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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 , 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
As of the 2024 season.
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Team
Location
Home ground
2023 season
Auckland University
St Johns ,
Auckland
Colin Maiden Park
3rd
College Rifles
Remuera ,
Auckland
College Rifles Park
7th
East Tamaki
Ōtara ,
Auckland
East Tāmaki Reserve
—
Eden
Sandringham ,
Auckland
Gribblehirst Park
12th
Grammar TEC
Ōrākei ,
Auckland
Ōrākei Domain
4th
Manukau Rovers
Māngere ,
Auckland
Williams Park
1st (champions)
Marist
Panmure ,
Auckland
Mount Wellington War Memorial Park
10th
Pakuranga United
Pakuranga ,
Auckland
Bell Park
5th
Papatoetoe
Papatoetoe ,
Auckland
Papatoetoe Recreation Ground
8th
Ponsonby
Western Springs ,
Auckland
Western Springs Stadium
2nd
Puketāpapa Roskill
Mount Roskill ,
Auckland
Fearon Park
—
Suburbs
New Lynn ,
Auckland
Shadbolt Park
6th
Waitakere City
Henderson ,
Auckland
Waitakere Stadium
13th
Waitemata
Henderson ,
Auckland
Waitemata Park
9th
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:
[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)
Championships by club
1883–1921
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)
Rank
Club
Championships
Most recent
1
Ponsonby
35
2019
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
Rank
Club
Championships
Most recent
1
Ponsonby
47
2019
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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