The Bay of Plenty Rugby team (often known as the Bay of Plenty Steamers), play in the Mitre 10 Cup, which is the provincial tournament in New Zealand. They’re also affiliated with the Chiefs Super Rugby franchise and regularly supply players for the Blues, Hurricanes and Highlanders.
Read on to discover even more about the Bay of Plenty Rugby team. On this page, you’ll discover a detailed history of the side and you’ll also be able to see the team’s latest results and fixtures.
Chiefs playmaker Kaleb Trask will head to Japan following the NPC to link up with Mie Heat for the 2022-23 Rugby League One season.
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck will get another opportunity to further his development as a rugby union player this weekend when he comes off the bench for Auckland in their NPC match-up with Northland on Saturday afternoon.
The Bay of Plenty Rugby team (often known as the Bay of Plenty Steamers), play in the Mitre 10 Cup, which is the provincial tournament in New Zealand. They’re also affiliated with the Chiefs Super Rugby franchise and regularly supply players for the Blues, Hurricanes and Highlanders.
Read on to discover even more about the Bay of Plenty Rugby team. On this page, you’ll discover a detailed history of the side and you’ll also be able to see the team’s latest results and fixtures.
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| Round 12 | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | BP T | BP -7 | BP | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-  Canterbury | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 389 | 208 | 181 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 41 |
-  North Harbour | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 408 | 266 | 142 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 30 |
-  Auckland | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 277 | 301 | -24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 |
-  Northland | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 228 | 288 | -60 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 |
-  Tasman Makos | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 282 | 282 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 |
-  Taranaki Bulls | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 193 | 270 | -77 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
-  Hawkes Bay | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 72 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
-  Southland Stags | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 62 | 83 | -21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
-  Manawatu | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 194 | 428 | -234 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Round 12 | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | BP T | BP -7 | BP | Total |
-  Wellington | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 299 | 240 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 35 |
-  Bay of Plenty | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 369 | 283 | 86 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 34 |
-  Waikato | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 328 | 242 | 86 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 34 |
| - Hawkes Bay | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 290 | 211 | 79 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 28 |
-  Otago | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 274 | 269 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 25 |
-  Counties Manukau | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 256 | 335 | -79 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| - Auckland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 136 | 109 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| - Southland Stags | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 209 | 403 | -194 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| - Manawatu | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 74 | 182 | -108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Round 12 | |||||||||||
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| - Canterbury | |||||||||||
| - North Harbour | |||||||||||
| - Auckland | |||||||||||
| - Northland | |||||||||||
| - Tasman Makos | |||||||||||
| - Taranaki Bulls | |||||||||||
| - Hawkes Bay | |||||||||||
| - Southland Stags | |||||||||||
| - Manawatu | |||||||||||
Odds | |||||||||||
| Round 12 | |||||||||||
| - Wellington | |||||||||||
| - Bay of Plenty | |||||||||||
| - Waikato | |||||||||||
| - Hawkes Bay | |||||||||||
| - Otago | |||||||||||
| - Counties Manukau | |||||||||||
| - Auckland | |||||||||||
| - Southland Stags | |||||||||||
| - Manawatu | |||||||||||
Although some form of representative team for the Bay of Plenty area of New Zealand has existed since 1911, the modern version of the Bay of Plenty Rugby team was founded in 1976.
Upon their formation, the side immediately won the inaugural edition of the National Provincial Championship (which is now the Mitre 10 Cup). However, to date, this remains the only time that the Bay of Plenty Rugby side have won the first division of the competition. In fact, they were relegated from the top tier the very next year.
That said, over the years, the Bay of Plenty Rugby team have still experienced some successes in the competition, which has been rebranded several times. For example, they won the second division title for the North Island in 1978, the second division title in 2000 and were the Mitre 10 Championship winner in 2019. In addition, in 2004, the side also captured the prestigious Ranfurly Shield for the first time.
Now, the Bay of Plenty Rugby side are back in the Premiership of the Mitre 10 Cup and will be looking to add to their sole success in the top division of the competition.
Aidan Ross Prop 
Anaru Rangi Hooker 
Ben Finau Blindside Flanker 
Benet Kumeroa Loose head prop 
Jacob Norris Flanker 7 
Jeff Thwaites Prop 
Justin Sangster Lock 4 
Kohan Herbert Openside flanker 
Kurt Eklund Hooker 
Manaaki Selby-Rickit Lock 5 
Naitoa Ah Kuoi Lock 
Nic Souchon Hooker 
Nikora Broughton Number 8 
Tevita Mafileo Prop 
Veveni Lasaqa Blindside flanker 
Zane Kapeli Flanker 7 
Carlos Price Scrum half 
Emoni Narawa Fullback 
Etonia Waqa Fullback 
Gillies Kaka Fullback 
Haereiti Hetet 
Jamie Dobie 
Joey Walton 
Josh Bartlett Fullback 
Kaleb Trask Fullback 
Kaveinga Finau Centre 12 
Lalomilo Lalomilo Wing 
Leroy Carter 
Lucas Cashmore Fly half 
Luke Donaldson 
Nigel Ah Wong Centre 13 
Pasilio Tosi Fullback 
Penikora Finau Fullback 
Seamus Bardoul Inside centre 
Sekuni Tanimo Fullback 
Sonny Collier Fullback 
Taylor Haugh Wing 
Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi Scrum half 
Wharenui Hawera Fly half Since the Bay of Plenty Rugby team was founded in 1976, 13 Bay of Plenty Rugby players have also represented the All Blacks, including Tanerau Latimer in 2009, Arthur Stone in 1981 and Hika Reid in 1980.
The current Bay of Plenty Rugby squad includes several players who have been capped by their national team. This includes captain Sam Cane, who is also the current captain of the Chiefs and the New Zealand national team.
In addition to this, the current Bay of Plenty Rugby team also contains several players who feature in Super Rugby. For example, Otere Black also regularly features for the Blues, while Nathan Harris represents the Chiefs.
Bay of Plenty Rugby Team 
