Waitemata Rugby Football and Sports Club is a rugby club based in Waitakere City, Auckland. They play in the Auckland club Rugby competition. Waitemata was founded in 1927 after an amalgamation of the Hobsonville, Waimauku and Swanson clubs.

They were based at Smythe Park until 1951 when they moved to their present day grounds at Waitemata Park on Swanson Road.

Waitemata have won the Gallaher Shield on four occasions with the most recent being a 26-14 victory over University in 2003.

Waitemata has produced four All Blacks

All Blacks

The New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....

, Adrian Clarke, Kenneth Carrington, Michael Jones and Sione Lauaki

Sione Lauaki

Sione Tuitupu Lauaki is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. His brother, Epalahame Lauaki, is a 2nd rower for Hull in the Super League competition and also a New Zealand international.-Early career:...

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Former All Blacks coach John Hart

John Hart (rugby coach)

John Bernard Hart, ONZM was a New Zealand rugby union coach, mainly for Auckland and the All Blacks. After many years in business, during which he rose to become Group Employee Relations Director for Fletcher Challenge, then New Zealand's largest company, John Hart began his first class coaching...

also played for and coached Waitemata.