Current Teams
The ITM Cup consists of 14 teams 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.
At least 10 days prior to the start of the upcoming season each union must contract at least 26 players to compete with.
The following teams contest for the ITM Cup, and have since 2006:
| Team | Head Coach | Captain | Stadia | Latest Placing (2012) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placing | Division | ||||
| Auckland | Wayne Pivac | Daniel Braid | Eden Park | 2 | Premiership |
| Bay of Plenty | Kevin Schuler | Jamie Nutbrown | Baypark Stadium and Rotorua Int'l Stadium | 6 | Premiership |
| Canterbury | Tabai Matson | George Whitelock | AMI Stadium | 1 | Premiership |
| Counties Manukau | Tana Umaga | DJ Forbes | ECO Light Stadium | 1 | Championship |
| Hawke's Bay | Craig Philpott | Mike Coman | McLean Park | 7 | Premiership |
| Manawatu | Jason O'Halloran | Nick Crosswell | FMG Stadium | 6 | Championship |
| North Harbour | Liam Barry | Ben Afeaki | North Harbour Stadium | 7 | Championship |
| Northland | Adrian Ferris | Bryce Williams | Toll Stadium | 5 | Championship |
| Otago | Tony Brown | Paul Grant | Forsyth Barr Stadium | 2 | Championship |
| Southland | David Henderson | Jamie Mackintosh | Rugby Park Stadium | 4 | Championship |
| Taranaki | Colin Cooper | Craig Clarke | Yarrow Stadium | 4 | Premiership |
| Tasman | Kieran Keane | Andrew Goodman | Lansdowne Park and Trafalgar Park | 3 | Championship |
| Waikato | Chris Gibbes | Alex Bradley | Waikato Stadium | 5 | Premiership |
| Wellington | Chris Boyd | Jeremy Thrush | Westpac Stadium | 3 | Premiership |
| North Island | South Island |
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