Hawke's Bay (Mitre 10 Cup)

Hawke's Bay (often known as the Hawke's Bay Magpies) are a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Napier, New Zealand. Established in 1976, they play in the Mitre 10 Cup, the provincial tournament in New Zealand. They play their home games at McLean Park in Napier in the Hawke's Bay region. The team is affiliated with the Hurricanes Super Rugby franchise. Their home playing colours are black and white.

For the Hawke's Bay Rugby governing body, see Hawke's Bay Rugby Union.
Hawke's Bay
UnionHawke's Bay Rugby Union
Nickname(s)Magpies
Founded1976 (1976)
LocationNapier, New Zealand
Ground(s)McLean Park (Capacity: 19,700)
CEOJay Campbell[1]
Coach(es)Mark Ozich
Captain(s)Ash Dixon
League(s)Mitre 10 Cup
20201st, Championship Division
Playoffs: Promoted to Premiership
Team kit
Official website
www.sporty.co.nz/magpies

Current squad

The Hawke's Bay Magpies squad for the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup is:[2][3]

Hawke's Bay Magpies squad

Props

Hookers

Locks

Loose forwards

Half-backs (Scrum-halves)

First five-eighths (Fly-halves)

Midfielders (Centres)

Outside backs

(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped

Honours

Hawke's Bay have never been overall Champions. Their full list of honours, though, include:[4][5]

National Provincial Championship Second Division North Island
  • Winners: 1979
National Provincial Championship Second Division
  • Winners: 1988, 1990, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005
ITM Cup Championship Division
  • Winners: 2011, 2015
Mitre 10 Cup Championship Division
  • Winners: 2020

Current Super Rugby players

Players named in the 2020 Hawke's Bay Magpies squad, who also earned contracts or were named in a squad for any side participating in the 2021 Super Rugby season.[6][7][8]

Player Team
Ash Dixon Highlanders
Bryn Evans Highlanders
Gareth Evans Hurricanes
Folau Fakatava Highlanders
Devan Flanders Hurricanes
Jonah Lowe Chiefs
Marino Mikaele-Tu'u Highlanders
Pouri Rakete-Stones Hurricanes
Danny Toala Hurricanes
Lolagi Visinia Hurricanes
Isaia Walker-Leawere Hurricanes
Brad Weber Chiefs

References
  1. "HBRU Staff". Hawke's Bay Rugby. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. "Experience key in new Hawke's Bay Magpies squad". New Zealand Herald. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  3. "Mitre 10 Cup Preview: Hawke's Bay 2020". Mitre 10 Cup. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  4. "National Provincial Championship winners, 1976–2014". Te Ara. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  5. "Mitre 10 Cup". Rugby Heartland. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  6. "Highlanders name squad for 2021" (Press release). Highlanders. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  7. "Hurricanes 2021 squad announced" (Press release). Hurricanes. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  8. "2021 Gallagher Chiefs squad announced" (Press release). Chiefs. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
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