Tasman (National Provincial Championship)

For the Tasman Rugby governing body and more information about rugby in the Tasman region, see Tasman Rugby Union.

Tasman (often known as the Tasman Mako and formerly Tasman Makos) are a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere, New Zealand. Established in 2006, they play in the National Provincial Championship. They play their home games at Lansdowne Park in Blenheim or Trafalgar Park in Nelson. The team is affiliated with the Crusaders Super Rugby franchise. Their home playing colours are red and blue.

Tasman

Official logo
Union	Tasman Rugby Union
Nickname(s)	Mako
Founded	2006; 19 years ago (2006)
Location	Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere, New Zealand
Ground(s)	Lansdowne Park (Capacity: 15,000) Trafalgar Park (Capacity: 18,000)
CEO	Steve Mitchell[1]
Coach(es)	Gray Cornelius
Captain(s)	Finlay Christie
Most appearances	Quentin MacDonald (126)
Top scorer	Marty Banks (628)
Most tries	Robbie Malneek (25)
League(s)	Bunnings NPC
2025	5th (As of Round 3)
Team kit
Official website
www.mako.nz

Current squad

The Tasman Mako squad for the 2025 Bunnings NPC.^[2]

Tasman Mako squad
Props Ryan Coxon Tom Heywood REP [a] Tyrel Lomax Sione Mafi Sam Matenga Monu Moli Kershawl Sykes-Martin Hookers Quentin MacDonald Tomasi Maka Sam Moli Eli Oudenryn Josh Te Hira REP [a] Locks Lopeti Faifua Tayne Hemopo REP [a] Hunter Leppien Antonio Shalfoon Quinten Strange	Loose forwards Fletcher Anderson Ethan Blackadder Sione Havili Talitui Johnny Lee Tone Ng Shiu Halfbacks (scrum-halves) Finlay Christie (c) Mitchell Drummond Noah Hotham Mason Lund REP [a] Wil Thornalley REP [b] First five-eighths (fly-halves) Cooper Grant REP [a] William Havili Harry Inch Taine Robinson	Midfielders (centres) Levi Aumua Leicester Faingaʻanuku David Havili Cooper Roberts Nic Sauira REP [a] Outside backs Jack Gray Will Jordan Brodie Robinson Macca Springer Kyren Taumoefolau Timoci Tavatavanawai
(c) denotes team captain. Bold denotes internationally capped. REP denotes a replacement squad player. Grant, Hemopo, Heywood, Lund, Sauira and Te Hira weren't named in the original Tasman squad, but were announced in the side for Round 1.[3][4] Thornalley wasn't named in the original Tasman squad, but was announced in the side for Round 3.[5]

Honours

Tasman have been overall Champions twice, winning the title in 2019 and 2020. Their full list of honours include:^[6][7]

ITM Cup Championship Division

• Winners: 2013

Mitre 10 Cup Premiership Division

• Winners: 2019, 2020

Current Super Rugby players

Players named in the 2025 Tasman Mako squad, who also earned contracts or were named in a squad for any side participating in the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season.^{[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]}

Player	Team
Fletcher Anderson	Crusaders
Levi Aumua	Crusaders
Ethan Blackadder	Crusaders
Finlay Christie	Blues
Ryan Coxon	Force
Mitchell Drummond	Crusaders
Lopeti Faifua	Moana Pasifika
David Havili	Crusaders
William Havili	Moana Pasifika
Sione Havili Talitui	Moana Pasifika
Noah Hotham	Crusaders
Will Jordan	Crusaders
Tyrel Lomax	Hurricanes
Tomasi Maka	Moana Pasifika
Sam Matenga	Crusaders
Monu Moli	Moana Pasifika
Sam Moli	Moana Pasifika
Taine Robinson	Highlanders
Antonio Shalfoon	Crusaders
Macca Springer	Crusaders
Quinten Strange	Crusaders
Kershawl Sykes-Martin	Crusaders
Kyren Taumoefolau	Moana Pasifika
Timoci Tavatavanawai	Highlanders