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The Point Chevalier Pirates are an Auckland rugby league club based in Point Chevalier. The Pirates currently compete in the Fox Memorial (First Division) competition run by the Auckland Rugby League. (www.ptchevpirates.co.nz ) ==History== The club was founded in 1919.〔"Yo ho ho and ninety years done" ''Superleague'', Issue 1 2010. p.27.〕 In the 1980s and 1990s the club's senior team merged with the City club to form City-Pt Chevalier. In 2010 Awen Guttenbeil returned to the club as coach. Former professional players Stacey Jones, Wairangi Koopu, Monty Betham and Karl Te Nana all joined the squad for the clubs 90th year as the team easily won the Phelan Shield. This began a rapid rise for the club as they won the Sharman Cup (second division) the following year, gaining promotion to the Fox Memorial for 2012. The Pirates finished the season third, but in their final match against the Marist Saints, the Pirates fielded a third-string side and were beaten 102-0, and denied Papakura, who had beaten the Pirates on both occasions the teams had met earlier in the year, a place in the semi-finals to play the Pirates again the following week. Papakura appealed to the Auckland Rugby League, and the Pirates were found guilty of bringing discredit on the game and were ejected from the play-offs.〔(Pt Chevalier booted from Fox Memorial playoffs ) ''stuff.co.nz'', 1 August 2012〕〔(Tanking allegation could cost Pirates their playoff place ) ''New Zealand Herald'', 1 August 2012〕 The Pirates came back stronger the following year and won the Fox Memorial in 2013 & 2014 & 2015. Only 3 other clubs have done 3 in a row in the History of the Fox. Northcote (4 in a row) Glenora & Mt Albert & now Pt Chev under the Coaching of Grant Pocklington. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Point Chevalier Pirates」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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