National Competition

National Competition
Sport	Rugby league football
Inaugural season	2010
Number of teams	7
Country	New Zealand
Holders	Auckland (2010)
Most titles	Auckland (1 title)
Website	nzrl.co.nz leaguenet.co.nz
Related competition	Bartercard Premiership

The National Competition (originally named the National Zonal Competition) is the top level rugby league competition run by the New Zealand Rugby League. The competition replaced the Bartercard Premiership following a Sparc funded review and restructure of the New Zealand Rugby League. Seven teams compete in the competition each representing a Zone. These zones are: Northland, Auckland, Counties Manukau, Upper Central, Mid Central, Wellington and Southern.

Senior teams compete for the Albert Baskerville Trophy which is named after Albert Baskerville, the organiser of the 1907-1908 All Golds tour. Under-17s compete for the Mark Graham Cup which named after Mark Graham, the New Zealand Rugby League player of the century. Under-15s compete for the Nathan Cayless Cup which is named after Nathan Cayless, the only captain to win the World Cup for New Zealand.

Teams

Team	Nickname	2010 Coach	Home Grounds
Northern	Swords	Joe Rau	Lindvart Park, Kaikohe Jubilee Park, Whangarei Okura Park, Whangarei
Auckland	Pride	Brent Gemmell	Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland Cornwall Park Stadium, Auckland
Counties Manukau	Stingrays	Rusty Matua	Bruce Pulman Park, Papakura
Waicoa Bays	Stallions	Tahe Morunga	Resthills Park, Hamilton Blake Park, Tauranga Puketawhero Park, Rotorua
Central	Vipers	Mike Graham	Clifton Park, Waitara Arena Manawatu, Palmerston North Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth
Wellington	Orcas	Trevor Clark	Fraser Park, Wellington Porirua Stadium, Porirua
South Island	Scorpions	Brent Stuart	Rugby League Park, Christchurch

Seasons

Year	Albert Baskerville Trophy	Score	Score	Defeated	Minor Premiers	Wooden Spoon	Mark Graham Cup	Nathan Cayless Cup
2010	Auckland	14	6	Counties Manukau	Auckland	Northern Swords	Counties Manukau	Counties Manukau
2011	Auckland Pride	44	34	South Island Scorpions	Auckland Pride	Northern Swords	Auckland Pride	Auckland Pride
2012

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