Bay of Plenty (National Provincial Championship)

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Bay of Plenty
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Union Bay of Plenty Rugby Union
Nickname(s)Steamers
Founded1911;114 years ago (1911)
Location Mount Maunganui, Tauranga, New Zealand
Ground(s) Rotorua International Stadium (Capacity: 34,000)
Tauranga Domain (Capacity: 5,500)
CEOMike Rogers [1]
Coach(es)Richard Watt
Captain(s)TBA
Most appearancesRon Preston (152)
Top scorerRon Preston (846)
Most triesKeith Pryor (46)
League(s) Bunnings NPC
2024 4th
Runners-up
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Official website
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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.

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Current squad

The Bay of Plenty Steamers squad for the 2025 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 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: [3] [4]

    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 2025 Bay of Plenty Steamers squad, who also earned contracts or were named in a squad for any side participating in the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

    PlayerTeam
    Naitoa Ah Kuoi Chiefs
    Josh Bartlett Highlanders
    Nikora Broughton Highlanders
    Leroy Carter Chiefs
    Lucas Cashmore Hurricanes
    Kurt Eklund Blues
    Fehi Fineanganofo Hurricanes
    Cole Forbes Blues
    Haereiti Hetet Drua
    Lalomilo Lalomilo Moana Pasifika
    Veveni Lasaqa Highlanders
    Tevita Mafileo Hurricanes
    Emoni Narawa Chiefs
    Reon Paul Blues
    Rameka Poihipi Chiefs
    Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi Chiefs
    Pasilio Tosi Hurricanes
    Kaleb Trask Chiefs

    References

    1. ↑ "Staff". Bay of Plenty Rugby. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
    2. ↑ @boprugby; (21 July 2025). "Your Steamers Squad for the 2025 Bunnings NPC Season, the team to earn it" . Retrieved 22 July 2025– via Instagram.
    3. ↑ "National Provincial Championship winners, 1976–2014". Te Ara. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
    4. ↑ "Mitre 10 Cup". Rugby Heartland. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
    5. ↑ "Gallagher Chiefs name cohesive 2025 squad" (Press release). Chiefs. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
    6. ↑ "Highlanders name squad for 2025 DHL Super Rugby competition" (Press release). Highlanders. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
    7. ↑ "Game Readiness and Maturity Key in 2025 Hurricanes Squad". Hurricanes (Press release). 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
    8. ↑ "We're ready to take the handbrake off". Blues (Press release). 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
    9. ↑ "Fijian Drua unveil 2025 squad" (Press release). Fijian Drua. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
    10. ↑ "Moana Pasifika name squad for 2025". Moana Pasifika (Press release). 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
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