas is an rugby league club based in Browns Bay, New Zealand. They currently compete in the Fox Memorial, the premier division in Auckland Rugby League.-Notable players:...

, Pt Chevalier Pirates, Waitemata Seagulls, Glenfield Greyhounds, New Lynn Stags and the Waiheke Rams.Auckland Zone Auckland Rugby League

Colours

Auckland representative sides traditionally wear a blue jersey with a white double 'V', in the same style of the New Zealand Kiwis jersey but with blue instead of black, this is still the jersey worn by the Auckland Vulcans

Auckland Vulcans

The Auckland Vulcans are an Auckland based rugby league club that participates in the New South Wales Cup. They are administered by the Rugby League Development Foundation. The team is selected from the Auckland Rugby League's Fox Memorial Competition and also uses Warriors squad members not...

 NSW Cup team.

New South Wales results

• 1974 Amco Cup
  1974 Amco Cup
  The 1974 Amco Cup was won by New South Wales Country Rugby League's Western Division team. They were coached by Johnny King and included players such as Geoff Lousick, Nelson Smith and Terry Fahey.-Format:...
  
   - 1 loss (Round 2)
• 1975 Amco Cup
  1975 Amco Cup
  -Format:The format was a straight knock-out with 28 teams. The following 4 teams received a first round bye: Western Division , Eastern Suburbs , Fortitude Valley , Auckland.-Round 1:-Round 2:...
  
   - 1 win, 1 draw, 1 loss (Semi Finals)
• 1976 Amco Cup
  1976 Amco Cup
  The 1976 Amco Cup was a rugby league football tournament featuring teams from around the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland.-Preliminary round:Bold text-Round 1:-Round 2:-Quarter finals:-Semi finals:-Final:...
  
   - 1 win, 1 loss (Round 2)
• 1977 Amco Cup
  1977 Amco Cup
  -Format:Random draw, straight knock-out with 38 teams, 12 of which played off in a preliminary round.-Preliminary round:-Round 1:-Round 2:-Quarter finals:-Semi finals:-Final:* *- Advanced on penalty count-back-Sources:...
  
   - 1 loss (Round 1)
• 1978 Amco Cup
  1978 Amco Cup
  -Format:The competition was again played as a straight knock-out, but some teams received byes through to the second, third or even fourth round.-Round 1:-Round 2:-Round 3:-Round 4:-Quarter finals:-Semi finals:-Final:-Sources:...
  
   - 1 win, 1 loss (Quarter Finals)
• 1979 Amco Cup
  1979 Amco Cup
  -Format:The competition changed from a knock-out to 4 groups of 4, with the 4 group winners progressing to the semi-finals.-Group A:-Group B:-Group C:-Group D:-Semi finals:-Final:-Sources:...
  
   - 3 losses (Group Stage)
• 1980 Tooth Cup
  1980 Tooth Cup
  In 1980 Tooth Cup was the name of the annual mid-week knockout rugby league competition which was played from April to August 1980 due to sponsorship from brewers, Tooth. Parramatta beat Balmain in the final.-Format:...
  
   - 1 loss (Round 1)
• 1984 National Panasonic Cup
  1984 National Panasonic Cup
  -Format:With the demise of Newtown, the competition was reduced to 17 teams in a straight knock-out. 2 teams played off in the preliminary round. There was a random draw for all other rounds.-Preliminary round:-Round 1:-Quarter finals:-Semi finals:...
  
   - 1 loss (Preliminary Round)
• 1985 National Panasonic Cup
  1985 National Panasonic Cup
  -Format:Qld Country did not participate, reducing the competition to 16 teams in a straight knock-out. There was a random draw for all rounds.-Round 1:-Quarter finals:-Semi finals:-Final:-Sources:...
  
   - 1 loss (Round 1)
• 2007 NSWRL Premier League
  NSWRL Premier League
  The New South Wales Cup is a rugby league competition for clubs in New South Wales previously known as the NSWRL Premier League. It has a history dating back to the NSWRFL's origins in 1908, starting off as a reserve grade competition. It is now the premier open age competition in the state...
  
   (Auckland Lions
  Auckland Lions
  The Auckland Lions were a rugby league club that had teams in both the New Zealand Bartercard Cup and the NSWRL Premier League. They were mostly based around the Mt Albert Lions Rugby League club...
  
  )
• 2008 New South Wales Cup (Auckland Vulcans
  Auckland Vulcans
  The Auckland Vulcans are an Auckland based rugby league club that participates in the New South Wales Cup. They are administered by the Rugby League Development Foundation. The team is selected from the Auckland Rugby League's Fox Memorial Competition and also uses Warriors squad members not...
  
  )
• 2009 New South Wales Cup (Auckland Vulcans
  Auckland Vulcans
  The Auckland Vulcans are an Auckland based rugby league club that participates in the New South Wales Cup. They are administered by the Rugby League Development Foundation. The team is selected from the Auckland Rugby League's Fox Memorial Competition and also uses Warriors squad members not...
  
  )
• 2010 New South Wales Cup (Auckland Vulcans
  Auckland Vulcans
  The Auckland Vulcans are an Auckland based rugby league club that participates in the New South Wales Cup. They are administered by the Rugby League Development Foundation. The team is selected from the Auckland Rugby League's Fox Memorial Competition and also uses Warriors squad members not...
  
  )
• 2011 New South Wales Cup (Auckland Vulcans
  Auckland Vulcans
  The Auckland Vulcans are an Auckland based rugby league club that participates in the New South Wales Cup. They are administered by the Rugby League Development Foundation. The team is selected from the Auckland Rugby League's Fox Memorial Competition and also uses Warriors squad members not...
  
  )

Record versus touring teams

1919

• Auckland 8 Australia 32 (Auckland Domain
  Auckland Domain
  The Auckland Domain is Auckland's oldest park, and at 75 hectares one of the largest in the city. Located in the central suburb of Grafton, the park contains all of the explosion crater and most of the surrounding tuff ring of the Pukekawa volcano....
  
  )

1920

• Auckland 24 Great Britain 16

1935

• Auckland 8, Australia 16 (Carlaw Park
  Carlaw Park
  Carlaw Park was a multi-purpose stadium in Parnell, a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.-History:The stadium's grandstands and terraces were built in 1916, and it became the home of rugby league in Auckland from 1921...
  
  )

1935

• Auckland 18, Australia 36 (Carlaw Park)

1949

• Auckland 18, Australia 36 (Carlaw Park)

1953

• Auckland 4 Australia 26 (Carlaw Park)

1954

• Auckland 5 Great Britain 4

1955

• Auckland 17 France 15

1960

• Auckland 14 France 5

1961

• Auckland 13 Australia 8 (Carlaw Park)

1962

• Auckland 46 Great Britain 13

1965

• Auckland 2 Australia 18 (Carlaw Park)

1969

• Auckland 15 Australia 14 (Carlaw Park)

1971

• Auckland 15 Australia 14 (Carlaw Park)

1974

• Auckland 11 Great Britain 2

1975

• Auckland 6 Australia 17 (Carlaw Park)
• Auckland 9 France 3 (Carlaw Park)

1977

• Auckland 19 Australia 15 (Carlaw Park)
• Auckland 17 France 0
• Auckland 14 Great Britain 10

1980

• Auckland 7 Australia 21 (Carlaw Park)

1981

• Auckland 20 France 10

1985

• Auckland 10 Australia 50 (Carlaw Park)

1988

• Auckland 30 Great Britain 14

1989

• Auckland 26 Australia 24 (Carlaw Park)

1990

• Auckland 24 Great Britain 13