Bay of Plenty (Mitre 10 Cup)

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Bay of Plenty
Bay of Plenty Steamers logo 2020.png
Union Bay of Plenty Rugby Union
Nickname(s)Steamers
Founded1976;44 years ago (1976)
Location Mount Maunganui, New Zealand
Ground(s) Rotorua International Stadium (Capacity: 26,000)
Tauranga Domain (Capacity: 5,000)
CEOMike Rogers [1]
Coach(es) Clayton McMillan
Captain(s) Aidan Ross
League(s) Mitre 10 Cup
2020 3rd, Premiership Division
Playoffs: Losing semi-finalists
Official website
www.boprugby.co.nz/high-performance/steamers/

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. Established in 1976, they play in the Mitre 10 Cup, the provincial tournament in New Zealand. 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.

Contents

Current squad

The Bay of Plenty Steamers squad for the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup 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

Honours

Bay of Plenty have been overall Champions on 1 occasion, winning the inaugural title in 1976. Their full list of honours include: [4] [5]

National Provincial Championship First Division
National Provincial Championship Second Division North Island
National Provincial Championship Second Division
Mitre 10 Cup Championship Division

Current Super Rugby players

Players named in the 2020 Bay of Plenty Steamers squad, who also earned contracts or were named in a squad for any side participating in the 2020 Super Rugby season. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

PlayerTeam
Otere Black Blues
Sam Cane Chiefs
Aaron Carroll Blues
Leroy Carter Chiefs
Kurt Eklund Blues
Ross Geldenhuys Chiefs
Nathan Harris Chiefs
Zane Kapeli Highlanders
Mitchell Karpik Chiefs
Kane Le'aupepe Hurricanes
Tevita Mafileo Hurricanes
Emoni Narawa Blues
Aidan Ross Chiefs
Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi Chiefs
Jeff Thwaites Highlanders
Chase Tiatia Hurricanes
Kaleb Trask Chiefs
Nathan Vella Highlanders

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References

  1. ↑ "Staff". Bay of Plenty Rugby. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "2020 BAY OF PLENTY STEAMERS SQUAD NAMED" (Press release). Bay of Plenty Rugby Union. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Steamers Team". Bay of Plenty Rugby. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "National Provincial Championship winners, 1976–2014". Te Ara. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Mitre 10 Cup". Rugby Heartland. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Hard work edict for Blues 2020 squad" (Press release). Blues. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  7. ↑ "2020 Gallagher Chiefs Squad Announced" (Press release). Chiefs. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  8. ↑ "Carroll gets Blues call-up" (Press release). Blues. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
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