North Shore Rugby Football Club
{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox rugby team
| teamname = North Shore Rugby Football Club|h
| image = North Shore Rugby Football Club - Exterior.jpg
| caption = The North Shore Rugby Football Club building
| nickname = The Pride
| founded = 1873
| capacity = 2500
| union = North Harbour Rugby Union
| location = Devonport, Auckland
| ground = Devonport Domain
| league = North Harbour Rugby Premier 1
| season = 2023
| position = Season, 1st of 9
Playoffs, 1st (champions)
| president = Pip Eagles
| url = http://www.northshorerugby.co.nz/
}}
The North Shore Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Devonport, New Zealand. The club is a member of the North Harbour Rugby Union. Until 1985, with the creation of the North Harbour union, North Shore was a member of the Auckland Rugby Football Union.
History
The club was established in May 1873, making North Shore the oldest club in Auckland and one of the oldest in New Zealand. The club has been based at Devonport Domain since the early twentieth century and adopted its current green and white hoops in 1935. The club won the Auckland championship on one occasion, in 1899,{{cite web|title=Gallaher Shield Winners|url=http://www.aucklandrugby.co.nz/Gallaher-Shield-Winners.aspx|accessdate=2013-08-15|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130207164610/http://aucklandrugby.co.nz/Gallaher-Shield-Winners.aspx|archivedate=7 February 2013}} and has won the North Harbour championship on nine occasions.
Honours
Auckland Championships (1): 1899
North Harbour Premiership Winners (9): 1987, 1988, 1992, 2001, 2011, 2014, 2021, 2023, 2024
North Harbour Reserve Grade Winners (14): 1986, 1987, 1989, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2023
North Harbour Under 21 Winners (4):1994, 1998, 2009, 2010{{cite web |title=North Shore Rugby Football Club|url=http://www.northshorerugby.co.nz/|accessdate=2013-08-15}} 2024
Notable players
- Stuart Krohn (born 1962), professional rugby union player
- Buck Shelford (born 1957)
- Brad Johnstone (born 1950)
- Frano Botica (born 1963)
- Ben Botica (born 1989)
- Jacob Botica (born 1993)
References
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External links
- [http://www.northshorerugby.co.nz/ Club website]
{{Rugby union in Auckland}}
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Category:Rugby union teams in New Zealand