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Lion Red Cup
Lion Red Cup logo
SportRugby league
Inaugural season1994
Ceased1996
Replaced byBartercard Cup
Number of teams12
Country New Zealand
Last PremiersCounties Manukau Heroes (1996)
Most titlesNorth Harbour Sea Eagles (2 titles)

The Lion Red Cup was a New Zealand domestic rugby league competition that ran from 1994-1996 sponsored by brewers Lion Nathan. It was created due to the increase in public awareness of domestic rugby league due to the Auckland Warriors being accepted into the Winfield Cup. The competition was a huge success in its inaugural year, although it made a massive loss financially. Throughout its three year history it continued to make a loss, eventually being scrapped by the New Zealand Rugby League.

Teams

The teams that participated were:

Team Seasons Played W D L PF PA PD
Auckland City Vulcans 1994 23 14 1 8 539 393 119
Auckland Warriors Colts 1995 24 19 0 5 711 398 323
Bay of Plenty Stags 1994-6 67 15 4 48 1024 2028 -1061
Canterbury Country Cardinals 1994-6 69 32 5 32 1504 1475 197
Christchurch City Shiners 1994-6 66 21 1 44 1173 1692 -519
Counties Manukau Heroes 1994-6 76 53 3 20 2115 1332 801
Hawkes Bay Unicorns 1994-6 66 24 2 40 1217 1545 -328
Hutt Valley Firehawks/Dolphins 1994-6 67 33 2 32 1460 1429 52
Manawatu Mustangs 1996 22 5 0 17 404 732 -328
North Harbour Sea Eagles 1994-6 75 50 1 24 1940 1235 1027
Taranaki Rockets 1994-6 66 23 2 41 1336 1744 -453
Waikato Cougars 1994-6 73 45 3 25 1696 1412 363
Waitakere City Raiders 1994-6 68 39 2 27 1705 1257 404
Wellington City Dukes 1994-6 66 27 2 37 1446 1554 -108

Seasons

1994

Pre-Season Cup

Before the season proper was held a pre-season "Pepsi Max Knockout" tournament. This was won by Auckland City who defeated Waitakere City 22-18 in the final on March 13.

Season Standings

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
Counties Manukau 22 16 2 4 563 332 231 34
Waikato 22 16 1 5 589 405 184 33
North Harbour 22 16 0 6 514 295 219 32
Canterbury 22 15 2 5 615 410 205 32
Auckland City 22 14 1 7 517 363 154 29
Taranaki 22 10 1 11 481 536 -55 21
Waitakere City 22 9 1 12 530 487 43 19
Hutt Valley 22 9 0 13 458 489 -30 18
Wellington City 22 8 0 14 470 508 -38 16
Hawkes Bay 22 7 0 15 373 476 -103 14
Christchurch City 22 6 0 16 358 630 -272 12
Bay of Plenty 22 2 0 20 262 800 -538 4

The Playoffs

Match Winner Loser
Elimination Play-off Canterbury Cardinals 30 Auckland City Vulcans 22
Preliminary Semifinal North Harbour Sea Eagles 24 Waikato Cougars 10
Elimination Semifinal Canterbury Cardinals 32 Waikato Cougars 6
Qualification Semifinal North Harbour Sea Eagles 25 Counties Manukau Heroes 22
Preliminary Final Counties Manukau Heroes 34 Canterbury Cardinals 16
Grand Final North Harbour Sea Eagles 24 Counties Manukau Heroes 16

1995

Season Standings

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
Auckland Colts 22 18 0 4 675 356 319 36
Counties Manukau 22 14 1 7 573 413 160 29
North Harbour 22 13 1 8 601 379 222 27
Waikato 22 13 1 8 471 379 92 27
Hutt Valley 22 13 0 9 544 443 101 26
Christchurch City 22 12 1 9 455 419 36 25
Wellington City 22 10 2 10 440 514 -74 22
Waitakere City 22 10 1 11 430 386 44 21
Hawkes Bay 22 10 1 11 467 486 -19 21
Canterbury 22 9 2 11 446 448 -2 20
Taranaki 22 2 1 19 339 770 -431 5
Bay of Plenty 22 2 1 19 304 752 -448 5

The Playoffs

Match Winner Loser
Elimination Play-off Waikato Cougars 28 Hutt Valley Unicorns 14
Preliminary Semifinal Counties Manukau Heroes 30 North Harbour Sea Eagles 16
Elimination Semifinal North Harbour Sea Eagles 32 Waikato Cougars 16
Qualification Semifinal Auckland Warriors Colts 15 Counties Manukau Heroes 14
Preliminary Final North Harbour Sea Eagles 28 Auckland Warriors Colts 19

Grand Final

Team Halftime Total
North Harbour Sea Eagles 2 28
Auckland Warriors Colts 15 21
Tries (North Harbour) 1: F. Fuimaono, S. Wilson, P. Tuimavave, J.Palmada
Tries (Auckland Colts) 1: N.Vagana, B.Henare, M.Noovao, W.Swann
Goals (North Harbour) 6: Q.Dane
Goals (Auckland Colts) 1: S.Buckingham, M.Noovao
Field Goals Goals (Auckland Colts) 1: M.Noovao

1996

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
Waitakere City 22 19 0 3 697 342 355 38
Counties Manukau 22 18 0 4 766 399 367 36
North Harbour 22 15 0 7 624 393 231 30
Waikato 22 13 1 8 515 472 43 27
Bay of Plenty 22 11 3 8 440 441 -1 25
Hutt Valley 22 11 2 9 444 469 -25 24
Taranaki 22 11 0 11 516 438 33 22
Wellington City 22 9 0 13 536 532 4 18
Hawkes Bay 22 7 1 14 377 583 -206 15
Canterbury 22 6 1 15 365 555 -190 13
Manawatu 22 5 0 17 404 732 -328 10
Christchurch City 22 3 0 19 360 643 -283 6

The Playoffs

Match Winner Loser
Elimination Play-off Waikato Cougars 35 Bay of Plenty Unicorns 18
Preliminary Semifinal Counties Manukau Heroes 14 North Harbour Sea Eagles 10
Elimination Semifinal Waikato Cougars 20 North Harbour Sea Eagles 14
Qualification Semifinal Waitakere City Raiders 26 Counties Manukau Heroes 8
Preliminary Final Counties Manukau Heroes 22 Waikato Cougars 6

Grand Final

Team Total
Counties Manukau Heroes 34
Waitakere City Raiders 22
Tries (Counties Manukau) 2: G Malietoa-Brown
1: D. Mann, E. Mann, N. Ramsay, F. Watene, C. Kennedy
Tries (Waitakere City) 3. B. Nelson
1: D. Bailey
Goals (Counties Manukau) 3: T. Loza
Goals (Waitakere City) 3: B. Lythe
Venue Carlaw Park

References

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