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**Auckland Rugby League**

Club name	Hibiscus Coast Raiders
First Season	1982
Ground	Stanmore Bay Reserve
Coach
Bartercard Cup Premierships	2001
Fox Memorial Premierships	2002
Phelan Shield Champions	2006

The Hibiscus Coast Raiders are a rugby league club based on the Hibiscus Coast, New Zealand. They compete in Auckland Rugby League's Fox Memorial competition and between 2000 and 2005 were also involved in the Bartercard Cup competition.

[edit] History

The club was formed in 1982 by a group of players that included former Kiwi Ken Stirling.

In 1997 the club moved from its original location at Edith Hopper Park to Stanmore Bay Reserve.

Before Brian McClennan took over as coach in the late 1990's they were a third division side, but he took them to Auckland's first division and a Bartercard Cup] premiership in 2001.

[edit] Notable Players

Notable Former Players include; Daniel Floyd, Karl Temata, Shannon Stowers, Iafeta Paleaaesina.

[edit] Bartercard Cup

The Raiders were invited to be part of the inaugural Bartercard Cup in 2000 and competed in the competition until they were replaced by Harbour League in 2006. Harbour League represented all of the North Shore clubs.

The Raiders missed out on a top five spot in their debut year but turned things around so much in 2001 that they dominated the competition, winning the Grand Final. They made the Grand Final again in 2002, losing to the Mt Albert Lions. They were never a major threat in the competition after this however, either bowing out in the first round or not making the play-offs at all. In a way they were a victim of their own success, many players were bought up into the New Zealand Warriors squad and their coach was headhunted by Mt Albert.

Season	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Position (Teams)	Finals
2000	22	7	5	10	544	578	-34	19	Eight (Twelve))	N/A
2001	21	16	1	4	742	425	317	35*	Minor Premiers (Twelve)	Champions
2002	16	11	0	5	536	377	159	22	Second (Twelve)	Lost Grandfinal
2003	16	12	0	4	573	319	254	24	Fourth (Twelve)	Lost Elimination Play-off
2004	16	3	0	13	266	503	-237	6	Wooden Spoon (Twelve)	N/A
2005	16	9	2	5	512	362	150	20	Fifth (Twelve)	Lost Elimination Play-off

*Two points for a bye awarded as the Ngongotaha Chiefs left the competition.

[edit] References

Contents

[edit] History

[edit] Notable Players

[edit] Bartercard Cup

[edit] References