Club History
The Story so far.......
The Ardmore Teachers Training College based at Ardmore Airport started playing rugby in 1948 producing great All Blacks and many Counties players. On the closure of the college in 1974 it was changed to the Ardmore Rugby Football Club until amalgamation with Counties Marist in 1997.
The Counties Marist Rugby Football Club was founded in 1979 and was a very progressive young Papakura based club that achieved a lot in a short time.
In 1997 the two clubs merged. It was agreed that both the clubs had strengths in different areas and that once combined at the new Bruce Pulman Park Complex they could be an even greater force in Counties rugby. Ardmore Marist players should be forever proud of the history, traditions and foundations the original clubs provided and as evidenced below it has been extremely successful.
Ardmore Marist Club Championships
1996 - Rawiri Trophy Ardmore Marist Runners Up
1997 - Senior Reserve Division 1: Ardmore Marist Champions
1998 - Senior Reserve Division 1: Ardmore Marist Champions
1999 - Division 1 - Ardmore Marist Champions
2000 - Division 1 - Ardmore Marist Runners Up
2001 - Premier - Ardmore Marist Champions
2002 - Premier - Ardmore Marist Champions
2004 - Division 3 - Ardmore Marist Champions
2005 - Sevens Cup Ardmore Marist Champions
2007 - Premier 1 Reserve (Sid Marshall Shield) Ardmore Marist Champions
2007 - Massey Cup U21s - Ardmore Marist Champions
2007 - Sevens Hinton Cup - Ardmore Marist
2008 - McNamara Cup - Ardmore Marist Premier Champions
2008 - Bob Chandler Memorial - Ardmore Marist Premier Reserve Champions
2008 - Sevens Hinton Cup - Ardmore Marist
2008 - Plate Ardmore Marist Red
2010 - Bob Chandler Memorial - Ardmore Marist Premier Reserve Champions
2010 - Sevens Hinton Cup – Ardmore Marist
2011 - Bob Chandler Memorial - Ardmore Marist Premier Reserve Champions
2012 - Bob Chandler Memorial - Ardmore Marist Premier Reserve Champions
2012 - NZ Marist 7s Champions
2013 - NZ Marist 7s Champions
2013 - Massey Cup U21s - Ardmore Marist Champions
2013 - McNamara Cup - Ardmore Marist Premier Champions
2014 - Runners up Massey Cup U21s
2014 - Sevens Hinton Cup - Ardmore Marist Champions
2016 - Sevens Hinton Cup - Ardmore Marist Champions
2016 - Coleman Shield (ARU Womens Premier Competition) - runners up
2016 - McNamara Cup - Premier finalist
2018 - McNamara Cup - Ardmore Marist Premier Champions
2018 - Sevens Hinton Cup - Ardmore Marist Mens Champions
2018 - NZ Marist 7s Mens Champions
2019 - McNamara Cup - Premier 1 Finalist
2019 - Bob Chandeler Memorial - Premier 2 Champions
2019 - Sevens Hinton Cup - Ardmore Marist Mens Champions
2020 - Middlesex Cup NZ 7s National Club Champions
2021 - Middlesex Cup NZ 7s National Club Champions
NZ All Blacks
NZ Sevens
Sherwin Stowers, Fritz Lee
Super Rugby
Kristian Ormsby (Hurricanes & Chiefs), Sherwin Stowers (Blues), Fritz Lee (Chiefs), Jarrod Firth (Chiefs), Jordan Taufua (Crusaders), Jonathan Taumateine (Chiefs), Luteru Laulala (Chiefs) Daymon Leasuasu (Chiefs)
Steelers (Current)
Viliame Rarasea, Ezekiel Lindenmuth, Luteru Laulala, Zuriel Togiatama, Nepo Laulala, Mark Royal, Alamanda Motuga
Auckland NPC (Current)
Sione Tuipulotu
Life Members
Counties Marist Rugby Football Club
Brian Goldfinch
Sel Hodgins
Des Malone
Martin Devoy
Hugh Chapman
Kelvin Bangs
Ardmore Rugby Football Club
Ross Dow
Mick Sims
Arch Scott
Pat Walsh
Bruce Robertson
Chris Wirepa
J.C. Walker
Kevin Moeke
Alan Bell
Ardmore Marist Rugby & Sports Club
1998 John (JC) Walker
1998 Kevin Moeke
2007 Peter O'Brien
2007 Brian Papesch
2008 Robert Burton
2009 Hugh Chapman
2010 Greg Goldfinch
2012 Peter Goldsmith
2013 Les Coomber
2017 Matthew Newman
2019 Ray Cullen
2019 Martin Devoy
2021 Glenn Flavell
2021 Mrs Kelly Flavell
Club Presidents
1997 - 2000 Hugh Chapman
2000 - 2001 Peter Goldsmith
2002 - 2004 Les Coomber
2004 - 2006 Stephen Burrows
2006 - 2012 Robert Burton
2012 - 2020 Glenn Flavell
2020 - 2021 Stu Te Tamaki
2021 - Martin Devoy
Ardmore Marist Rugby and Sports Club
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138 Walters Road, Takanini, Papakura, Auckland, 2112
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