Coastline rugby league team


The Coastline rugby league team are New Zealand rugby league team that represents the Coastline [Rugby League]. They have been nicknamed the Mariners.

History

The first time Coastline competed as an independent district was in 1995 [New Zealand rugby league season|1995], previously they had been represented by the Bay of [Plenty rugby league team|Bay of Plenty side]. They recorded their first ever win when they defeated Gisborne-East [Coast Lions|Gisborne-East Coast] 41–32 in their debut season.
In 2000 Coastline won the Rugby League Cup. They lost the Cup to Tasman in early 2001.
Between 2004 and 2007 they were represented by the Waicoa [Bay Stallions] in the Bartercard Cup.

Notable players

In 2001 the Mariners were coached by former Kiwi Tony [Gordon (rugby league)|Tony Gordon] and included Tongan international Andrew Leota.