The Tamaki Titans were a franchise in the now defunct New Zealand 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...

 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. They represented Eastern Auckland, this area was previously represented by the Otahuhu Ellerslie Leopards and 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:...

. Their coach, Dean Clark

Dean Clark (rugby league)

Dean Clark is a New Zealand rugby league coach and former footballer who represented his country between 1989 and 1992. He is the current coach of the Papakura Sea Eagles in the Auckland Rugby League competition.-Playing career:...

, was a former standoff who played for the Kiwis, New Zealand Maori

New Zealand Maori rugby league team

-See also:* New Zealand national rugby league team* New Zealand Māori rugby union team* New Zealand Māori cricket team-External links:* Google Books...

, Hull KR

Hull Kingston Rovers

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 & the Counties Manukau Heroes.

Notable players

New Zealand Warriors

New Zealand Warriors

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 associated with the club included: George Tuakura

George Tuakura

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

, Manu Vatuvei

Manu Vatuvei

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, Cooper Vuna

Cooper Vuna

Kerry Cooper Vuna is a professional rugby union player. He played league, on the wing for the Newcastle Knights , before switching to rugby union to play wing for the Melbourne Rebels.-Early years:...

, Ruben Wiki

Ruben Wiki

Ruben Wiki, ONZM is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. A New Zealand international representative centre-turned-prop forward, he retired with the record for most number of international appearances of any rugby league player in history...

 while other players included Elijah Taylor

Elijah Taylor

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

, Constantine Mika

Constantine Mika

Constantine Mika is a New Zealand professional rugby league player of Samoan descent, currently playing for the Hull Kingston Rovers in the English Super League. He previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League competition. His position of choice is second-row...

, Leeson Ah Mau

Leeson Ah Mau

Leeson Ah Mau is a New Zealand rugby league player in the National Rugby League . He is signed to play for the St George Illawarra Dragons in 2012, having previously played in the NRL for the North Queensland Cowboys and the New Zealand Warriors. He is a forward...

 and Paul Atkins

Paul Atkins (rugby league)

Paul Atkins is a former New Zealand rugby league player. He played for the Otahuhu Leopards from 2002–2003, the Otahuhu-Ellerslie Leopards from 2004–2005, the Tamaki Leopards in 2006 and the Howick Hornets from 2007-2009.-Playing career:...

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2006 Results

Season 2006	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Finished Fourth	18	9	2	7	546	440	106	20

In 2006 they performed strongly, finishing fourth. They then went on to defeat the Counties Manukau Jetz in the first week of the playoffs and then pip the Waitakere Rangers

Waitakere Rangers

The Waitakere Rangers were a franchise in the now defunct Bartercard Cup rugby league competition in New Zealand. They represented five clubs based in Waitakere City including the Glenora Bears who previously represented the City in the Bartercard Cup. The other four clubs were the Waitemata...

 25-24 in an extra time thriller. They then lost in the preliminary final to the Canterbury Bulls

Canterbury Bulls

The Canterbury rugby league team are a rugby league team who represent the Canterbury Rugby League. They are currently nicknamed the Bulls but have previously had other nicknames such as the Reds. They are based at Rugby League Park in Christchurch....

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Date	Match	Winner		Loser		Venue
28 August	Elimination Play-off	Tamaki Leopards	25	Counties Manukau Jetz	12	Mt Smart Stadium Mt Smart Stadium Mt Smart Stadium, formerly Ericsson Stadium, is a stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the home ground of National Rugby League team, the New Zealand Warriors...
4 September	Elimination Semifinal	Tamaki Leopards	25	Waitakere Rangers	24	North Harbour Stadium North Harbour Stadium North Harbour Stadium is a stadium, situated in Albany, in North Shore City, in New Zealand. It was opened in 1997, after nearly a decade of discussion, planning and construction. Rugby union, football and rugby League are the only sports played on the main ground, as it is rectangular in shape....
11 September TV Match Maori Television Māori Television is a New Zealand TV station broadcasting programmes that make a significant contribution to the revitalisation of the Māori language and culture . Funded by the New Zealand Government, the station started broadcasting on 28 March 2004 from a base in Newmarket.Te Reo is the...	Preliminary Final	Tamaki Leopards	30	Canterbury Bulls	6	Mt Smart Stadium Mt Smart Stadium Mt Smart Stadium, formerly Ericsson Stadium, is a stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the home ground of National Rugby League team, the New Zealand Warriors...

2007 Results

The Titans finished fifth overall, just missing out on a playoff position.

Season	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Position (Teams)
2007	18	10	1	7	526	464	62	21	Fifth (10)