Glenora Bears

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NZ rugby league club, based in Glen Eden, North Island, New Zealand

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::summary NZ rugby league club, based in Glen Eden, North Island, New Zealand ::

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FieldValue
clubnameGlenora Bears
imageGlenora_Bears.png
fullnameGlenora Bears Rugby League Football Club
nicknameOra
coloursBlue/White
founded
groundHarold Moody Park
coachTony Benson
captainPhil Kingi
leagueAuckland Rugby League
premierships1962, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2017
minorpremierships1982, 1988, 1998, 1999
cup1Roope Rooster
cup1titles1960, 1978, 1999, 2017
cup2Stormont Shield
cup2titles1960, 1962, 2011
cup3Sharman Cup
cup3titles1971, 1985, 1996
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| clubname = Glenora Bears | image = Glenora_Bears.png | emblem = | fullname = Glenora Bears Rugby League Football Club | nickname = Ora | short name = | web = | colours = Blue/White | founded = | exited = | readmitted = | ground = Harold Moody Park | ground2 = | ground3 = | ceo = | coach = Tony Benson | manager = | captain = Phil Kingi | league = Auckland Rugby League | season = | position = | homejersey = | awayjersey = | current = | premierships = 1962, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2017 | minorpremierships = 1982, 1988, 1998, 1999 | runnerups = | cup1 = Roope Rooster | cup1titles = 1960, 1978, 1999, 2017 | cup2 = Stormont Shield | cup2titles = 1960, 1962, 2011 | cup3 = Sharman Cup | cup3titles = 1971, 1985, 1996 The Glenora Bears are a rugby league football club based in Glen Eden, New Zealand who compete in Auckland Rugby League's Fox Memorial competition.

History

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The club was established in 1931 when the Auckland Rugby League Junior Management Committee accepted their application for membership in June of that year whereby they would enter a team in the Third Grade intermediate competition.{{cite news | title = Junior Management/New Club Accepted | page = 12 | publisher = Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 129 | date = 1931-06-03 | url = https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19310603.2.139 | access-date = 2019-10-22 | archive-date = 22 October 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191022103246/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19310603.2.139 | url-status = live | title =League Replay | page =12 | publisher =Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 133 | date =1931-06-08 | url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19310608.2.125 | access-date =2019-09-02 | archive-date =22 October 2019 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20191022104720/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19310608.2.125 | url-status =live

Their first ever grade win came in 1935 when they won the Hospital Cup for winning the 4th grade competition. In 1962, Glenora tied with Eastern United in the Fox Memorial Grand Final. In 1975, the club controversially signed All Black Joe Karam, then one of the All Black's major players.

The first time the club won the Fox Memorial outright was in 1997. Glenora repeated this in 1998 and 1999. Between 2000 and 2005 they competed in the national Bartercard Cup.

They won the Fox Memorial in 2017, 18 years since their last title. In 2022 Glenora lost the final to Point Chevalier Pirates 14–12.

Notable players

The following is a list of Glenora Bears players who went on to represent New Zealand and the years in which they did so.

Bartercard Cup

The Bears competed in the Bartercard Cup between 2000 and 2005.

The Bears were probably the least successful of all the Auckland stand alone clubs in the competition, only making the play-offs in 2000 and never really posing a serious threat to the championship in their six-year Bartercard Cup history.

They were the only Waitakere City team in the competition and were replaced by the Waitakere Rangers, a franchise that represented all five Waitakere clubs.

Glenora Bears Senior Team Records (1931-33, 1982, 1988-90, 1992-94, 2000-05 & 2020-2025)

The season record for the most senior men's team in the club including lower grade teams. ::data[format=table]

SeasonGradeNamePldWDLPFPAPDPtsPosition (Teams)
19313rd Grade IntermediateGlen Ora700503744808th of 8
19323rd Grade OpenGlen Ora1220719108-8946th of 7
19333rd Grade OpenGlen Ora145041024755105th of 8
19821st Gr. (Fox Memorial)Glenora Bears251708512374138%34Won Rukutai Shield
19881st Gr. (Fox Memorial)Glenora Bears141103379194195.4%221st of 8
PlayoffsGlenora Bears21011622--Won SF, lost GF to Te Atatu 16–22
19891st Gr. (Fox Memorial)Glenora Bears144010361359100.6%87th of 8
19901st Gr. (Fox Memorial)Glenora Bears2110110474418113.4%114th of 8
PlayoffsGlenora Bears10011837--L 18-37 v Ōtāhuhu in minor SF
19921st Gr. (Fox Memorial)Glenora Bears18211521541651.7%59th of 10
19931st Gr. (Fox Memorial)Glenora Bears18401437843786.5%114th of 8
19941st Gr. (Fox Memorial)Glenora Bears22511643160271.6%1112th of 12
2000Bartercard CupGlenora Bears221309608519117.1%265th of 12
PlayoffsGlenora Bears1001??--lost elimination play off
2001Bartercard CupGlenora Bears22901363067593.3%189th of 12
2002Bartercard CupGlenora Bears1652939451576.5%128th of 12
2003Bartercard CupGlenora Bears16511045851489.1%118th of 12
2004Bartercard CupGlenora Bears16331034153064.3%911th of 12
2005Bartercard CupGlenora Bears16411138848679.8%910th of 12
2020Fox PremiershipGlenora Bears8305172164104.9%910th of 12, season cancelled after round 8 (Covid)
2021Fox Prem Phase 1Glenora Bears111001312212147.2%202nd of 12
Fox Prem Phase 2Glenora Bears7502174144120.8%102nd of 8, season cancelled prior to playoffs (Covid)
2022Fox MemorialGlenora Bears980147276621.1%161st of 9 in sect. 1
PlayoffsGlenora Bears32016642--W v Te Atatu 26–12 in QF, W v Otahuhu 26–18 in SF, L v Pt Chev 14–12 in GF.
2023Fox QualifyingGlenora Bears3102667983.54%23rd of 4 in Pool C
Fox MemorialGlenora Bears1140717625668.75%89th of 12
2024Fox QualifiersGlenora Bears310248132-8423rd of 4 in Pool A
Fox MemorialGlenora Bears111010176496-320211th of 12
2025Fox QualifiersGlenora Bears300338178-14004th of 4 in Pool B
Sharman CupGlenora Bears11308160546-38667th of 10
1931-33, 1982, 1988–90, 1992–94, 2000–2005, +2020-25TOTAL494218152511140411359+45445
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References

References

  1. (2009). "West: The History of Waitakere". Random House.
  2. "Glenora power past Pt Chevalier to claim SAS Fox Memorial Premiership title".
  3. "Glenora's Kiwis".

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