Harbour League were a franchise in the now defunct Bartercard Cup

Bartercard Cup

The Bartercard Cup was the top level rugby league club competition in New Zealand from 2000 until 2007. For the entire life of the tournament it was sponsored by Bartercard. The cup was administered by the New Zealand Rugby League...

 rugby league

Rugby league

Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...

 competition in New Zealand

New Zealand

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. They represented Auckland

Auckland

The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...

s North Shore City. They were formed in 2006 to take over from the Hibiscus Coast Raiders

Hibiscus Coast Raiders

The Hibiscus Coast Raiders are a rugby league club based on the Hibiscus Coast, New Zealand. They compete in Auckland Rugby League's Fox Memorial competition and between 2000 and 2005 were also involved in the Bartercard Cup competition.-History:...

 and the North Harbour Tigers due to the New Zealand Rugby League

New Zealand Rugby League

The New Zealand Rugby League is the governing body for the sport of rugby league football in New Zealand. The NZRL was founded on the 25 April 1910 in preparation for a tour of Great Britain that same year....

 wishing to reduce the number of Auckland teams in favour of more regional sides.

Notable players

New Zealand Warriors

New Zealand Warriors

The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership and are the League's only team from outside Australia...

 associated with the club included: Louis Anderson

Louis Anderson

Louis Anderson is a professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for Warrington Wolves of Super League. A New Zealand international representative forward, he previously played for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League competition...

 and Tony Martin while other squad members included Jeremiah Pai

Jeremiah Pai

Jeremiah Pai is a New Zealand rugby league player who currently plays for the Auckland Vulcans and the Northcote Tigers.-Early years:He was first noticed when playing for the Eastern Tornadoes in the Bartercard Cup before making his National Rugby League debut for the New Zealand Warriors in...

, Kevin Locke

Kevin Locke (rugby league)

Kevin Samuel Locke is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer for the New Zealand Warriors of the National Rugby League. His usual position is at fullback.-Playing career:...

 and Kimi Uasi.

2006 season

In 2006 Harbour League finished sixth on the table, missing out on a finals berth by one point. They were the only Auckland club not to make the finals.

Season	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Position (Teams)	Finals
2006	18	9	0	9	476	446	30	18	Sixth (Ten)	N/A

2007 Results

The 2007 Bartercard Cup kicked off on April 14 and Harbour finished the regular season in second place, only one win behind the Auckland Lions

Auckland Lions

The Auckland Lions were a rugby league club that had teams in both the New Zealand Bartercard Cup and the NSWRL Premier League. They were mostly based around the Mt Albert Lions Rugby League club...

. They were defeated 28-4 in the Grand Final by the Auckland Lions who claimed their second successive title.

Season	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Position (Teams)
2007	18	15	1	2	630	322	308	31	Second (10)

Date	Match	Winner		Loser		Venue
25 August	Qualification Semifinal	Auckland Lions	44	Harbour League	40	Waitemata Stadium
1 September	Preliminary Final	Harbour League	28	Canterbury Bulls	24	Waitemata Stadium
9 September	Grand Final	Auckland Lions	28	Harbour League	4	Mt Smart Stadium Mt Smart Stadium Mt Smart Stadium, formerly Ericsson Stadium, is a stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the home ground of National Rugby League team, the New Zealand Warriors...