Point Chevalier Pirates


The Point Chevalier Pirates are an Auckland rugby league club based in Point Chevalier. The Pirates currently compete in the Fox Memorial competition run by the Auckland Rugby League.

History

The club was founded in 1919.
In the 1980s and 1990s the club's senior team merged with the City club to form City-Pt Chevalier.
In 2010 Awen Guttenbeil returned to the club as coach. Former professional players Stacey Jones, Wairangi Koopu, Monty Betham and Karl Te Nana all joined the squad for the club's 90th year as the team easily won the Phelan Shield.
This began a rapid rise for the club as they won the Sharman Cup the following year, gaining promotion to the Fox Memorial for 2012. The Pirates finished the season third, but in their final match against the Marist Saints, the Pirates fielded a third-string side and were beaten 102–0, and denied Papakura, who had beaten the Pirates on both occasions the teams had met earlier in the year, a place in the semi-finals to play the Pirates again the following week. Papakura appealed to the Auckland Rugby League, and the Pirates were found guilty of bringing discredit on the game and were ejected from the play-offs.
The Pirates came back stronger the following year and won the Fox Memorial in 2013 & 2014 & 2015. Only 3 other clubs have done 3 in a row in the History of the Fox. Northcote Glenora & Mt Albert & now Pt Chev under the Coaching of Grant Pocklington & Team Manager Wilard Hyndman 4 Fox Memorial Wins & 2 Runner ups.

Notable players

Notable players to play for the club include Great Britain representative Karl Harrison and Samoan international Hutch Maiava. Arden McCarthy,
Players to play for the New Zealand national rugby league team include Doug Anderson, Vic Belsham, Shane Varley, Jack Russell-Green, Bill Schultz, Paul Schultz, Bob McGuinn, Henry Maxwell, Duncan MacRae, Ken Stirling, Gordon Moncur, Graham Mattson, Dennis Key, John Sparnon, Awen Guttenbeil,Stacey Jones Fuifui Moimoi,Tawhiao Rogers, Henry Paul, Evarn Tuimavave Tevita Latu, Wairangi Koopu, Paki Afu,
The club has also produced three test referees: Vic Belsham, John Percival and Ray Shrimpton.