| Tasman Makos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Tasman Rugby Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Makos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Union | NZRU | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground(s) | Lansdowne Park & Trafalgar Park | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CEO |  Lee Germon |
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| Coach | Dennis Brown |
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The Tasman Rugby Union is New Zealand's newest provincial union. The New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU (formerly the New Zealand Rugby Football Union (NZRFU is the governing body of Rugby union in New Zealand. Lansdowne Park is one of the home grounds for Air New Zealand Cup team Tasman, the other being Trafalgar Park in Nelson. Trafalgar Park is a large sports ground within the heart of the city of Nelson, in New Zealand 's South Island. Lee Kenneth Germon (born 4 November 1968, Christchurch) is a former New Zealand Cricketer combining the roles of captain and To see the former football player see Dennis Brown (football player Dennis Emmanuel Brown ( February 1, 1957 – July 1, It came about with the amalgamation of the existing Marlborough and Nelson Bays. Marlborough Rugby Union was a New Zealand Rugby union team that played from 1888-2005 Nelson Bays, in turn, came about with the amalgamation of Nelson and Golden Bay-Motueka Rugby Unions in 1967.
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Representative Rugby
The team is known as the Tasman Makos. Home Grounds are Lansdowne Park, Blenheim and Trafalgar Park, Nelson. Lansdowne Park is one of the home grounds for Air New Zealand Cup team Tasman, the other being Trafalgar Park in Nelson. Trafalgar Park is a large sports ground within the heart of the city of Nelson, in New Zealand 's South Island. History Early settlement Settlement of Nelson began about 1100 years ago by Māori
The Southland Building Society (SBS) is the union's principal sponsor. Apparel is supplied by Reebok. Golden Edge, Shooters, ITM Speight's and Firepower are the other brand sponsors. Speight's is a Brewery in Dunedin New Zealand. It is famous for its promotional branding based on being 'a real southern man' and being 'the pride of the south'
Tasman in Super Rugby
Players from Tasman are also available for selection to the Super 14 franchise Crusaders. The Super 14 is the largest Rugby union football club championship in the Southern hemisphere, consisting of four state teams from Australia (Queensland/Reds For the speedway team see Canterbury Crusaders (speedway. The Crusaders (formerly the
On 7 June 2006, Tasman Rugby Union announced that All Black lock, Chris Jack had signed a two year contract with Tasman which starts in 2006. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The All Blacks are New Zealand's national team in Rugby union, the country's National sport. A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Christopher Raymond Jack (born 5 September 1978 in Christchurch) is a New Zealand Rugby union footballer who plays as a for
Since then Tasman has signed 3 more present and former All Blacks- Caleb Ralph, Ali Williams and Brad Thorne.
As well as this many Makos players have earned spots in various Super 14 Squads through their performance in the Air New Zealand Cup. Tasman can currently boast 10 Makos players involved in Super Rugby Squads including the Crusaders, Chiefs and Cheetahs.
Ranfurly Shield
Tasman has not held the Ranfurly Shield but Marlborough held the shield for 6 challenges in 1973. The Ranfurly Shield, colloquially known as the Log o' Wood, is perhaps the most prestigious trophy in New Zealand 's domestic Rugby union competition
History
When the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) reviewed the domestic competitions, a new 14 team premier division of competition was created, as the Air New Zealand Cup, taking the place of the National Provincial Championship (NPC). The New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU (formerly the New Zealand Rugby Football Union (NZRFU is the governing body of Rugby union in New Zealand. The National Provincial Championship, or NPC, was the predecessor to the current Air New Zealand Cup and Heartland Championship in New Zealand rugby
The restructured domestic competition opened the door for the Nelson Bays and Marlborough Rugby Unions to form a relationship, forming one organisation in an attempt to be awarded a position in the new competition. The Makos brand was created.
A Tasman XV played Canada 'A' on April 26 in 2006 at Trafalgar Park. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. The Tasman side won by 40 points, the final score being 48 points to eight. The Makos were grouped in Pool A of the 2006 Air New Zealand Cup. The 2006 Air New Zealand Cup is a provincial Rugby union competition involving 14 teams from New Zealand.
In their first ever match in the Air New Zealand Cup, the Makos earned a bonus point in a loss to the North Harbour team, losing 33 points to 27. The North Harbour Rugby Union ( NHRU) commonly referred to colloquially as North Harbour or simply Harbour, is a provincial rugby team which competes They were defeated by Auckland the following week by 40 points. The Auckland Rugby Football Union' (ARFU is the governing body of Rugby union in the Auckland Isthmus territorial authority in the However, the Makos won their first match, defeating Manawatu in round three. For Current Season see Click Here Manawatu Rugby Union (MRU is the governing body of Rugby in the Manawatu rugby province
Tasman's 2006 Season
Tasman v North Harbour at Blenheim Lost 33-27, Tasman v Auckland at Auckland Lost 46-6, Tasman v Manawatu at Blenheim Won 43-0, Tasman v Taranaki at New Plymouth Lost 22-15, Tasman v Bay of Plenty at Blenheim Lost 23-17, Tasman v Wellington at Wellington Lost 39-25, Tasman v Southland at Invercargill Lost 23-14, Tasman v Northland at Blenheim Won 56-15, Tasman v Taranaki at New Plymouth Lost 42-17
Air New Zealand Cup placings
| Air New Zealand Cup Results | |||||||||||
| Year | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | PF | PA | Diff | BP | Points | Place | |
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| 2006 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 133 | 163 | -30 | 4 | 8 | 6th (Pool A) | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 80 | +7 | 1 | 5 | 4th (Repocharge B) | ||
Sub Unions
Notable signings
- Chris Jack
- Ali Williams - 2008 Crusaders Squad
- Brad Thorn - 2008 Crusaders Squad
- Caleb Ralph - 2008 Crusaders Squad
- Kahn Fotualii - 2008 Crusaders Squad
- Kade Poki - 2008 Crusaders Squad
- Ben May - 2008 Chiefs Squad
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