Auckland Rugby League

Club name	Glenora Bears
First Season
Ground	Harold Moody Park
Coach	Duane Mann
Fox Memorial Premierships	2: 1962, 1999

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. Between 2000 and 2005 they competed in the national Bartercard Cup.

[edit] 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^[1].

• Bill Sorenson (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)
• Wayne Redmond (1970) (father David Redmond, 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
• Glenn Taylor (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)
• Epalahame Lauaki (2006)

[edit] 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 poising 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.

[edit] References

• NZRL Bears Page
• ARL Bears Page