| Teamname: | Northland |
| Union: | Northland Rugby Union |
| Nickname: | Taniwha |
| Location: | Whangārei, New Zealand |
| Ground: | Semenoff Stadium |
| Capacity: | 18,500 |
| Ceo: | Cameron Bell[1] |
| Coach: | Dale MacLeod |
| Captain: | Matt Moulds |
| Appearances: | Joe Morgan (165) |
| Top Scorer: | Warren Johnston (1,666) |
| Most Tries: | Norm Berryman (71) |
| League: | Bunnings NPC |
| Season: | 2024 |
| Position: | 13th |
| Pattern La1: | _blueborder |
| Pattern B1: | _upper_blue |
| Pattern Ra1: | _blueborder |
| Pattern So1: | _sky_blue_on_top |
| Leftarm1: | 87CEEB |
| Body1: | 87CEEB |
| Rightarm1: | 87CEEB |
| Shorts1: | FFFFFF |
| Socks1: | 0000FF |
| Url: | https://www.northlandrugby.co.nz/ |
Northland (often known as the Northland Taniwha) are a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Whangārei, New Zealand. The union was originally established in 1920, with the National Provincial Championship established in 1976. They now play in the reformed National Provincial Championship competition. They play their home games at Semenoff Stadium in Whangārei in the Northland region. The team is affiliated with the Blues Super Rugby franchise. Their home playing colours are sky blue.
The Northland Taniwha squad for the 2024 Bunnings NPC is:[2] [3]
Northland have never been overall Champions. Their full list of honours, though, include:[4] [5]
Players named in the 2024 Northland Taniwha squad, who also earned contracts or were named in a squad for any side participating in the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
| Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Richie Asiata | ||
| Alan Craig | ||
| Corey Evans | ||
| Heremaia Murray | ||
| Sam Nock | ||
| Simon Parker | ||
| Rivez Reihana | ||
| Rob Rush | ||
| Ofa Tu'ungafasi |