Bay of Plenty (National Provincial Championship)

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Bay of Plenty
Bay of Plenty Steamers logo 2020.png
The official emblem
UnionBay of Plenty Rugby Union
Nickname(s)Steamers
Founded1911; 111 years ago (1911)
LocationMount Maunganui, Tauranga, New Zealand
Ground(s)Rotorua International Stadium (Capacity: 34,000)
Tauranga Domain (Capacity: 5,500)
CEOMike Rogers[1]
Coach(es)Daryl Gibson
Captain(s)Aidan Ross
Most appearancesRon Preston (152)
Top scorerRon Preston (846)
Most triesKeith Pryor (46)
League(s)Bunnings NPC
20216th (Premiership)
Team kit
Official website
www.boprugby.co.nz

Bay of Plenty (often known as the Bay of Plenty Steamers) are a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand. The union was originally established in 1911, with the National Provincial Championship established in 1976. They now play in the reformed National Provincial Championship competition. They play their home games at Rotorua International Stadium in Rotorua or Tauranga Domain, Tauranga, both in the Bay of Plenty region. The team is affiliated with the Chiefs Super Rugby franchise. Their home playing colours are blue and yellow.

Current squad[]

The Bay of Plenty Steamers squad for the 2021 Bunnings NPC is:[2][3]

Bay of Plenty Steamers squad

Props

Hookers

Locks

Loose forwards

Halfbacks (Scrum-halves)

First five-eighths (Fly-halves)

Midfielders (Centres)

Outside-backs

(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped, REP denotes a replacement player, WTS denotes a wider training squad member.
  1. ^ a b Hati and Peni Lasaqa weren't names in the original Bay of Plenty squad, but were announced in the side for the re-arranged Round 8 fixture.[4]
  2. ^ Te Puni wasn't named in the original Bay of Plenty squad, but was announced in the side for Round 4.[5]
  3. ^ Keith wasn't named in the original Bay of Plenty squad, but was announced in the side for Round 10.[6]
  4. ^ Matuatia wasn't named in the original Bay of Plenty squad, but was announced in the side for Round 9.[7]
  5. ^ Ratave wasn't named in the original Bay of Plenty squad, but was announced in the side for Round 2.[8]
  6. ^ Tapili wasn't named in the original Bay of Plenty squad, but was announced in the side for Round 5.[9]

Honours[]

Bay of Plenty have been overall Champions on 1 occasion, winning the inaugural title in 1976. Their full list of honours include:[10][11]

National Provincial Championship First Division
  • Winners: 1976
National Provincial Championship Second Division North Island
  • Winners: 1978
National Provincial Championship Second Division
  • Winners: 2000
Mitre 10 Cup Championship Division
  • Winners: 2019

Current Super Rugby players[]

Players named in the 2021 Bay of Plenty Steamers squad, who also earned contracts or were named in a squad for any side participating in the 2021 Super Rugby season.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

Player Team
Naitoa Ah Kuoi Chiefs
Otere Black Blues
Luke Campbell Hurricanes
Sam Cane Chiefs
Whetu Douglas Crusaders
Kurt Eklund Blues
Nathan Harris Chiefs
Mitchell Karpik Chiefs
Tevita Mafileo Hurricanes
Emoni Narawa Blues
Aidan Ross Chiefs
Manaaki Selby-Rickit Highlanders
Angus Scott-Young Reds
Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi Chiefs
Jeff Thwaites Highlanders
Chase Tiatia Chiefs
Kaleb Trask Chiefs
Nathan Vella Crusaders
Sean Wainui Chiefs

References[]

  1. ^ "Staff". Bay of Plenty Rugby. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Steamers Squad Named for 2021 Bunnings NPC Premiership". Bay of Plenty Rugby (Press release). 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Premiership squads: Bunnings NPC 2021". Provincial Rugby. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Join us tomorrow as we celebrate our Bay of Plenty Rugby clubs!". @boprugby on Instagram. 2 November 2021. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Former Bay of Plenty Under 19 captain Benet Kumeroa is set to make his debut for the Steamers this Sunday as well as Te Ariki Te Puni who has been called into the team as injury cover". @boprugby on Instagram. 24 September 2021. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  6. ^ "@canterburyrugby". @boprugby on Instagram. 5 November 2021. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Ready for this". @boprugby on Instagram. 29 October 2021. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  8. ^ "The #SteamTeam heads South this weekend with Nikora Broughton, Onisi Ratave and Semisi Paea all set to make their Steamers debut!". @boprugby on Instagram. 13 August 2021. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Stoked for Kohan Herbert (Mount Maunganui) and Alefosio Tapili (Kahukura) who will both make their Steamers debut against @wgtnrugby tomorrow!". @boprugby on Instagram. 1 October 2021. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  10. ^ "National Provincial Championship winners, 1976–2014". Te Ara. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Mitre 10 Cup". Rugby Heartland. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  12. ^ "2021 Gallagher Chiefs Squad Announced" (Press release). Chiefs. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  13. ^ "2021 Squad Named" (Press release). Blues. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Hurricanes 2021 squad announced" (Press release). Hurricanes. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  15. ^ "Four players promoted from Crusaders Academy as Scott Robertson names 2021 Crusaders squad" (Press release). Crusaders. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  16. ^ "Highlanders name squad for 2021" (Press release). Highlanders. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  17. ^ "2021 Queensland Reds Squad announced" (Press release). Queensland Reds. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  18. ^ "Crusaders Injury Update - Andrew Makalio" (Press release). Crusaders. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.

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