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The '''Gallaher Shield''' is awarded to the winner of the [[Auckland Rugby Football Union]] senior premier competition, and was first awarded in 1922. The shield is named in honour of [[Dave Gallaher]], an early stalwart of [[Ponsonby RFC|Ponsonby]], Auckland and [[New Zealand national rugby union team|New Zealand]] rugby. Ponsonby are by far the most successful club in Auckland history, with 35 shield wins and 47 championships in total.
The '''Gallaher Shield''' is awarded to the winner of the [[Auckland Rugby Football Union|Auckland Rugby Union]] senior premier competition, and was first awarded in 1922. The shield is named in honour of [[Dave Gallaher]], an early stalwart of [[Ponsonby RFC|Ponsonby]], Auckland and [[New Zealand national rugby union team|New Zealand]] rugby. Ponsonby are by far the most successful club in Auckland history, with 35 shield wins and 47 championships in total.


==Current clubs==
==Current clubs==
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!Location
!Location
!Home ground
!Home ground
!2024
!2023 season
Season
|-
|-
| [[Auckland University RFC|Auckland University]]
| [[Auckland University RFC|Auckland University]]
| [[St Johns, New Zealand|St Johns]], [[Auckland]]
| [[St Johns, New Zealand|St Johns]], [[Auckland]]
| [[Colin Maiden Park]]
| [[Colin Maiden Park]]
| align="center"| 3rd
| align="center"| 5th
|-
|-
| [[College Rifles RFC|College Rifles]]
| [[College Rifles RFC|College Rifles]]
| [[Remuera]], [[Auckland]]
| [[Remuera]], [[Auckland]]
| College Rifles Park
| College Rifles Park
| align="center"| 7th
| align="center"| 8th
|-
|-
| [[East Tamaki RFC|East Tamaki]]
| [[East Tamaki RFC|East Tamaki]]
| [[Ōtara]], [[Auckland]]
| [[Ōtara]], [[Auckland]]
| East Tāmaki Reserve
| East Tāmaki Reserve
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| 12th
|-
|-
| [[Eden RFC|Eden]]
| [[Eden RFC|Eden]]
| [[Sandringham, New Zealand|Sandringham]], [[Auckland]]
| [[Sandringham, New Zealand|Sandringham]], [[Auckland]]
| [[Gribblehirst Park]]
| [[Gribblehirst Park]]
| align="center"| 12th
| align="center"| 4th
|-
|-
| [[Grammar TEC RC|Grammar TEC]]
| [[Grammar TEC RC|Grammar TEC]]
| [[Ōrākei]], [[Auckland]]
| [[Ōrākei]], [[Auckland]]
| Ōrākei Domain
| Ōrākei Domain
| align="center"| 4th
| align="center"| 6th
|-
|-
| [[Manukau Rovers RFC|Manukau Rovers]]
| [[Manukau Rovers RFC|Manukau Rovers]]
| [[Māngere]], [[Auckland]]
| [[Māngere]], [[Auckland]]
| Williams Park
| Williams Park
| align="center"| 1st (champions)
| align="center"| 13th
|-
|-
| [[Marist Brothers Old Boys RFC|Marist]]
| [[Marist Brothers Old Boys RFC|Marist]]
| [[Panmure, New Zealand|Panmure]], [[Auckland]]
| [[Panmure, New Zealand|Panmure]], [[Auckland]]
| Mount Wellington War Memorial Park
| Mount Wellington War Memorial Park
| align="center"| 10th
| align="center"| 3rd
|-
|-
| [[Pakuranga United Rugby Club|Pakuranga United]]
| [[Pakuranga United Rugby Club|Pakuranga United]]
| [[Pakuranga]], [[Auckland]]
| [[Pakuranga]], [[Auckland]]
| [[Lloyd Elsmore Park|Bell Park]]
| [[Lloyd Elsmore Park|Bell Park]]
| align="center"| 5th
| align="center"| 2nd
|-
|-
| [[Papatoetoe RFC|Papatoetoe]]
| [[Papatoetoe RFC|Papatoetoe]]
| [[Papatoetoe]], [[Auckland]]
| [[Papatoetoe]], [[Auckland]]
| Papatoetoe Recreation Ground
| Papatoetoe Recreation Ground
| align="center"| 8th
| align="center"| 7th
|-
|-
| [[Ponsonby RFC|Ponsonby]]
| [[Ponsonby RFC|Ponsonby]]
| [[Western Springs, New Zealand|Western Springs]], [[Auckland]]
| [[Western Springs, New Zealand|Western Springs]], [[Auckland]]
| [[Western Springs Stadium]]
| [[Western Springs Stadium]]
| align="center"| 2nd
| align="center"| 1st
(Champions)
|-
|-
| [[Puketāpapa Roskill SC|Puketāpapa Roskill]]
| [[Puketāpapa Roskill SC|Puketāpapa Roskill]]
| [[Mount Roskill]], [[Auckland]]
| [[Mount Roskill]], [[Auckland]]
| Fearon Park
| Fearon Park
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| 11th
|-
|-
| [[Suburbs RFC|Suburbs]]
| [[Suburbs RFC|Suburbs]]
| [[New Lynn]], [[Auckland]]
| [[New Lynn]], [[Auckland]]
| Shadbolt Park
| Shadbolt Park
| align="center"| 6th
| align="center"| 10th
|-
|-
| [[Waitakere City RFC|Waitakere City]]
| [[Waitakere City RFC|Waitakere City]]
| [[Henderson, New Zealand|Henderson]], [[Auckland]]
| [[Henderson, New Zealand|Henderson]], [[Auckland]]
| [[The Trusts Arena|Waitakere Stadium]]
| [[The Trusts Arena|Waitakere Stadium]]
| align="center"| 13th
| align="center"| 14th
|-
|-
| [[Waitemata RFC|Waitemata]]
| [[Waitemata RFC|Waitemata]]
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==List of winners==
==List of winners==
The winners of the Auckland premier senior competition are listed below—including the winners for those years prior to the introduction of the Gallaher Shield in 1922:<ref name="GallaherHonours">{{cite web| url=http://www.aucklandrugby.co.nz/Gallaher-Shield-Winners.aspx | title=Gallaher Shield Winners |publisher=[[Auckland Rugby Football Union]] | accessdate = 22 April 2013 | date=23 January 2013 | archivedate=7 February 2013 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130207164610/http://aucklandrugby.co.nz/Gallaher-Shield-Winners.aspx}}</ref>
The winners of the Auckland premier senior competition are listed below—including the winners for those years prior to the introduction of the Gallaher Shield in 1922:<ref name="GallaherHonours">{{cite web| url=http://www.aucklandrugby.co.nz/Gallaher-Shield-Winners.aspx | title=Gallaher Shield Winners |publisher=[[Auckland Rugby Football Union]] | accessdate = 22 April 2013 | date=23 January 2013 | archivedate=7 February 2013 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130207164610/http://aucklandrugby.co.nz/Gallaher-Shield-Winners.aspx}}</ref>

{{Clarify|post-text=(1891, 1896, 1933, 1956)|date=July 2024}}


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|2020
|2020
|Season abandoned due to [[COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand|COVID-19]]
|''Season abandoned due to [[COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand|COVID-19]]''
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|-
|2021
|2021
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|-
|2022
|2022
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2023
|Manukau (3)
|Manukau (3)
|-
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Manukau (4)
⚫
|2023
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|Manukau (4)
|-
|2024
|Ponsonby (48)
|}
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! scope="col" | Most recent
! scope="col" | Most recent
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|-
|1 || Ponsonby || 35 || 2019
|1 || Ponsonby || 36 || 2024
|-
|-
|2 || University || 14 || 2017
|2 || University || 14 || 2017
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! scope="col" | Most recent
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|1 || Ponsonby|| 47 || 2019
|1 || Ponsonby|| 48 || 2024
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|2 || University || 17 || 2017
|2 || University || 17 || 2017

Latest revision as of 01:47, 21 November 2024

Gallaher Shield
Current season or competition:
2024 Gallaher Shield
SportRugby union
Inaugural season1922
Number of teams14
Country New Zealand (NZR)
HoldersManukau Rovers (2023, 4th title)
Most titlesPonsonby (35 titles)
WebsiteAuckland Rugby

The Gallaher Shield is awarded to the winner of the Auckland Rugby Union senior premier competition, and was first awarded in 1922. The shield is named in honour of Dave Gallaher, an early stalwart of Ponsonby, Auckland and New Zealand rugby. Ponsonby are by far the most successful club in Auckland history, with 35 shield wins and 47 championships in total.

Current clubs

[edit]

As of the 2024 season.[1]

Team Location Home ground 2024

Season

Auckland University St Johns, Auckland Colin Maiden Park 5th
College Rifles Remuera, Auckland College Rifles Park 8th
East Tamaki Ōtara, Auckland East Tāmaki Reserve 12th
Eden Sandringham, Auckland Gribblehirst Park 4th
Grammar TEC Ōrākei, Auckland Ōrākei Domain 6th
Manukau Rovers Māngere, Auckland Williams Park 13th
Marist Panmure, Auckland Mount Wellington War Memorial Park 3rd
Pakuranga United Pakuranga, Auckland Bell Park 2nd
Papatoetoe Papatoetoe, Auckland Papatoetoe Recreation Ground 7th
Ponsonby Western Springs, Auckland Western Springs Stadium 1st

(Champions)

Puketāpapa Roskill Mount Roskill, Auckland Fearon Park 11th
Suburbs New Lynn, Auckland Shadbolt Park 10th
Waitakere City Henderson, Auckland Waitakere Stadium 14th
Waitemata Henderson, Auckland Waitemata Park 9th

List of winners

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The winners of the Auckland premier senior competition are listed below—including the winners for those years prior to the introduction of the Gallaher Shield in 1922:[2][clarification needed (1891, 1896, 1933, 1956)]

Year Winner(s)
1883 Ponsonby (1)
1884 Ponsonby (2)
1885 Ponsonby (3)
1886 Grafton (1)
1887 Ponsonby (4)
1888 Grafton (2)
1889 Ponsonby (5)
1890 Ponsonby (6)
1891 Parnell (1), Ponsonby (7)
1892 Parnell (2)
1893 Parnell (3)
1894 Parnell (4)
1895 Grafton (3)
1896 City (1), Newton (1), Parnell (5)
1897 Ponsonby (8)
1898 Newton (2)
1899 North Shore (1)
1900 City (2)
1901 Grafton (4)
1902 City (3)
1903 City (4)
1904 Newton (3)
1905 City (5)
1906 City (6)
1907 City (7)
1908 Ponsonby (9)
1909 Ponsonby (10)
1910 Ponsonby (11)
1911 City (8)
1912 Marist (1)
1913 Ponsonby (12)
1914 University (1)
1915 Marist (2)
1916 University (2)
1917 Railway (1)
1918 University (3)
1919 College Rifles (1)
1920 Grammar (1)
1921 Grafton (5)
1922 Grammar (2)
1923 Marist (3)
1924 Ponsonby (13)
1925 Ponsonby (14)
1926 Ponsonby (15)
1927 Ponsonby (16)
1928 University (4)
1929 Ponsonby (17)
1930 Ponsonby (18)
1931 Grammar (3)
1932 Grammar (4)
1933 Marist (4), Ponsonby (19), University (5)
1934 Grafton (6)
1935 Technical (1)
1936 Ponsonby (20)
1937 Ponsonby (21)
1938 Ponsonby (22)
1939 Marist (5)
1940 Takapuna (1)
1941 Papakura Army (1)
1942 Motor Transport Pool (M.T.P.) (1)
1943 Garrison (1)
1944 University (6)
1945 Whenuapai (1)
1946 Grafton (7)
1947 Marist (6)
1948 Ponsonby (23)
1949 University (7)
1950 Marist (7)
1951 Grammar (5)
1952 University (8)
1953 Grammar (6)
1954 Ponsonby (24)
1955 University (9)
1956 Otahuhu (1), University (9)
1957 University (10)
1958 Waitemata (1)
1959 Otahuhu (2)
1960 Otahuhu (3)
1961 Otahuhu (4)
1962 Waitemata (2)
1963 Otahuhu (5)
1964 College Rifles (2)
1965 Otahuhu (6)
1966 University (11)
1967 Grammar (7)
1968 Manukau (1)
1969 Otahuhu (7)
1970 Grammar (8)
1971 University (11)
1972 Grammar (9)
1973 Manukau (2)
1974 University (12)
1975 Waitemata (3)
1976 Ponsonby (25)
1977 Suburbs (1)
1978 Ponsonby (26)
1979 Ponsonby (27)
1980 Takapuna (2)
1981 Ponsonby (28)
1982 Otahuhu (8)
1983 Ponsonby (29)
1984 University (13)
1985 Ponsonby (30)
1986 Ponsonby (31)
1987 University (14)
1988 Ponsonby (32)
1989 Marist (8)
1990 Ponsonby (33)
1991 Marist (9)
1992 Suburbs (2)
1993 Ponsonby (34)
1994 Marist (10)
1995 Ponsonby (35)
1996 Marist (11)
1997 University (15)
1998 Teachers Eastern (1)
1999 Teachers Eastern (2)
2000 Otahuhu (9)
2001 Ponsonby (36)
2002 Ponsonby (37)
2003 Waitemata (4)
2004 Ponsonby (38)
2005 Ponsonby (39)
2006 Ponsonby (40)
2007 Ponsonby (41)
2008 Ponsonby (42)
2009 Ponsonby (43)
2010 Ponsonby (44)
2011 Ponsonby (45)
2012 Grammar Carlton (1)
2013 Pakuranga United (1)
2014 University (16)
2015 Grammar TEC (1)
2016 Suburbs (3)
2017 University (17)
2018 Ponsonby (46)
2019 Ponsonby (47)
2020 Season abandoned due to COVID-19
2021 Eden (1)
2022 Manukau (3)
2023 Manukau (4)
2024 Ponsonby (48)

Championships by club

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1883–1921

[edit]
Rank Club Championships Most recent
1 Ponsonby 12 1910
2 City 8 1911
3= Grafton 5 1921
3= Parnell 5 1896
5= Newton 3 1904
5= University 3 1918
7 Marist 2 1915
8= College Rifles 1 1919
8= Grammar 1 1920
8= North Shore 1 1899
8= Railway 1 1917

Gallaher Shield era (1922–present)

[edit]
Rank Club Championships Most recent
1 Ponsonby 36 2024
2 University 14 2017
3= Marist 9 1996
3= Otahuhu 9 2000
5 Grammar 8 1972
6= Waitemata 4 2003
6= Manukau 4 2023
7= Suburbs 3 2016
9= Grafton 2 1946
9= Grammar Carlton/TEC 2 2015
9= Takapuna 2 1980
9= Teachers Eastern 2 1999
13= College Rifles 1 1964
13= Eden 1 2021
13= Garrison 1 1943
13= M.T.P. (Motor Transport Pool) 1 1942
13= Pakuranga United 1 2013
13= Papakura Army 1 1941
13= Technical 1 1935
13= Whenuapai 1 1945

1883–present

[edit]
Rank Club Championships Most recent
1 Ponsonby 48 2024
2 University 17 2017
3 Marist 11 1996
4= Grammar 9 1972
4= Otahuhu 9 2000
6 City 8 1911
7 Grafton 7 1946
8 Parnell 5 1896
9= Waitemata 4 2003
9= Manukau 4 2023
10= Suburbs 3 2016
10= Newton 3 1904
13= College Rifles 2 1964
13= Takapuna 2 1980
13= Teachers Eastern 2 1999
16= Eden 1 2021
16= Garrison 1 1943
16= Grammar Carlton 1 2012
16= Grammar TEC 1 2015
16= M.T.P. (Motor Transport Pool) 1 1942
16= North Shore 1 1899
16= Papakura Army 1 1941
16= Pakuranga United 1 2013
16= Railway 1 1917
16= Technical 1 1935
16= Whenuapai 1 1945

References

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  1. ^ "SENIOR FIXTURES & RESULTS".
  2. ^ "Gallaher Shield Winners". Auckland Rugby Football Union. 23 January 2013. Archived from the original on 7 February 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
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