North Harbour - a brief rugby history

Founded: 1985
Colours: Jersey: White, Black & Cardinal Shorts: Black Socks: Cardinal with Black & White stripe tops
Main Ground: North Harbour Stadium, Albany
President: John McKittrick
Chairman: Gary R Howarth
GM: David B Gibson

Website: www.harbourrugby.co.nz

View/Download:

North Harbour Rugby Results 1985 - 2019 (PDF) Updated 26/1/21

Order of Merit 1985 - 2019 (PDF's)           Updated 26/1/21
50 or more Games played
10 or more Tries:    scored per game
100 or more Points:    scored per game

North Harbour v's Others Stats (PDF) Updated 3/10/20

North Harbour NPC Statistics 1985 - 2019 (PDF) Updated 26/1/21

North Harbour Non NPC Statistics 1985 - 2019 (PDF) Updated 26/1/21

Coaches Coaching Records (PDF) Updated 26/1/21

The most appearances is (145) by both Ron Williams from 1985 - 1994 & Walter Little from 1987 - 2000.
The most points scored is by Warren Burton (1,052) from 1990 - 1996.
The most tries scored is by Richard Kapa (63) from 1985 - 1993.

Clubs that form the Union are:
Click on the names to access each club's website

Club Name	Founded	Colours

Referees		Jersey: Shorts: Socks:
East Coast Bays	1946	Jersey: Green & Black hoops Shorts: Black Socks: Green & Black hoops
Glenfield	1969	Jersey: Red, White & Black Shorts: Black Socks: Black with Red & White tops
Helensville	1970	Jersey: Red wth Black stripe & Gold hoop Shorts: Black Socks: Red, Black & Gold hoops
Kumeu	1998	Jersey: Green & Black with White stripe Shorts: Black Socks: Black with Green & White top
Mahurangi	1989	Jersey: Black & White hoops Shorts: Black with White trim Socks: Black & White hoops
Marist	1986	Jersey: Navy Blue, Sky Blue with Red trim Shorts: Navy Blue Socks: Navy Blue with Sky Blue tops
Massey	1955	Jersey: Red, Yellow & Blue hoops Shorts: Blue Socks: Red, Yellow & Blue hoops
Northcote/Birkenhead		Jersey: Maroon & Gold hoops Shorts: Maroon Socks: Maroon & Gold hoops
North Shore	1873	Jersey: Green & White stripes Shorts: White Socks: Green with White tops
Navy		Jersey: Blue with Royal Blue pattern & White trim Shorts: Socks:
Silverdale	1963	Jersey: Green with Gold & Red bands Shorts: Green with Gold stripe Socks: Green with Gold & Red top
Takapuna	1934	Jersey: Blue & Gold stripe Shorts: Blue Socks: Blue & Gold hoops

Endorsements

Just wanted to drop you a line to say that Trevor Howard from New Zealand Rugby has advised me/us (fellow REO’s) of your website. I have had the chance to go through it and must say that you have done an outstanding job in collating and publishing this information. I have, in turn, shared it with all my referees in my regions (for which there are a number of referees in your data base) and I have nothing but praise and complements for what you have done.

Often referees (and players) simply drop off the system and the only records are in books and word of mouth (especially the less known personnel) but for them (and me), to search through and find our names and details of our 1st class accomplishment is very flattering and a sense of pride is established as we show our children or colleagues/friends of years gone by. Of course this is helped by the ease of access (as opposed to searching through books and magazines).

Thanks again for your efforts (for which I can only imagine are enormous) and I hope you continue to enter the details and expand your website.

John Dustow (JD)
Referee Education Officer (REO)
Counties Manukau Rugby Football Union/Thames Valley Rugby Football Union.

We are burying a good friend and ex-southland rugby player this Friday in Invercargill with many of the local rugby men that feature on your site (we have checked!) no doubt will be attending also. We just happened to be googling his name to see if any rugby info came up and your history site came up from that. It was great to see how many games he had played and when.
A wonderful source of information. Keep up the great work.

Kind regards,
Jo MacDonald

Thanks for this great work. I hope you can soon raise the funding you need to expand these rugby records.

It gives me great pleasure to write this character reference about this website. There would not be a person in this country who doesn’t know that rugby is the national game of New Zealand. The passion runs deep and the profile and exposure of the sport is without peer. A fair chunk of our heroes come from the game and nothing affects the mental psychology of the people more than rugby. Not even politics.

Because of this rich feeling, discussions in society are often based around the game and on the players involved. Memories tend to play tricks on people. They can fade and forget and get things muddled up. For nearly 90 years New Zealand rugby enthusiasts have been superbly served by the Rugby Almanack. It remains the definitive source of information from each season despite the advancement of technology.

However, we must accept that technology has advanced and like rugby, we therefore need to embrace the good that comes with that change. www.rugbyhistory.co.nz is the best rugby history site that is available. It provides comprehensive records of the All Blacks, all the Super rugby sides and most impressively of all, places a large emphasis on the national provincial competition, which remains such a crucial part of the fabric in New Zealand.

Kery Geertson’s dedication to this growing rugby treasure can not be denied. It continues to grow, mature and impress. To paraphrase the late, great Terry McLean www.rugbyhistory.co.nz should be stored as a favourite website for every rugby lover; it provides facts and fairness and hours of one of life’s greatest pleasures – browsing.

Grant Hassall
Wannabe Rugby Historian
New Plymouth

Kerry
Firstly, this is an awesome website – love all the work you’ve done. It’s a real bonus especially to those of us who never collected Rugby Almanack etc.
So awesome to see my own name in there – but you’ve missed one NZU game – I played 3 – Full 80’s against Scotland & Uruguay and as a replacement vs France in the semi final.
Every game counts when we’re old, lol!
Cheers
Pat J Stevens

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Kerry - great website on rugby - just a comment your player information for Ken J Tarrant (brother) South Canterbury is incorrect. It says he played 29 games I think you will find it was around 69 from early 70s to late 70s.
Steve Tarrant
(170 games over 14 seasons for Sth Canterbury & Southland)

Kerry's note: Thanks Steve, this will be corrected once I go back earlier than 1975.

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