The Taranaki rugby team, also known as the Taranaki Bulls, is a professional rugby team that competes in New Zealand’s Bunnings NPC competition. The team is also affiliated with the Chiefs Super Rugby franchise.
Read on to discover even more about the Taranaki rugby team. On this page you can learn all about the side’s history and read a breakdown of the team’s current squad. You can also see their latest results and upcoming fixtures.
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The Taranaki rugby team, also known as the Taranaki Bulls, is a professional rugby team that competes in New Zealand’s Bunnings NPC competition. The team is also affiliated with the Chiefs Super Rugby franchise.
Read on to discover even more about the Taranaki rugby team. On this page you can learn all about the side’s history and read a breakdown of the team’s current squad. You can also see their latest results and upcoming fixtures.
The history of the Taranaki rugby team can be traced back to the formation of the Taranaki rugby union in 1885. However, the modern version of the Taranaki rugby team that we know today was formed in 1976, when the National Provincial Championship was established.
Since then, the Taranaki rugby team has taken part in every season of the National Provincial Championship, which is now known as the Bunnings NPC. During this period, they’ve won the overall championship once, in 2014.
On top of this, the Taranaki rugby team has also won the National Provincial Championship Second Division North Island title four times (1976, 1982, 1983 and 1984). They’ve also won the National Provincial Championship Second Division in 1985, 1992 and 1995, and they captured the Bunnings NPC Championship Division title in 2021.
Today, the Taranaki rugby team plays in the premiership division of the Bunnings NPC. They play their home games at the TET Stadium and Events Centre, which has a capacity of 3,000.
Bradley Slater Hooker 
Donald Brighouse Prop 
Jared Proffit Tighthead Prop 
Jesse Parete Number 8 
Kaylum Boshier Flanker 6 
Kyle Stewart Prop 
Mills Sanerivi Hooker 
Mitchell Brown Flanker 6 
Pita Sowakula Flanker 6 
Reuben O'Neill Prop 
Ricky Riccitelli Hooker 
Scott Barrett Lock 
Tom Florence Flanker 7 
Tupou Vaa'i Lock 
Adam Lennox Fullback 
Beauden Barrett Fly Half 
Brayton Northcott-Hill Fullback 
Crusader Faletagoa'i Fullback 
Daniel Rona Fullback 
Daniel Waite Centre 
Ethan Reti Fullback 
Hemopo Cunningham Fullback 
Isaac Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens Inside Centre 
Jackson Morgan Fullback 
Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens Fullback 
Jayson Potroz Fullback 
Jordie Barrett Fullback 
Josh Jacomb Fullback 
Josh Lord 
Josh Setu Left wing 
Kiniviliame Naholo 
Liam Blyde 
Logan Crowley Scrum half 
Matt McKenzie 
Meihana Grindlay Outside centre 
Michael Loft Fullback 
Mickey Wooliams Fullback 
Mitch O'Neill Fullback 
Nathaniel Peters Fullback 
Paul Perez Centre 
Scott Jury Fullback 
Stan van den Hoven 
Stephen Perofeta Fly half 
Teihorangi Walden Centre 12 
Vereniki Tikoisolomone Fullback Due to the fact that the Taranaki rugby squad competes in the premiership division of the Bunnings NPC, a number of international players compete for the side. This includes all three of the Barrett brothers, who all regularly play for the All Blacks.
On top of this, the current Taranaki rugby squad also contains more than 10 players who are contracted to play Super Rugby. The majority of these players represent the Chiefs, but some Taranaki rugby stars also represent the Blues, the Hurricanes and the Crusaders.
Taranaki Bulls Rugby Team 
