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Glenora Bears

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.

Glenora Bears
Club information
Full nameGlenora Bears Rugby League Football Club
Nickname(s)Ora
ColoursBlue/White
Founded1931; 93 years ago (1931)
Current details
Ground(s)
  • Harold Moody Park
CoachTony Benson
CaptainPhil Kingi
CompetitionAuckland Rugby League
Records
Premierships1962, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2017
Minor premierships1982, 1988, 1998, 1999
Roope Rooster1960, 1978, 1999, 2017
Stormont Shield1960, 1962, 2011
Sharman Cup1971, 1985, 1996

History

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The Glenora Bears club rooms in Harold Moody Park, Glen Eden

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.[1] Clubs had previously existed in the Glen Eden and New Lynn areas and played under those names and in 1929 the two clubs amalgamated to form Glen Lynn. Glenora lost their first ever match versus Akarana 0–16 at Glen Eden.[2] The club is based at Harold Moody Park in Glen Eden.[3]

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.[3]

The first time the club won the Fox Memorial outright was in 1997.[3] 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.[4] In 2022 Glenora lost the final to Point Chevalier Pirates 14-12.

Notable players

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The following is a list of Glenora Bears players who went on to represent New Zealand and the years in which they did so.[5]

Bartercard Cup

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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 & 2020-2024)

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The season record for the most senior men’s team in the club including lower grade teams.

Season Grade Name Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Position (Teams)
1931 3rd Grade Intermediate Glen Ora 7 0 0 5 0 374 48 0 8th of 8
1932 3rd Grade Open Glen Ora 12 2 0 7 19 108 -89 4 6th of 7
1933 3rd Grade Open Glen Ora 14 5 0 4 102 47 55 10 5th of 8
1982 1st Gr. (Fox Memorial) Glenora Bears 25 17 0 8 512 374 138% 34 Won Rukutai Shield
1988 1st Gr. (Fox Memorial) Glenora Bears 14 11 0 3 379 194 195.4% 22 1st of 8
Playoffs Glenora Bears 2 1 0 1 16 22 - - Won SF, lost GF to Te Atatu 16-22
1989 1st Gr. (Fox Memorial) Glenora Bears 14 4 0 10 361 359 100.6% 8 7th of 8
1990 1st Gr. (Fox Memorial) Glenora Bears 21 10 1 10 474 418 113.4% 11 4th of 8
Playoffs Glenora Bears 1 0 0 1 18 37 - - L 18-37 v Ōtāhuhu in minor SF
1992 1st Gr. (Fox Memorial) Glenora Bears 18 2 1 15 215 416 51.7% 5 9th of 10
1993 1st Gr. (Fox Memorial) Glenora Bears 18 4 0 14 378 437 86.5% 11 4th of 8
1994 1st Gr. (Fox Memorial) Glenora Bears 22 5 1 16 431 602 71.6% 11 12th of 12
2000 Bartercard Cup Glenora Bears 22 13 0 9 608 519 117.1% 26 5th of 12
Playoffs Glenora Bears 1 0 0 1 ? ? - - lost elimination play off
2001 Bartercard Cup Glenora Bears 22 9 0 13 630 675 93.3% 18 9th of 12
2002 Bartercard Cup Glenora Bears 16 5 2 9 394 515 76.5% 12 8th of 12
2003 Bartercard Cup Glenora Bears 16 5 1 10 458 514 89.1% 11 8th of 12
2004 Bartercard Cup Glenora Bears 16 3 3 10 341 530 64.3% 9 11th of 12
2005 Bartercard Cup Glenora Bears 16 4 1 11 388 486 79.8% 9 10th of 12
2020 Fox Premiership Glenora Bears 8 3 0 5 172 164 104.9% 9 10th of 12, season cancelled after round 8 (Covid)
2021 Fox Prem Phase 1 Glenora Bears 11 10 0 1 312 212 147.2% 20 2nd of 12
Fox Prem Phase 2 Glenora Bears 7 5 0 2 174 144 120.8% 10 2nd of 8, season cancelled prior to playoffs (Covid)
2022 Fox Memorial Glenora Bears 9 8 0 1 472 76 621.1% 16 1st of 9 in sect. 1
Playoffs Glenora Bears 3 2 0 1 66 42 - - W v Te Atatu 26-12 in QF, W v Otahuhu 26-18 in SF, L v Pt Chev 14-12 in GF.
2023 Fox Qualifying Glenora Bears 3 1 0 2 66 79 83.54% 2 3rd of 4 in Pool C
Fox Memorial Glenora Bears 11 4 0 7 176 256 68.75% 8 9th of 12
2024 Fox Qualifiers Glenora Bears 3 1 0 2 48 132 -84 2 3rd of 4 in Pool A
Fox Memorial Glenora Bears 11 1 0 10 176 496 -320 2 11th of 12
1931-33, 1982, 1988-90, 1992-94, 2000-2005, +2020-24 TOTAL 480 215 15 240 11206 10635 +571 439

References

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  1. ^ "Junior Management/New Club Accepted". Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 129. 3 June 1931. p. 12. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  2. ^ "League Replay". Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 133. 8 June 1931. p. 12. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Logan, Innes (2009). "Game On". In Macdonald, Finlay; Kerr, Ruth (eds.). West: The History of Waitakere. Random House. p. 418. ISBN 9781869790080.
  4. ^ "Glenora power past Pt Chevalier to claim SAS Fox Memorial Premiership title". www.aucklandleague.co.nz. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Glenora's Kiwis". Sportsground. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
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