In the era of professional rugby it is quite a rare achievement for a player to manage over a century of games for a single province - whether it is to chase more money overseas
Rugby: 2000s one province centurion XV
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Hawke's Bay captain Ash Dixon was one of the players in 2020 that reached 100 caps for their province. Photo / Sarah Lord / www.photosport.nz
Jimmy Cowan is the latest to achieve this. In 2012 he played his 100th cap for the Highlanders and later on that year did the same for the Southland Stags.
Cowan finished his career with 53 test caps for New Zealand, 122 Super Rugby caps and 134 provincial matches, as he also appeared for the Tasman Mako 23 times in 2014-2015.
2020 saw three players, Alex Ainley (Tasman), Ash Dixon (Hawke's Bay) and Ross Wright (Northland), reach the 100 game milestones for their provinces. The former two have also captained their respective teams.
This squad has been picked for player to reach 100 games for a single province.
Each player has the most caps in their position and played from 2000-2020.
Jamie Mackintosh (Otago) and Jason Rutledge (Southland) are the only two players still active in the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup.
*denotes internationally capped
2000s One Province Centurions:
1. JAMIE MACKINTOSH* – 123 Southland caps (2004-2015)
BORN: 1985 TOTAL PROVINCIAL CAPS: 130 SUPER RUGBY CAPS: 89
![Southland captain Jamie Mackintosh in 2014. Photo / Joseph Johnson / www.photosport.co.nz](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LD6V3MSE3HX2DU4CLJR5V27L44.jpg?auth=0032427c8b8928caac0cf7745db5f49d09578c77f2f9e7ad723ecd42f955b75d&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
2. JASON RUTLEDGE – 143 Southland caps (2000-2020)
BORN: 1977 TOTAL PROVINCIAL CAPS: SUPER RUGBY CAPS: 60
![Southland Stags' Jason Rutledge in 2011. Photo / Anthony Au-Yeung / www.photosport.co.nz](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/J4QUJGSFD4D6H5QYAR7VKNRA7E.jpg?auth=767bb805e2df365154182f0fc04c76e7686a3a7945e4442baa09c630dce47fae&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
3. GORDON SLATER* – 176 Taranaki caps (1991-2005)
BORN: 1971 TOTAL PROVINCIAL CAPS: 176 SUPER RUGBY CAPS: 56
![Taranaki NPC rugby prop Gordon Slater in 2000. Photo / File](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XBQ5ZQPVET6MLFH2ZRL7U67BAY.jpg?auth=d18a1e0bab5b45c2e00842521c6ff40f08b1e440ff00940121ffd6dab4fd70b3&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
4. ANDREW SLATER – 182 Taranaki caps (1989-2001)
BORN: 1969 TOTAL PROVINCIAL CAPS: 182 SUPER RUGBY CAPS: 1
![Taranaki lock Andy Slater in 1997. Photo / Photosport](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7QDU7WFSDGYPUX52H4NPEOF3WM.jpg?auth=b34812c8895bc6568bc48f37f0b259cfdf6f280fef1e45dcf8ea74c8a0a72fc1&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
5. GLENN TAYLOR* – 143 Northland caps (1990-2003)
BORN: 1970 TOTAL PROVINCIAL CAPS: 143 SUPER RUGBY CAPS: 63
![Retiring Northland captain Glenn Taylor in 2003. Photo / Photosport](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CTPYHAOUURKC6DLPNRFNKLI4SY.jpg?auth=3f8f2cde7bf046d6cfc5a78178a97838c8d025b8f7edcac851560bd1b3eb9635&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
6. MICHAEL JOHNSON – 137 Hawke's Bay caps (1998-2011)
BORN: 1978 TOTAL PROVINCIAL CAPS: 137 SUPER RUGBY CAPS: 0
![Hawke's Bay's Michael Johnson in 2008. Photo / File](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2BDOSNSQSFLQOWZEY5CWVG32UQ.jpg?auth=839f3e2666a7dfa0e03851401e3d112722233f1dfd69485d87b05ea722f2468a&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)
7. TIM BOYS – 127 Southland caps (2005-2017)
BORN: 1984 TOTAL PROVINCIAL CAPS: 135 SUPER RUGBY CAPS: 55
![Southland's Tim Boys in 2009. Photo / Dianne Manson / www.photosport.co.nz](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CUBDR4E6UK7S25XCNSHRHPDRCY.jpg?auth=fcceae1e801e5afb15dfa834a987ec2e0ab1d14471b0c44e691ad04610c8d77c&width=16&height=14&quality=70&smart=true)
8. DEON MUIR – 101 Waikato caps (1995-2002)
BORN: 1973 TOTAL PROVINCIAL CAPS: 101 SUPER RUGBY CAPS: 37
![Waikato's Deon Muir in 2002. Photo / File](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7NI2QNHS6XIIQLL6LXFA4ITO5Q.jpg?auth=39b9e4142a1b866cc26cb4c01e891321eecc01ab5c364fbafb07d139dd4fad10&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)
9. CHRIS EATON – 113 Hawke's Bay caps (2005-2017)
BORN: 1984 TOTAL PROVINCIAL CAPS: 113 SUPER RUGBY CAPS: 28
![Hawke's Bay Magpie Chris Eaton in 2015. Photo / File](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NIXT7MD6GULANGVFKLQ4ULOZSI.jpg?auth=6eb80197a97793ef49bfdd284c3ffadcdff6346843eda0673fb69ac4a0aff5ae&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)
10. DAVID HOLWELL – 115 Northland caps (1995-2010)
BORN: 1975 TOTAL PROVINCIAL CAPS: 176 SUPER RUGBY CAPS: 82
![Northland's David Holwell in 2010. Photo / File](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6ST2EHDVIDHR7APZW3OEGLIFXA.jpg?auth=1fa1c91e987b5bc3bd23e619fdf0045b8e9f761f2076e5f2dc8adbdbf93e98bc&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
11. NORM BERRYMAN* – 107 Northland caps (1991-2003)
BORN: 1973-2015 TOTAL PROVINCIAL CAPS: 107 SUPER RUGBY CAPS: 42
![Northland's Norm Berryman in 2003. Photo / Andrew Cornaga / www.photosport.co.nz](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZLZUWKNGK7KUZUEHPNYQKYG2UU.jpg?auth=0411d163949ca14ddb901c6791d017007e41e749326d314d1243a9286df9b8d5&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
12. JOHN LESLIE* – 123 Otago caps (1991-2004)
BORN: 1970 TOTAL PROVINCIAL CAPS: 123 SUPER RUGBY CAPS: 32
![Former Highlanders John Leslie (left) and Jimmy Cowan in 2010. Photo / File](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZWAL2KIBWLP3Z473PDXKDJL6G4.jpg?auth=b68036e6b41e87f59c7eb00ed9e2a897bf33c51a835178832f0833aacfde1465&width=16&height=13&quality=70&smart=true)
13. DWAYNE SWEENEY – 103 Waikato caps (2002-2019)
BORN: 1984 TOTAL PROVINCIAL CAPS: 103 SUPER RUGBY CAPS: 69
![Waikato captain Dwayne Sweeney in 2018. Photo / Bruce Lim / www.photosport.nz](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JDJJZA7FDEW4QQPRGUJ27W7QMI.jpg?auth=620a3b054161a5b90a858cb70b8fa33d731ca02f04d3a2bec7c50a60805702ae&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)
14. ROBBIE MALNEEK – 104 Tasman caps (2006-2017)
BORN: 1983 TOTAL PROVINCIAL CAPS: 157 SUPER RUGBY CAPS: -
![Tasman's Robbie Malneek in 2013. Photo / Dianne Manson / www.photosport.co.nz](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/G4WY6OIAGLP6YMZBCHGVQSI4XE.jpg?auth=cc0ab31cce5f48d21519bc8b21c1332c7de098c89053454819819e1aa8fc0926&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)
15. HAYDEN TAYLOR – 125 Northland caps (1994-2007)
BORN: 1975 TOTAL PROVINCIAL CAPS: 125 SUPER RUGBY CAPS: 12
![Northland's Hayden Taylor in 2004. Photo / John McCombe / www.photosport.co.nz](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/Q5EERCP5NAZ3E43ECQOHABWWZI.jpg?auth=e9ed4449d42e3b38bad4943cacabf4c295bbd47d374dcf7000b240ec0c81dd1c&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
Reserves:
16. SLADE MCFARLAND – 128 North Harbour caps (1993-2004)
BORN: 1972 TOTAL PROVINCIAL CAPS: 128 SUPER RUGBY CAPS: 52
![North Harbour hooker Slade McFarland in 2001. Photo / File](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/36TRNOYFNPHBWCCR5CXZV6MWOQ.jpg?auth=c9a1fc843b8af135b64b8bcb4177c36e6cdc96669dacea72ce7f001199ec9edc&width=16&height=16&quality=70&smart=true)
17. ORCADES CRAWFORD – 111 Hawke's Bay caps (1988-2000)
BORN: 1965 TOTAL PROVINCIAL CAPS: 184 SUPER RUGBY CAPS: 12
![Central Vikings prop Orcades Crawford in 1997. Photo / Photosport](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/F3DW37RBUGBWCA7GMHYOVN63JY.jpg?auth=737b3680ac162bd8347858eec3b80f19bf1d7b0276c98d04d8840024774f52f5&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
18. TONY PENN – 117 Taranaki caps (1999-2009)
BORN: 1978 TOTAL PROVINCIAL CAPS: 117 SUPER RUGBY CAPS: 27
![Taranaki prop Tony Penn in 2006. Photo / Marty Melville / www.photosport.co.nz](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JT7OGW2P3OWFS2SFWF3UKAM6Y4.jpg?auth=39f036173ce15f54ef6a26c98bdd262938ac4d702baeaaeabea39a06267f8a69&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
19. JOSH BEKHUIS – 115 Southland caps (2006-2015)
BORN: 1986 TOTAL PROVINCIAL CAPS: 115 SUPER RUGBY CAPS: 110
![Southland player Josh Bekhuis in 2011. Photo / Joseph Johnson / www.photosport.co.nz](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BJSFDBGKL4OQL7YSO7BDTTTPGM.jpg?auth=6a811007445df08d6c13dec463091b4dc3c83b1b998137b2494fdc939f5e452c&width=16&height=13&quality=70&smart=true)
20. JUSTIN COLLINS – 114 Northland caps (1994-2010)
BORN: 1974 TOTAL PROVINCIAL CAPS: 162 SUPER RUGBY CAPS: 104
![Justin 'Gus' Collins gets support for his 100th game for Northland in 2007. Photo / File](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6GRSIP6DCKDIUIHEEBULCVVWYY.jpg?auth=7a2727645a353d78112da77a0ed4d68dc59b41002a4f7ea18e4621abae4e36e2&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
21. JIMMY COWAN* – 111 Southland caps (2000-2016)
BORN: 1982 TOTAL PROVINCIAL CAPS: 134 SUPER RUGBY CAPS: 122
![Southland player Jimmy Cowan in 2008. Photo / Anthony Phelps / www.photosport.co.nz](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WTS4M37GGY5KENPJ6T6JMGIYFY.jpg?auth=79acd8088e401d8f89a3476cbbaaa253806d21f86d74d858f456ffa27d99631f&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
22. KERRY EYNON – 103 Taranaki caps (1991-2000)
BORN: 1971 TOTAL PROVINCIAL CAPS: 110 SUPER RUGBY CAPS: -
![Taranaki's Kerry Eynon in 1999. Photo / Photosport](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6JFRQC6SZGMFYB5KO4EEBVXSHE.jpg?auth=493860854dde728167f8ac44fe8cad8acf0b9482568e3c5a603cab621764a969&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
23. TANA UMAGA* – 100 Wellington caps (1994-2007)
BORN: 1973 TOTAL PROVINCIAL CAPS: 110 SUPER RUGBY CAPS: 129
![Wellington's Tana Umaga in 2004. Photo / Andrew Cornaga / www.photosport.co.nz](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HXR3W6WS53L2QC3SF5D6KCQ74E.jpg?auth=b5a682898b902c051fb69349505cc077d8f810067ccd36c32ab9750095779308&width=16&height=13&quality=70&smart=true)