Bay of Plenty Rugby League

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Bay of Plenty Rugby League is the local sporting body responsible for the administration of Rugby league in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. Following the restructuring of the New Zealand Rugby League they are part of the Upper Central Zone along with Waikato Rugby League, Coastline Rugby League and Gisborne Tairawhiti Rugby League.

Current domestic teams

Premier Division clubs 2023

• Arataki Bears (Tauranga) - Arataki Park
• Forestland Falcons (Tokoroa) - Memorial Sports Ground
• Ngongotahā Chiefs (Rotorua) - Puketāwhero Park
• Pacific Sharks (Tokoroa) - Memorial Sports Ground
• Pikiao Warriors (Mourea) - Pukaretu Reserve
• Mangakino Hawks (Mangakino) - Mangakino Sports Fields
• Taupō Phoenix (Taupō) - Hickling Park

Championship Division clubs for 2023

• Central Pride (Rotorua) - Puketāwhero Park
• Forestland Falcons (Tokoroa) - Memorial Sports Ground
• Pacific Sharks (Tokoroa) - Memorial Sports Ground
• Pāpāmoa Bulldogs (Pāpāmoa) - Gordon Spratt Reserve
• Pikiao Warriors (Mourea) - Pukaretu Reserve
• Reporoa Razorbacks (Reporoa) - Reporoa Rugby Fields
• Tauranga Whalers (Tauranga) - Arataki Park
• Tauhara Te Maunga (Taupō) - Hickling Park
• Te Paamu/TePuke Tigers (Te Puke) - Pakowhai Park
• Tūrangi Dambusters (Tūrangi) - Turangitukua Park

Previous National Competitions

Between 1994 and 1996, the Bay of Plenty region was represented by the Bay of Plenty Stags in the Lion Red Cup competition.

Lion Red Cup results

Bartercard Premiership results

Bartercard Cup

The Bay of Plenty region has been represented by two separate teams in the Bartercard Cup competition.

• The
  2001
  seasons. The team is notable for losing the first sixteen matches of the 2001 season, causing the Chiefs to withdraw from the competition six rounds before the completion of the season.
• The
  Waicoa Bay Stallions, a co-operative team involving players from Waikato, Coastline and Bay of Plenty federations, joined the competition in 2004, replacing the Taranaki Wildcats. The team is notable for having former international Tawera Nikau
  as head coach for their inaugural year. The Stallions folded along with the competition at the end of the 2007 season.