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Auckland rugby league trophies

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Auckland rugby league trophies

Shown here are (clockwise from top left) the Sharman Cup, the Roope Rooster, the Kiwi Shield, the Stormont Memorial Shield, the Fox Memorial Shield and the Phelan Shield. The trophies are awarded for winning at various levels. The oldest, the Fox Memorial Shield, was first presented in 1910. In the 2000s it is awarded to the grand final winner of Auckland's premier competition.

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John Coffey, Rugby league – Domestic competition, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/object/39063/auckland-rugby-league-trophies (accessed 3 June 2026).

Story by John Coffey, published 30 November 2012.