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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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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Bunnings NPC | Round 12 | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | BP T | BP -7 | BP | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-  Hawkes Bay | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 305 | 213 | 92 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 39 |
-  Taranaki | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 302 | 181 | 121 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 35 |
-  Tasman | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 266 | 196 | 70 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 28 |
-  Waikato | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 261 | 264 | -3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 28 |
-  Wellington | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 322 | 281 | 41 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 28 |
-  Canterbury | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 228 | 242 | -14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 26 |
-  Manawatu | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 239 | 229 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
-  Bay of Plenty | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 231 | 276 | -45 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 20 |
-  Otago | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 153 | 178 | -25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
-  Southland | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 156 | 246 | -90 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
-  Northland | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 170 | 293 | -123 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
-  Auckland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
-  North Harbour | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 34 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
-  Counties Manukau | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 53 | -26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 12 |
|---|
| - Hawkes Bay |
| - Taranaki |
| - Tasman |
| - Waikato |
| - Wellington |
| - Canterbury |
| - Manawatu |
| - Bay of Plenty |
| - Otago |
| - Southland |
| - Northland |
| - Auckland |
| - North Harbour |
| - Counties Manukau |
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.
Te Ariki Te Puni Hooker 
Aaron Carroll Lock 
Aidan Ross Prop 
Ajay Lafaele-Mua Number 8 
Angus Scott-Young Flanker 6 
Baden Wardlaw Lock 
Benet Kumeroa Loose head prop 
Hugh Blake Flanker 7 
Jeff Thwaites Prop 
Justin Sangster Lock 4 
Kane Leaupepe Lock 
Keepa Mewett Lock 
Kohan Herbert Openside flanker 
Kohan Herbert Openside flanker 
Kurt Eklund Hooker 
Maanaki Selby-Rickit Lock 
Mitch Karpik Flanker 6 
Nathan Harris Hooker 
Nathan Vella Hooker 
Nic Souchon Hooker 
Nikora Broughton Number 8 
Nikora Broughton Blindside flanker 
Ross Geldenhuys Prop 
Sam Cane Flanker 6 
Sam Dickson Flanker 7 
Semisi Paea Lock 4 
Tanerau Latimer Flanker 6 
Tevita Mafileo Prop 
Tom McHugh Prop 
Veveni Lasaqa Blindside flanker 
Whetu Douglas Number 8 
Zane Kapeli Flanker 7 
Kane O'Connor Fullback 
Alefosio Tatola Fly Half 
Ben Finau Scrum half 
Benet Kumeroa Fullback 
Bernie Hati Fullback 
Cassius Misa Fullback 
Cassius Misa Inside centre 
Chase Tiatia Wing 
Daniel Hollinshead Fly half 
Emoni Narawa Fullback 
Fa'asiu Fuatai Fullback 
Haereiti Hetet 
Jeriah Mau Fullback 
Joe Johnston 
Joe Tupe 
Joe Webber Wing 
Josh Bartlett Fullback 
Junior Matautia Fullback 
Justin Sangster Fullback 
Kaleb Trask Fullback 
Kaveinga Finau Centre 
Lalomilo Lalomilo Wing 
Leroy Carter 
Liam Steel Centre 
Lucas Cashmore Fly half 
Lucas Cashmore Fullback 
Luke Campbell Scrum half 
Matt Garland Centre 
Onisi Ratave Right Wing 
Otere Black Fly half 
Pasilio Tosi Fullback 
Pasilio Tosi Fullback 
Peni Lasaqa Right wing 
Pryor Collier Wing 
Regan Ware Wing 
Scott Curry 
Sean Wainui Centre 
Sekuini Tanimo Left wing 
Sekuni Tanimo Fullback 
Semisi Paea Fullback 
Stan van den Hoven 
Te Aihe Toma Scrum half 
Te Arika Te Puni Fullback 
Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi Scrum half 
Trael Joass Centre 
Tu'ukalikali Vaipulu Fullback 
Tyrone Keith Fullback 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.
