Taranaki (National Provincial Championship)
 Official TRFU emblem | ||
| Union | Taranaki Rugby Football Union | |
|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Bulls | |
| Founded | 1885 | |
| Location | Westown, New Plymouth, New Zealand | |
| Ground(s) | Yarrow Stadium (Capacity: 30,000) | |
| CEO | Mike Sandle[1] | |
| Coach(es) | Neil Barnes | |
| Captain(s) | Kaylum Boshier | |
| Most appearances | Kieran Crowley (199) | |
| Top scorer | Kieran Crowley (1,723) | |
| Most tries | Kieran Crowley (64) | |
| League(s) | Bunnings NPC | |
| 2023 | 2nd Champions | |
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| Official website | ||
| www | ||
Taranaki (often known as the Taranaki Bulls) are a
Taranaki region. The team is affiliated with the Chiefs Super Rugby
franchise. Their home playing colours are amber and black.
Current squad
The Taranaki Bulls squad for the 2023 Bunnings NPC is:[2]
| Taranaki Bulls squad | ||
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Props Hookers Locks |
Loose forwards
Half-backs (scrum-halves) First five-eighths (fly-halves) |
Midfielders (centres)
Outside backs |
(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped, REP denotes a replacement squad player. ST denotes a short-term squad member.
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Honours
Taranaki have been overall Champions twice, winning the title in 2014 and 2023. Their full list of honours include:[6][7]
- National Provincial Championship Second Division North Island
- Winners: 1976, 1982, 1983, 1984
- National Provincial Championship Second Division
- Winners: 1985, 1992, 1995
- ITM CupPremiership Division
- Winners: 2014
- Bunnings NPC Championship Division
- Winners: 2021
- Winners: 2023
Current Super Rugby players
Players named in the 2023 Taranaki Bulls squad, who also earned contracts or were named in a squad for any side participating in the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season.[8][9][10][11][12][13]
References
- ^ "New Taranaki Rugby boss Mike Sandle happy to be coming home". 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ "Just in case you missed the series launch 😉 Here is our full Yarrows Taranaki Bulls squad for the 2023 @bunningsnpc". @yarrowstaranakibulls. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "Bunnings NPC Round 1: Team Lists". Bunnings NPC. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ @TaranakiRugby (23 August 2023). "Welcome to Taranaki, Mr Franklin. Lock depth replenished" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 August 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Bunnings NPC Round 9: Team Lists". Bunnings NPC. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "National Provincial Championship winners, 1976–2014". Te Ara. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "Mitre 10 Cup". Rugby Heartland. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "2023 Squad announced". Blues (Press release). 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Hurricanes 2023 squad announced" (Press release). Hurricanes. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "2023 Squad announced" (Press release). Crusaders. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Gallagher Chiefs squad announced for 2023" (Press release). Chiefs. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Team Naming: Whitelock Back for Waratahs Game" (Press release). Crusaders. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ "Gallagher Chiefs motivated for first game at home" (Press release). Chiefs. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.