Taniwharau Rugby League Club
Encyclopedia
The Taniwharau Rugby League Club is a rugby league
club from Huntly, New Zealand
. They compete in the Waikato Rugby League
club competition. The club plays in a green and gold strip and are based at Waahi Pa.
The club won 11 straight Waikato premierships during the 1970-80's. Taniwharau also won the inaugural Waicoa Bay championship in 2002 and again in 2007 a year in which they went through the season unbeaten; a feat that has never been achieved before at the Waikato Rugby League Premier Level. Taniwharau were able to win the reformed Waikato Rugby League title in 2008 and 2009.
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...
club from Huntly, New Zealand
Huntly, New Zealand
Huntly is a town in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is on State Highway 1, 93 kilometres south of Auckland and 35 kilometres north of Hamilton. It is situated on the North Island Main Trunk Railway and straddles the Waikato River.Huntly was called Rahui Pokeka when...
. They compete in the Waikato Rugby League
Waikato Rugby League
Waikato Rugby League is the local sporting body responsible for the administration of Rugby league in the Waikato region of New Zealand. The WRL are represented by the Waikato rugby league team...
club competition. The club plays in a green and gold strip and are based at Waahi Pa.
History
Taniwharau is the most successful club in Huntly, a town which once boasted four rugby league clubs.The club won 11 straight Waikato premierships during the 1970-80's. Taniwharau also won the inaugural Waicoa Bay championship in 2002 and again in 2007 a year in which they went through the season unbeaten; a feat that has never been achieved before at the Waikato Rugby League Premier Level. Taniwharau were able to win the reformed Waikato Rugby League title in 2008 and 2009.
Notable Past Players
- Lance HohaiaLance HohaiaLance Hohaia is a New Zealand rugby league player, he currently plays for St Helens RLFC. In 2008 Hohaia was a member of the World Cup winning New Zealand team.-Early years:...
(New Zealand International) - Wairangi KoopuWairangi KoopuWairangi Koopu is a professional rugby league player for the Pt Chev Pirates in New Zealand. Koopu primarily plays in the second row, although he also can play in the centres.-Early years:...
(New Zealand International) - Herewini RangiHerewini RangiHerewini Rangi is a New Zealand rugby league coach and former player who played one match in the National Rugby League. He was a hooker/back rower who could also kick goals.-Early years:...
(New Zealand Warriors player) - Andy Berryman (New Zealand International)
- Steve BerrymanSteve BerrymanSteve Berryman is a Cook Islander former professional rugby footballer who at representative level has played rugby league for the New Zealand Māori team and the Cook Islands.-Playing career:...
(Cook Islands International) - Don Parkinson (New Zealand International)
- Rick Muru (New Zealand International)