The Manurewa Marlins 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...

 club based in Manurewa

Manurewa

Manurewa is the southernmost major suburb of Manukau City, one of the four cities that make up the metropolitan area of Auckland in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located 6km south of the Manukau City Centre, and 26km southeast of the Auckland CBD....

, New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

. The Marlins 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. Between 2000 and 2003 they competed in the national Bartercard Cup

Bartercard Cup

The Bartercard Cup was the top level rugby league club competition in New Zealand from 2000 until 2007. For the entire life of the tournament it was sponsored by Bartercard. The cup was administered by the New Zealand Rugby League...

 competition.

Notable players

Notable Former Players include Henry Fa'afili

Henry Fa'afili

Henry Fa'afili is a Samoan rugby player. He originally played Rugby league but switched codes in 2007 to play rugby union for Biarritz Olympique. He is currently signed to Connacht Rugby in the Celtic League after departing Leeds Carnegie in June 2011. Fa'afili's position of choice is on the Wing...

, Joe Galuvao

Joe Galuvao

Joe Galuvao is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles of the National Rugby League...

 and Greg Eastwood

Greg Eastwood

Greg Eastwood is a professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Canterbury Bulldogs in the NRL. A New Zealand international representative lock or second row forward, he previously for the Brisbane Broncos, Bulldogs in the NRL and Leeds Rhinos in the European Super League...

. Lance Hohaia

Lance Hohaia

Lance Hohaia is a New Zealand rugby league player, he currently plays for St Helens RLFC. In 2008 Hohaia was a member of the World Cup winning New Zealand team.-Early years:...

 and Mark Tookey

Mark Tookey

Mark Tookey is a rugby league coach and former professional player. He primarily played at prop...

 also spent time at Manurewa whilst playing for the New Zealand Warriors

New Zealand Warriors

The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership and are the League's only team from outside Australia...

 in the NRL

National Rugby League

The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...

.

Another former NRL

National Rugby League

The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...

, Super League

Super League

Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...

 and Kiwi test representative who spent time at Manurewa was Ritchie Blackmore, who acted as a player/coach before moving to Otahuhu

Otahuhu

Otahuhu is a suburb of Auckland. It is located to the southeast of the city centre, on a narrow isthmus between an arm of the Manukau Harbour to the west and the Tamaki River estuary to the east...

, where he currently coaches the Premier team.

Another former Kiwi Representative was that of Owen Wright

Owen Wright

Owen Grant Wright is a New Zealand former rugby league player who represented his country in sixteen Tests, including in matches that counted towards the 1988 World Cup....

. He was player/coach of the Marlins between the late 80's to the early 90's.

Recent New Zealand Warrior debutant Daniel O'Regan

Daniel O'Regan

Daniel O'Regan is a New Zealand rugby league player who currently plays for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League competition. His position of choice is at five-eighth...

 also spent time at Manurewa, spending two seasons of junior football playing out of Leabank Park.

Bartercard Cup

The Marlins played four season in the Bartercard cup, making the playoffs just once. They did however win in their first finals appearance, beating the Otahuhu Leopards

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...

, before going down against eventual runners up, the Eastern Tornadoes

Eastern Tornadoes

The Eastern Tornadoes were a New Zealand rugby league franchise that competed in the New Zealand Rugby League's Bartercard Cup and Auckland Rugby League's Super 12 competitions. They were formed to represent the rugby league clubs of East Auckland.-History:...

. In 2004 their place was taken by the Counties Manukau Jetz.

Season	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Position (Teams)	Finals
2000	22	11	2	9	633	521	112	24	Seven (Twelve)	N/A
2001	22	13	1	8	657	513	144	27	Fifth (Twelve)	Lost Elimination Semifinal
2002	16	5	1	10	377	511
11	Eighth (Twelve)	N/A
2003	16	6	1	9	480	544
13	Seventh (Twelve)	N/A