Bay of Plenty (National Provincial Championship)

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For the Bay of Plenty Rugby governing body, see Bay of Plenty Rugby Union.

Bay of Plenty
The official emblem
UnionBay of Plenty Rugby Union
Nickname(s)Steamers
Founded1911; 113 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)Mike Delany
Captain(s)Kurt Eklund
Most appearancesRon Preston (152)
Top scorerRon Preston (846)
Most triesKeith Pryor (46)
League(s)Bunnings NPC
20223rd (Odds Conference)
Semifinalist
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 2022 Bunnings NPC is:[2]

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 Collier and Price weren't named in the original Bay of Plenty squad, but were announced in the side for Round 1.[3]
  2. ^ Waqa wasn't named in the original Bay of Plenty squad, but was announced in the side for Round 4.[4]
  3. ^ a b Bardoul and Tanimo weren't named in the original Bay of Plenty squad, but were announced in the side for Game 2 in Round 8.[5]

Honours

Bay of Plenty have been overall Champions on 1 occasion, winning the inaugural title in 1976. Their full list of honours include:[6][7]

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 2022 Bay of Plenty Steamers squad, who also earned contracts or were named in a squad for any side participating in the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

Player Team
Naitoa Ah Kuoi Chiefs
Nigel Ah Wong Blues/Moana Pasifika
Josh Bartlett Chiefs
Sam Cane Chiefs
Kurt Eklund Blues
Inga Finau Chiefs/Crusaders
Penitoa Finau Moana Pasifika
Haereiti Hetet Drua
Tevita Mafileo Hurricanes
Emoni Narawa Chiefs
Aidan Ross Chiefs
Justin Sangster Hurricanes
Manaaki Selby-Rickit Highlanders
Jeff Thwaites Highlanders
Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi Crusaders
Pasilio Tosi Hurricanes
Kaleb Trask Chiefs
Joey Walton Waratahs

References

  1. ^ "Staff". Bay of Plenty Rugby. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. ^ "2022 Bay of Plenty Steamers Squad". Bay of Plenty Rugby. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Bunnings NPC Round One: Team Lists". Bunnings NPC. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Bunnings NPC Round Four: Team Lists". Bunnings NPC. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  5. ^ "We'll see you at the Domain tomorrow afternoon!". @boprugby on Instagram. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  6. ^ "National Provincial Championship winners, 1976–2014". Te Ara. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Mitre 10 Cup". Rugby Heartland. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Gallagher Chiefs squad announced for 2022" (Press release). Chiefs. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  9. ^ "A mix of experience and exciting youth for clash with Waratahs" (Press release). Blues. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Match Centre - Super Rugby - Moana Pasifika vs. Blues". SANZAAR. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  11. ^ "2022 Blues squad named" (Press release). Blues. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Team named to face Waratahs in Super Round Melbourne" (Press release). Chiefs. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  13. ^ "Gallagher Chiefs eye up vital win at home" (Press release). Chiefs. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Crusaders team update v Moana Pasifika" (Press release). Crusaders. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  15. ^ "Moana Pasifika community celebrates historic first Super Rugby squad". Moana Pasifika (Press release). 22 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  16. ^ @Fijian_Drua (21 November 2021). "Bula! Vinaka (thank you) @SuperRugbyNZ! We love it here" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 November 2021 – via Twitter.
  17. ^ "Hurricanes 2022 squad announced" (Press release). Hurricanes. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  18. ^ "Highlanders name squad for Super Rugby Pacific 2022" (Press release). Highlanders. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  19. ^ "Nine new names in Crusaders 2022 Super Rugby Pacific squad" (Press release). Crusaders. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  20. ^ "NSW Waratahs unveil 2022 Super Rugby Pacific squad" (Press release). NSW Waratahs. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

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