Current Teams
| Team | Head Coach | Captain | Stadia | 2013 Placing | 2013 Division |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | Wayne Pivac | Daniel Braid | Eden Park | Premiership | |
| Bay of Plenty | Kevin Schuler | Jamie Nutbrown | Baypark and Rotorua Int'l Stadiums | Premiership | |
| Canterbury | Tabai Matson | George Whitelock | AMI Stadium | Premiership | |
| Counties Manukau | Tana Umaga | DJ Forbes | ECO Light Stadium | Premiership | |
| Hawke's Bay | Craig Philpott | Mike Coman | McLean Park | Championship | |
| Manawatu | Jason O'Halloran | Nick Crosswell | FMG Stadium | Championship | |
| North Harbour | Liam Barry | Ben Afeaki | North Harbour Stadium | Championship | |
| Northland | Adrian Ferris | Bryce Williams | Toll Stadium | Championship | |
| Otago | Tony Brown | Paul Grant | Forsyth Barr Stadium | Championship | |
| Southland | David Henderson | Jamie Mackintosh | Rugby Park Stadium | Championship | |
| Taranaki | Colin Cooper | Craig Clarke | Yarrow Stadium | Premiership | |
| Tasman | Kieran Keane | Andrew Goodman | Lansdowne and Trafalgar Parks | Championship | |
| Waikato | Chris Gibbes | Alex Bradley | Waikato Stadium | Premiership | |
| Wellington | Chris Boyd | Jeremy Thrush | Westpac Stadium | Premiership |
| North Island | |
| South Island |
The ITM Cup consists of 14 teams of 26 players each, covering a substantial part of New Zealand, each team is under the governance of a union, e.g. Auckland is governed by the Auckland Rugby Football Union; each team is the top male representative team that the union has to offer.
The 14 teams that contest for the ITM Cup have not changed since 2006 launch of the competition, though the changes in 2011 means that the 14 can be moved between the Premier and Champion divisions:
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