The Mangere East Hawks are a rugby league

Rugby league

Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...

 based in Mangere

Mangere

Māngere is one of the larger suburbs in South Auckland, in northern New Zealand.The suburb is located on flat land at the northeastern shore of the Manukau Harbour, to the northwest of the centre of Manukau city and 15 kilometres south of Auckland city centre...

, New Zealand

New Zealand

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. The Hawks compete in Auckland Rugby League

Auckland Rugby League

The Auckland Rugby League is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It is responsible for rugby league in the region and was the owner of Carlaw Park, once the "spiritual home of rugby league in New Zealand".-History:The Auckland Rugby League was...

's Fox Memorial competition.

History

The club was founded in 1964, before this teams from the area had been attached to the Otahuhu club

Otahuhu Leopards

The Otahuhu Leopards are a rugby league club based in Otahuhu, New Zealand. The club competes in the Fox Memorial competition run by the Auckland Rugby League. They are coached by Peter Caccioppoli. Between 2000 and 2003 they also competed in the Bartercard Cup.The team are the current holders of...

. Since its inception the club has been based at Walter Massey Park.

Notable players

Notable Former Players include; Ali Lauitiiti

Ali Lauitiiti

Ali Lauitiiti is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer for English club Leeds Rhinos in the European Super League. Both a Samoa and New Zealand international representative forward, he previously played in the National Rugby League for the Warriors...

, Olsen Filipaina

Olsen Filipaina

Olsen Orekewa Filipaina is a New Zealand former rugby league player who represented both New Zealand and Western Samoa.-Playing career:Filipaina started his career with the Mangere East Hawks in the Auckland Rugby League competition. He was named the best back in the competition in 1977 before...

, Tea Ropati

Tea Ropati

Tea Faa'tea Ropati is a former rugby league player who represented New Zealand and Western Samoa...

, Kim Uasi

Kim Uasi

Eliakim Uasi is a rugby league player. His position of choice is at hooker.-Playing career:A Mangere East Hawks junior, Uasi has previously he played for the Counties Manukau Jetz and Harbour League in the Bartercard Cup competition...

, Lesley Vainikolo

Lesley Vainikolo

Lesley Vainikolo is a dual code professional rugby football player who currently plays for Gloucester Rugby. He plays on the wing....

, Jerry SeuSeu, George Mann

George Mann (rugby league)

George William Mann is a former rugby league footballer 1980s and 90s who represented both New Zealand and Tonga. He is the cousin of fellow international Duane Mann.-Playing career:A Mangere East junior, Mann played for Auckland, Newcastle, St...

, Brian Laumatia

Brian Laumatia

Brian Laumatia is a former rugby league player who played for the Cronulla Sharks in the Super League.-Playing career:In 1994 he played for the Counties Manukau Heroes in the Lion Red Cup and represented Auckland....

, George Tuakura

George Tuakura

George Tuakura is a Cook Islands rugby league player who currently plays for the Central Comets in the Queensland Cup...

, Iva Ropati

Iva Ropati

Iva Lewis Ropati is a former rugby league international player and High School Principal.-Early years:He grew up playing for the Otahuhu Leopards before moving to the Te Atatu Roosters where he won a Fox Memorial premiership. He later played for the Mangere East Hawks before moving to England...

, Jonathan Smith

Jonathan Smith (rugby league)

Jonathan Smith is a former New Zealand rugby league player. His position of preference was in the Second Row.-Playing career:...

 and Nafe Seluini

Nafe Seluini

Nafe Seluini is a New Zealand rugby league player who currently plays professionally in the National Rugby League for the Penrith Panthers. His position of preference is at Hooker.-Playing career:...

, as well as current Junior Warrior Mataupu Poching

Mataupu Poching

Mataupu Poching is a professional rugby league footballer who currently plays in the National Rugby League for the New Zealand Warriors.-Early years:...

.

Peter Leitch

Peter Leitch (Mad Butcher)

Sir Peter Charles Leitch, KNZM, QSM, is a New Zealand businessman, also known as The Mad Butcher. Although well known in New Zealand for the chain of butcheries he founded, Leitch is arguably just as well known for his charity, fundraising work and his promotion of rugby league.Born in Wellington,...

aka "The Mad Butcher" is a noted fan of the club.