CLUB STATISTICS

FROM THE STATS MAN – Ross Flexman 

Over the years the club has done well in both the Te Puke sub union, the merged (1996) Western Bay sub union and Baywide competitions picking up several championships at Premier, Senior B / Development and Colts levels.

PREMIERS: Between 1999 and 2024 the Club has qualified for the Baywide semi-finals 22 times, winning championships in 2011 against Whakarewarewa 21-18, 2012 Rotoiti 12-3, 2018 Te Puna 27-13 and 2024 Greerton Marist 22 -17

COLTS: A Baywide colts competition was contested between 2004 and 2013 with the young Pirates making the semi-finals on all 8 occasions and going on to win in 2010 and 2011 and were runners up on 3 other occasions. Baywide U21 / under 85kg (open age) was reinstated in 2023. We have fielded teams from 2023.

DEVELOPMENT: Baywide development competition was introduced in 2014 and contested until 2021. Championships were taken out by Te Puke in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2021 (more than any other club) also making the top 4 on three other occasions. Since then It has been a Western Bay Senior A / Development competition.

WOMENS: Te Puke fielded a women’s team in 2001 and 2002. It was not till 2024 that the club saw another women’s team on the paddock.

Based on estimates up to 2000, and actual records since then, the following players have joined the 100+ club:

Rameka Poihipi 310

Matt Wallis 231

Jarrard McKeown 203

Rodney Gibbs 199

Jermey Cotter 168

Luke Perrott 161

Simon Chisholm 158

Mike McKenzie 155

Paul Faiweather 152

David Whitecliffe-Davies 116

Kim Hinaki 115

Declan Barnett 110 (still playing)

Bobby Baggott 109

Danny Underwood 107

Ryan Lambert 104

PJ Gidlow 103

It is to be noted that Rameka played one season for the Mount (rep coach directive) and Matty 5 seasons for Kamo while playing NPC for Northland.

We congratulate the following players who have achieved New Zealand honours while playing for the club:

  • Nathan Harris All Blacks #1135 NZ Māori’s NZ under 20
  • Aidan Ross All Blacks #1202 NZ 15 NZ Barbarians NZ under 20
  • Anthony Tahana NZ Māori’s
  • Paul Fairweather NZ under 17 (Captain) NZ Juniors
  • Solomon King NZ 7s NZ under 21
  • Charles Baxter NZ 7s
  • Hayden Reid NZ 7s
  • Jack Wilson NZ 7s
  • Andy Miller NZ Juniors
  • Ben Castle NZ under 21
  • Matt Wallis NZ under 21
  • Cole Forbes NZ under 20 NZ Māori’s
  • Lalomilo Lalomilo NZ under20
  • Grady Forbes NZ under 18 7s NZ 7s Development
  • Fletcher Carpenter NZ 7s Development
  • Hayden Reid NZ 7s

    Also, Andy Miller for Japan in the 2003 world cup and Kane Le’aupepe for Samoa in the 2019 world cup.

    Andy was the first World cup player to score all possible ways in one game (try, conversion, penalty and a 52m drop goal.) v Fiji 2003

    Highest score recorded in recent years by the Premiers was 112 – 10 against Te Teko at Te Teko on 16th May 2002 with 18 try’s being scored.

    Most try’s by an individual in a game:

    • 6 by Dave Basham in 1964, I have been told from a reliable source
    • 5 plus 4 conversions by Charles Baxter v Te Teko 16/5/02
    • 5 by Jack Wilson v Waikite 14/4/2012 final score 89 – 5 Also Nick McCashin scored 4 trys in his 44 point haul in the same game.
    • 5 by Masiu Akauola playing hooker v Judea 12/6/2022 – game won 50 – 10
    • 6 by Valama Vusoni for Development v Papamoa 10/6/23 game won 65 – 0
    • 5 plus 5 conversions (35 points) to Fletcher Carpenter v Whakarewarewa 6/7/24 game won 50 – 35

    Of recent times, the 2018 championship team produced some outstanding performances in winning 16 of their 20 games that season scoring 864 points. Jason Robertson 227 points (including 5 try’s) from 16 games (ave 14.18 points per game). Declan Barnett scoring 18 try’s closely followed by Cole Forbes on 17.

    The 1999 team scored 811 points.

    The 2024 championship season saw Fletcher Carpenter clock up 200 points (ave 15.38 per game) and broke the season record with 19 try’s, from 13 games. The three games missed he was touring with the NZ 7s development team which also included Grady Forbes. This team won 14, lost 2 games to take out First round and Championship cups.

100+ Club: To see the list of players in our 100+ games club see our club history page, A 100 Year History: 100+ Club – Page 211