| Teamname: | Bay of Plenty |
| Union: | Bay of Plenty Rugby Union |
| Nickname: | Steamers |
| Location: | Mount Maunganui, Tauranga, New Zealand |
| Ground: | Rotorua International Stadium (Capacity: 34,000) Tauranga Domain |
| Capacity: | 5,500 |
| Ceo: | Mike Rogers[1] |
| Coach: | Richard Watt |
| Captain: | Kurt Eklund |
| Appearances: | Ron Preston (152) |
| Top Scorer: | Ron Preston (846) |
| Most Tries: | Keith Pryor (46) |
| League: | Bunnings NPC |
| Season: | 2023 |
| Position: | 4th Quarterfinalist |
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| Url: | https://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.
The Bay of Plenty Steamers squad for the 2023 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
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| (c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped, REP denotes a replacement player, WTS denotes a wider training squad member. |
Bay of Plenty have been overall Champions on 1 occasion, winning the inaugural title in 1976. Their full list of honours include:[3] [4]
Players named in the 2023 Bay of Plenty Steamers squad, who also earned contracts or were named in a squad for any side participating in the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]
Ryosuke Funahashi