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Tasman (National Provincial Championship)

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For the Tasman Rugby governing body and more information about rugby in the Tasman region, see Tasman Rugby Union.

Tasman
Official logo
UnionTasman Rugby Union
Nickname(s)Mako
Founded2006; 19 years ago (2006)
LocationTasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere, New Zealand
Ground(s)Lansdowne Park (Capacity: 15,000)
Trafalgar Park (Capacity: 18,000)
CEOSteve Mitchell[1]
Coach(es)Gray Cornelius
Captain(s)Finlay Christie
Most appearancesQuentin MacDonald (126)
Top scorerMarty Banks (628)
Most triesRobbie Malneek (25)
League(s)Bunnings NPC
202513th (As of Round 1)
Team kit
Official website
www.mako.nz

Tasman (often known as the Tasman Mako and formerly Tasman Makos) are a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere, New Zealand. Established in 2006, they play in the National Provincial Championship. They play their home games at Lansdowne Park in Blenheim or Trafalgar Park in Nelson. The team is affiliated with the Crusaders Super Rugby franchise. Their home playing colours are red and blue.

Current squad

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The Tasman Mako squad for the 2025 Bunnings NPC.[2]

Tasman Mako squad

Props

Hookers

Locks

Loose forwards

Halfbacks (scrum-halves)

First five-eighths (fly-halves)

Midfielders (centres)

Outside backs

  • (c) denotes team captain.
  • Bold denotes internationally capped.
  • REP denotes a replacement squad player.
  1. ^ a b c d e f Grant, Hemopo, Heywood, Lund, Sauira and Te Hira weren't named in the original Tasman squad, but were announced in the side for Round 1.[3][4]

Honours

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Tasman have been overall Champions twice, winning the title in 2019 and 2020. Their full list of honours include:[5][6]

ITM Cup Championship Division
  • Winners: 2013
Mitre 10 Cup Premiership Division
  • Winners: 2019, 2020

Current Super Rugby players

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Players named in the 2025 Tasman Mako squad, who also earned contracts or were named in a squad for any side participating in the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

Player Team
Fletcher Anderson Crusaders
Levi Aumua Crusaders
Ethan Blackadder Crusaders
Finlay Christie Blues
Ryan Coxon Force
Mitchell Drummond Crusaders
Lopeti Faifua Moana Pasifika
David Havili Crusaders
William Havili Moana Pasifika
Sione Havili Talitui Moana Pasifika
Noah Hotham Crusaders
Will Jordan Crusaders
Tyrel Lomax Hurricanes
Tomasi Maka Moana Pasifika
Sam Matenga Crusaders
Monu Moli Moana Pasifika
Sam Moli Moana Pasifika
Taine Robinson Highlanders
Antonio Shalfoon Crusaders
Macca Springer Crusaders
Quinten Strange Crusaders
Kershawl Sykes-Martin Crusaders
Kyren Taumoefolau Moana Pasifika
Timoci Tavatavanawai Highlanders

References

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  1. ^ "Staff & Officials". Tasman Rugby. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Our squad for the 2025 Bunnings Warehouse National Provincial Championship". facebook.com. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Mako stacks pack for NPC opener". marlboroughapp.co.nz. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Updates to our lineup for today's game". instagram.com. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  5. ^ "National Provincial Championship winners, 1976–2014". Te Ara. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Mitre 10 Cup". Rugby Heartland. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  7. ^ "2025 Crusaders squad announced" (Press release). Crusaders. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  8. ^ "We're ready to take the handbrake off". Blues (Press release). 11 November 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  9. ^ "Four more round out 2025 Western Force Super Rugby squad" (Press release). Western Force. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  10. ^ "Moana Pasifika name squad for 2025". Moana Pasifika (Press release). 11 November 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  11. ^ "Game Readiness and Maturity Key in 2025 Hurricanes Squad". Hurricanes (Press release). 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  12. ^ "Ready for Season Opener: Round One Team Naming v Hurricanes". crusaders.co.nz. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  13. ^ "Julian Savea returns for Moana Pasifika clash in Pukekohe". Moana Pasifika (Press release). 16 April 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  14. ^ "Highlanders name squad for 2025 DHL Super Rugby competition" (Press release). Highlanders. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
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