Glenora Bears
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| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Glenora Bears Rugby League Football Club |
| Nickname(s) | Ora |
| Colours | Blue/White |
| Founded | 1931 |
| Current details | |
| Ground(s) |
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| Coach | Tony Benson |
| Captain | Phil Kingi |
| Competition | Auckland Rugby League |
| Records | |
| Premierships | 1962, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2017 |
| Minor premiership | 1982, 1988, 1998, 1999 |
| Roope Rooster | 1960, 1978, 1999, 2017 |
| Stormont Shield | 1960, 1962, 2011 |
| Sharman Cup | 1971, 1985, 1996 |
The Glenora Bears are a rugby league football club based in Glen Eden, New Zealand who compete in Auckland Rugby League's Fox Memorial competition.
The club was established in 1931 when the Auckland Rugby League Junior Management Committee accepted their application for membership in June of that year whereby they would enter a team in the Third Grade Intermediate competition .[1] They lost their first ever match versus Akarana 0–16 at Glen Eden.[2]
Their first ever grade win came in 1935 when they won the Hospital Cup for winning the 4th grade competition.
Between 2000 and 2005 they competed in the national Bartercard Cup.
Notable players[]
The following is a list of Glenora Bears players who went on to represent New Zealand and the years in which they did so.[3]
- Bill Sorensen (1951-52-53-54-55-56-57-60) Hall of Fame Legend of League
- Tom Reid (1960–61)
- Maunga Emery (1961-62-63-64-65-66)
- Roger Tait (1965-66-67-68)
- Bob Mincham (1966–68)
- Henry Tatana (1967-68-71)
- Eric Carson (1968–70)
- (1970) (father , Kiwi 1948-49)
- Don Mann (1971-72-74) (son Duane Mann, Kiwi 1989-94)
- Dennis Williams (1971-72-74-75-77-78-80-81) Kiwi Captain 1975 & Hall of Fame Legend of League
- Dane O'Hara (1977-78-79-80-81-82-84-85-86) Kiwi Captain 1980
- (1978)
- Dean Lonergan (1986-87-90-91)
- Duane Mann (1989-90-91-92-93-94) Kiwi Captain 1994
- Kelly Shelford (1989-90-91)
- Phil Bancroft (1989)
- Mike Patton (1990–91)
- Jarrod McCracken (1991-93-94-95-98-99) Kiwi Captain 1999
- Brian Jellick (1999–2000)
- Henry Perenara (2000)
- Sione Faumuina (2003–04)
- Wairangi Koopu (2004–05)
- Shontayne Hape (2004–05-06)
- Fuifui Moimoi (2004-)
- Epalahame Lauaki (2006 & 2017)
- Josh Aloiai (2016)
- (2016)
- Nathaniel Peteru (2010–11)
- Chris Satae (2015)
Bartercard Cup[]
The Bears competed in the Bartercard Cup between 2000 and 2005.
The Bears were probably the least successful of all the Auckland stand alone clubs in the competition, only making the play-offs in 2000 and never really posing a serious threat to the championship in their six-year Bartercard Cup history.
They were the only Waitakere City team in the competition and were replaced by the Waitakere Rangers, a franchise that represented all five Waitakere clubs.
| Season | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Position (Teams) | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 608 | 519 | 89 | 26 | Fifth (Twelve) | Lost Elimination Play-off |
| 2001 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 630 | 675 | -45 | 18 | Nine (Twelve) | N/A |
| 2002 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 394 | 515 | -121 | 12 | Eighth (Twelve) | N/A |
| 2003 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 458 | 514 | -56 | 11 | Eighth (Twelve) | N/A |
| 2004 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 341 | 530 | -189 | 9 | Eleventh (Twelve) | N/A |
| 2005 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 388 | 486 | -98 | 9 | Tenth (Twelve) | N/A |
References[]
- ^ "Junior Management/New Club Accepted". Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 129. 3 June 1931. p. 12. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "League Replay". Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 133. 8 June 1931. p. 12. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ http://www.sportsground.co.nz/ClubSite.asp?SiteID=4044&PageTypeID=4&PageID=36603&Tab=1
External links[]
- Glenora Bears
- Rugby clubs established in 1931
- 1931 establishments in New Zealand
- New Zealand rugby league teams