Tamaki Titans

{{short description|Defunct NZ rugby league club, based in Auckland, NZ}}

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as Tamaki Leopards

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| ground = Mt Smart Stadium

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| coach = Dean Clark

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The Tamaki Titans (originally Tamaki Leopards) were a franchise in the now defunct New Zealand rugby league Bartercard Cup competition. They represented Eastern Auckland, this area was previously represented by the Otahuhu Ellerslie Leopards and the Eastern Tornadoes. Their coach, Dean Clark, was a former standoff who played for the Kiwis, New Zealand Māori, Hull KR & the Counties Manukau Heroes.

Notable players

New Zealand Warriors associated with the club included: George Tuakura, Manu Vatuvei, Cooper Vuna, Ruben Wiki while other players included Elijah Taylor, Constantine Mika, Leeson Ah Mau and Paul Atkins.

2006 Results

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width=175 \|Season 2006 !width=20 abbr="Played" \|Pld !width=20 abbr="Won" \|W !width=20 abbr="Drawn" \|D !width=20 abbr="Lost" \|L !width=20 abbr="Points for" \|PF !width=20 abbr="Points against" \|PA !width=20 abbr="Points difference" \|PD !width=20 abbr="Points" \|Pts
style="text-align:left;"\|Finished Fourth \|18	9	2	7	546	440	106	20

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width=175 |Season 2006

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style="text-align:left;"|Finished Fourth

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In 2006 they performed strongly, finishing fourth. They then went on to defeat the Counties Manukau Jetz in the first week of the playoffs and then pip the Waitakere Rangers 25–24 in an extra time thriller. They then lost in the preliminary final to the Canterbury Bulls.

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align=center ! width=5=100 \|Date ! width=130 \|Match ! width=150 \|Winner ! width=13\| ! width=150 \|Loser ! width=13\| ! width=190 \|Venue
align=center \| 28 August	Elimination Play-off	align="left"\| Tamaki Leopards	25	align="left"\| Counties Manukau Jetz	12	Mt Smart Stadium
align=center \| 4 September	Elimination Semifinal	align="left"\| Tamaki Leopards	25	align="left"\| Waitakere Rangers	24	North Harbour Stadium
align=center \| 11 September TV Match	Preliminary Final	align="left"\| Canterbury Bulls	30	align="left"\| Tamaki Leopards	6	Mt Smart Stadium

2007 Results

The Titans finished fifth overall, just missing out on a playoff position.

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width=30 \|Season !width=20 abbr="Played" \|Pld !width=20 abbr="Won" \|W !width=20 abbr="Drawn" \|D !width=20 abbr="Lost" \|L !width=20 abbr="Points for" \|PF !width=20 abbr="Points against" \|PA !width=20 abbr="Points difference" \|PD !width=20 abbr="Points" \|Pts !width=150 \|Position (Teams)
style="text-align:left;"\|2007 \|18	10	1	7	526	464	62	21	Fifth (10)