The NZRL Men's National Competition (previously called the National Zonal Competition) is the top-level rugby league competition run by the New Zealand Rugby League. In 2010 the competition replaced the Bartercard Premiership following a Sparc funded review and restructure of the New Zealand Rugby League. Since 2019, the competition has consisted of a four-team national premiership and an eight-team national championship (split into North and South Island Conferences) with a promotion and relegation between the two divisions.
Senior teams compete for the Albert Baskerville Trophy, which is named after Albert Baskerville, the organiser of the 1907-1908 All Golds tour. Under-17s compete for the Mark Graham Cup, which is named after Mark Graham, the New Zealand Rugby League player of the century. Under-15s compete for the Nathan Cayless Cup, which is named after Nathan Cayless, the only captain to win the World Cup for New Zealand.
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The competition was reformatted for the 2016 season, with Akarana, Counties Manukau, Canterbury and Wellington competing in a national championship. The Upper Central and Mid-Central zones reverted to district teams with these teams, alongside Northland and the South Island districts, competing in four regional championships. The four regional winners then compete in a National Premiership competition, which play a promotion-relegation match against the last placed national championship side.[1]
From 2019, this changed again, with a 4-team Premiership and 8-team, two conference (North and South Island) Championship contested.
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The NZRL Men s National Competition previously called the National Zonal Competition is the top level rugby league competition run by the New Zealand Rugby League In 2010 the competition replaced the Bartercard Premiership following a Sparc funded review and restructure of the New Zealand Rugby League Since 2019 the competition has consisted of a four team national premiership and an eight team national championship split into North and South Island Conferences with a promotion and relegation between the two divisions NZRL Men s National CompetitionCurrent season or competition 2022 New Zealand rugby league seasonSportRugby leagueFormerly known asBartercard PremiershipInstituted2010Inaugural season2010Number of teams12Country New ZealandHoldersAkarana Falcons 2022 Most titlesAkarana Falcons 9 titles Websitewww NZRL co nz Broadcast partnerSky Sport Contents 1 Trophies and awards 1 1 Structure 2 NZRL Premiership Teams 3 NZRL Championship Teams 4 Season winners 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksTrophies and awards editSenior teams compete for the Albert Baskerville Trophy which is named after Albert Baskerville the organiser of the 1907 1908 All Golds tour Under 17s compete for the Mark Graham Cup which is named after Mark Graham the New Zealand Rugby League player of the century Under 15s compete for the Nathan Cayless Cup which is named after Nathan Cayless the only captain to win the World Cup for New Zealand Structure edit The competition was reformatted for the 2016 season with Akarana Counties Manukau Canterbury and Wellington competing in a national championship The Upper Central and Mid Central zones reverted to district teams with these teams alongside Northland and the South Island districts competing in four regional championships The four regional winners then compete in a National Premiership competition which play a promotion relegation match against the last placed national championship side 1 From 2019 this changed again with a 4 team Premiership and 8 team two conference North and South Island Championship contested NZRL Premiership Teams editTeam City Region Current Coach Home Grounds nbsp Akarana Falcons Auckland Steve Buckingham Mount Smart Stadium Auckland nbsp Canterbury Bulls Christchurch Andrew Auimatagi 2 Nga Puna Wai Christchurch nbsp Counties Manukau Stingrays South Auckland Rod Ratu Mount Smart Stadium Auckland nbsp Waikato Mana Hamilton FMG Stadium Waikato HamiltonNZRL Championship Teams editTeam City Region Current Coach Home Grounds North Island Conference nbsp Auckland Vulcans Auckland Mount Smart Stadium Auckland nbsp Mid Central Vipers New Plymouth Yarrow Stadium New Plymouth nbsp Upper Central Stallions Tauranga amp Rotorua Rotorua International Stadium Rotorua nbsp Wellington Orcas Wellington Mike Kuiti Jerry Collins Stadium Porirua South Island Conference nbsp Aoraki Eels South Christchurch Nga Puna Wai Christchurch nbsp Otago Rugby League Dunedin Forsyth Barr Stadium Dunedin nbsp Southland Rams Invercargill Rugby Park Stadium Invercargill nbsp West Coast Chargers Greymouth Wingham Park GreymouthSeason winners editYear Premiership Championship Juniors Albert Baskerville Trophy Score Runner up Minor Premiers Wooden Spoon Championship winner Score Championship Runner Up Mark Graham Cup U 17 Nathan Cayless Cup U 15 2010 nbsp Auckland 14 6 nbsp Counties Manukau nbsp Auckland nbsp Northern Swords N A N A N A nbsp Counties Manukau nbsp Counties Manukau 2011 nbsp Auckland Pride 44 34 nbsp South Island nbsp Auckland Pride nbsp Northern Swords nbsp Auckland Pride nbsp Auckland Pride 2012 nbsp Akarana Falcons 38 20 nbsp Counties Manukau nbsp Counties Manukau nbsp Northern Swords nbsp Akarana Falcons nbsp Counties Manukau 2013 nbsp Akarana Falcons 22 12 nbsp Counties Manukau nbsp Counties Manukau nbsp Central Vipers nbsp Counties Manukau nbsp Akarana Falcons 2014 nbsp Canterbury Bulls 40 8 nbsp Waicoa Bay Stallions nbsp Counties Manukau nbsp Northern Swords nbsp Akarana Falcons nbsp Akarana Falcons 2015 nbsp Counties Manukau 3 41 10 nbsp Canterbury Bulls nbsp Counties Manukau nbsp Northern Swords nbsp Akarana Falcons nbsp Akarana Falcons 2016 nbsp Akarana Falcons 4 32 12 nbsp Counties Manukau nbsp Counties Manukau nbsp Wellington Orcas nbsp Waikato nbsp Akarana Falcons nbsp Counties Manukau 2017 nbsp Akarana Falcons 30 4 nbsp Waikato nbsp Akarana Falcons nbsp Wellington Orcas nbsp Bay of Plenty Lakers 2018 nbsp Akarana Falcons 51 20 nbsp Counties Manukau nbsp Akarana Falcons nbsp Wellington Orcas 2019 nbsp Akarana Falcons 28 10 nbsp Canterbury Bulls nbsp Akarana Falcons nbsp Waikato 2020 Cancelled due to COVID 19 pandemic in New Zealand 2021 2022 nbsp Akarana Falcons 46 4 nbsp Canterbury Bulls nbsp Akarana Falcons nbsp Waikato nbsp Auckland Vulcans 48 12 nbsp Otago nbsp Counties Manukau nbsp Counties Manukau Note In 2014 Counties Manukau were disqualified from the final for fielding an ineligible player See also edit nbsp Sports portal nbsp New Zealand portal NZRL National Youth Tournament NZRL National Secondary Schools Tournament NZRL Women s National CompetitionReferences edit NZRL re launch national competition for 2016 APRL 23 February 2016 Retrieved 24 February 2016 Auimatagi new Canterbury Bulls coach 4 March 2016 Retrieved 13 April 2016 Stingrays romp home in premiership final nzrl co nz 17 October 2015 Falcons fly high for premiership crown External links editOfficial website NZRL on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title NZRL National Competition amp oldid 1199226882, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
