WHO WE ARE

Southern orcas
rugby league club

is fully and properly funded. Capital is via a Christchurch-based private equity grouping, that represents a serious commitment to the city, the region, the Club, and the NRL.

will be ready and highly competitive for both NRL & NRLW Premierships and do so through the deployment of a high-quality/low-impact recruitment process.

has an experienced and capable operational team that has successfully led NRL and other major professional Rugby League clubs around the world.

will invest in sports and education pathways to help unlock the talent and build participation of kids from the ‘footy-rich’ resource in its home region .

is motivated and committed to a new zealousness, to contribute to the NRL, its successful expansion and sustainable future innovation.

is anchored in Christchurch, where it intends to play its home games at the Te Kaha stadium (opening March 2026), and where its commercial operations are based.
embraces the surrounding Canterbury region, from where it will operate a world-class multi-sport centre of excellence to develop and support elite competitivity.
encompasses the Southern North Island to the Southern South Island. Inhabited by just over 2 million, it includes magical cities like Wellington, Dunedin, and Queenstown.
exudes an in-built tenacity for winning, and is especially recognised for producing tough, quick, skilled footy players.
provides a completely different, yet highly logical geography that is complementary and beneficial to existing NRL territories.