They joint the provincial rugby league by winning the third division in its first season, following promotion to the first division in 1987.
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Mitre 10 Cup
Unions.
The Mitre 10 Cup consists of 14 rugby teams divided into two divisions of 7 teams in each. Each Mitre 10 Cup union is granted a professional side. Each team is under the governance of their union, they are the top male representative team that the union has to offer. Unions are based in regions across New Zealand, while the teams have not changed since the launch of the competition in 2006. 
 Throughout the championship, only two unions weren't among the other 12 that first competed in 1976. North Harbour established in 1985, being one of New Zealand's youngest provincial rugby unions.