New Zealand Rugby League History

Lion Red Cup 1994

Winner: North Harbour
Team of the Year
Fullback: Peter Edwards (Hutt Valley)
Wing: Solomon Kiri (Counties Manukau)
Centre: Whetu Taewa (Counties Manukau)
Standoff: David Bailey (Waitakere)
Halfback: Aaron Tucker
Prop: Jason Temu (Counties Manukau)
Hooker: Duane Mann (North Harbour)
Second Row: Tony Tatupu (North Harbour)
Loose Forward: Martin Moana (Waikato)
Minor Premiership: Counties Manukau
Coach of the Year: Stan Martin (Counties Manukau)
Player of the Year: Duane Mann (North Harbour)
Captain of the Year: Duane Mann (North Harbour)
Firestone Best and Fairest Player: Paul Howell (Wellington)
Most Tries: Henry Suluvale (Canterbury Cardinals) 18
Most Tries Minor Premiership: David Bailey (Waitakere) 16
Most Points: Wilson March (Counties Manukau) 223
Most Points Minor Premierships: Wilson Marsh (Counties Manukau) 195
Most Goals: Wilson March (Counties Manukau) 81
Most successive wins: North Harbour 9
Most successive losses: Bay of Plenty 10
Least Wins: Bay of Plenty 2
Most Tries in a match: Henry Suluvale 5(Canterbury Cardinals) vs Bay of Plenty
Most points in a one match: Ricky Andrews 24 (12 goals) (Waitakere) vs Christchurch City
Most goals in a one match: Ricky Andrews 12 (Waitakere) vs Christchurch City)
Most Field Goals in a season: Aaron Whittaker 8 (Canterbury Cardinals)
Biggest winning margin: Waitakere vs Christchurch City 80 - 6
Most team points in one game: Waitakere vs Christchurch City 80
Referee of the Year: Phil Houston (Auckland)
Top Try Scorers
Name Team Tries
Henry Suluvale Cardinals 18
David Bailey Auckland 16
Bryan Laumatia Counties 16
Whetu Taewa Counties 16
Paul Howell Wellington 14
Martin Moana Waikato 14
Tevita Vaikona Cardinals 14
Steve Johnston North Harbour 13
Solomon Kiri Counties 12
Tukere Barlow Waikato 12
Geoffrey Tangira Taranaki 12
Mike Doreen Hawkes Bay 11
David Murray Auckland 11
Mark Nixon Cardinals 11
Paki Tuimavave Waikato 11
Oatrick Hellesoe Waitakere 10
Simon Angell Christchurch 10
Brian Ratahi Taranaki 10
Noel Aunoa Wellington 10
George Kaiwhare Waikato 10
Aaron Tucker Waikato 10
Top Point Scorers
Name Team T G FG Pts
Wilson March Counties 8 95 1 223
Paul Howell Wellington 14 51 2 160
Gavin Hill Waikato 6 63 2 152
Aaron Whittaker Cardinals 6 52 8 136
Jason Gilbert Hutt Valley 6 47 0 118
David Mackintosh North Harbour 3 43 3 101
Earl Va'a Wellington 8 26 1 85
David Bailey Waitakere 16 10 0 84
David Murray Auckland 11 20 0 84
Blair Nickson Taranaki 2 36 1 81
Wayne Trainor Auckland 5 30 0 80
Dwayne Gwiazsdzinski Taranaki 3 31 0 74
Dale Paulsen Cardinals 4 28 1 73
Mike Culley Hawkes Bay 5 26 0 72
Henry Suluvale Cardinals 18 0 0 72
Geoffrey Tangira Taranaki 12 10 2 70
Turei Collier Hawkes Bay 1 31 3 69
Marty Crequer Christchurch 6 21 0 66
Patrick Hellesoe North Harbour 10 10 1 61
Bryan Laumatia Counties 16 0 0 64
Whetu Taewa Counties 16 0 0 64
1994 Lion Red Cup Table
Team P W D L F A Diff Pt
Counties Manukau Heroes 22 16 4 2 563 334 229 34
Waikato Cougars 22 16 5 1 589 405 184 33
North Harbour Sea Eagles 22 16 6 0 524 299 225 32
Canterbury Cardinals 22 15 5 2 615 410 205 32
Auckland City Vulcans 22 14 7 1 517 363 154 29
Taranaki Rockets 22 10 11 1 481 536 -55 21
Waitakere City Rangers 22 9 12 1 530 487 43 19
Wellington City Dukes 22 8 14 0 470 508 -38 16
Hawkes Bay Unicorns 22 7 15 0 377 485 -108 14
Christchurch City Shiners 22 6 16 0 358 634 -276 12
Bay of Plenty Stags 22 2 20 0 262 800 -538 4
Lion Red Cup Draw 1994
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Round Home   Visitor   Date
1 Christchurch City 6 North Harbour 11 20 Mar 1994
1 Auckland City 36 Wellington City 10 20 Mar 1994
1 Bay of Plenty 14 Waitakere City 36 20 Mar 1994
1 Hawkes Bay 10 Waikato 32 20 Mar 1994
1 Taranaki 20 Canterbury Cardinals 17 20 Mar 1994
1 Hutt Valley 30 Counties Manukau 38 20 Mar 1994