List of New Zealand rugby union teams

This is the list of main teams and provincial teams in New Zealand and members of the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU). Defunct teams are in bold.

A map of NZRU provincial boundaries

Main teams

• The All Blacks
• The Junior All Blacks
• The Māori
• The Sevens
• The U-21s
• The U-20s
• The U-19s
• The Heartland XV
• The Schools
• The Barbarians

Super 14 teams

• Blues
  • Northland, Auckland and North Harbour
• Chiefs
  • Bay of Plenty, Counties Manukau, Waikato, King Country and Thames Valley
• Crusaders
  • Canterbury, Tasman, Buller, Mid Canterbury, South Canterbury and West Coast
• Highlanders
  • Otago, Southland and North Otago
• Hurricanes
  • Hawke's Bay, Manawatu, Taranaki, Wellington, East Coast, Horowhenua-Kapiti, Poverty Bay, Wairarapa Bush, Wanganui

North Island

Team	Formed	Division	Changes
Auckland	1883	ITM Cup
Bay of Plenty	1911	ITM Cup
Central Vikings	1997-1998
Counties Manukau	1955	ITM Cup
East Coast	1922	Heartland Championship
Hawke's Bay	1884	ITM Cup
Horowhenua-Kapiti	1893	Heartland Championship
King Country	1922	Heartland Championship
Manawhenua	1924-1933
Manawatu	1886	ITM Cup
North Harbour	1985	ITM Cup
Northland	1994	ITM Cup	Formerly North Auckland 1920-1994
Poverty Bay	1890	Heartland Championship
Taranaki	1885	ITM Cup
Thames Valley	1921	Heartland Championship
Waikato	1921	ITM Cup	Formerly South Auckland 1909-1921
Wairarapa Bush	1971	Heartland Championship	Merger with Wairarapa and Bush
Wanganui	1888	Heartland Championship
Wellington	1879	ITM Cup

South Island

Team	Formed	Division	Changes
Buller	1894	Heartland Championship
Canterbury	1879	ITM Cup
Mid Canterbury	1904	Heartland Championship	Formerly Asburton County 1927-1952
Golden Bay-Motueka	1920-1967
Marlborough	1888-2005
Nelson	1885-1967
Nelson Bays	1968-2005		Merger with Golden Bay-Motueka and Nelson
North Otago	1904	Heartland Championship
Otago	1881	ITM Cup
South Canterbury	1888	Heartland Championship
Southland	1887	ITM Cup
Tasman	2006	ITM Cup	Merger with Marlborough and Nelson Bays
West Coast	1890	Heartland Championship

See also

• List of defunct New Zealand rugby union teams