Rugby League Cup

[2] New Zealand rugby league was born with events such as the All Golds tour of England,[3] and matches in Wellington and Auckland in 1908.

[4] John Coffey writes in Te Ara, "The Auckland Rugby League was formed in July 1909, and North Shore played City as the forerunner to an inter-club competition that started in 1910.

By this time, league was also being played in Taranaki, Rotorua, Hawke’s Bay, Nelson, Marlborough and Southland.

"[4] The Cup was made in Bradford and donated to Auckland for inter-provincial competition by the touring 1910 Great Britain Lions.

[7] Auckland are the current holders of the Cup after they defeated Canterbury in a one-off match on 4 June 2012.