Bay of Plenty Rugby Union
- Bay of Plenty Rugby Union
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teamname = Bay of Plenty Rugby Union
nickname = Steamers
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founded = 1911
ground = Baypark Stadium and Rotorua International Stadium
region = Chiefs
capacity = 19,800
coach = flagicon|New Zealand Kevin Schuler
league = Air New Zealand Cup
season = 2007
position = 13th
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The Bay of Plenty Rugby Union (BOPRU) is the official governing body for rugby union in the Bay of Plenty.
The union is affiliated with the Super 14 Chiefs franchise.
History
Bay of Plenty Rugby Union was founded in 1911. The Steamers won the inaugural (and their only) National Provincial Championship in 1976, defeating Manawatu in Rotorua.
Bay of Plenty recorded their first Ranfurly Shield win on August 15 2004 against Auckland, successfully defending it for one home defence against Waikato, before losing it to Canterbury on September 5 2004. 2004 also saw the Steamers reach their last NPC playoffs, losing to Canterbury at Lancaster Park.
The Steamers were admitted to the new Air New Zealand Cup upon the competitions foundation.
Representative Rugby
The union's colours are blue and yellow as seen on the Steamers hoop jersey. The union plays the vast majority of their matches at BlueChip Stadium (Mt Maunganui), with some regular season matches being played at Rotorua International Stadium (Rotorua).
The senior representative team, "The Steamers", currently play in the Air New Zealand Cup, the successor to the premier division of the National Provincial Championship (NPC).
The main jersey sponsor is Tradestaff. Apparel is supplied by ISC. Other sponsors include:
* Speight's
* More FM
* TelstraClear
Current Squad
Notable former players
*Adrian Cashmore
*Glen Jackson
*Andy Miller
*Caleb Ralph
*Scott Robertson
*Kevin Senio
*Paul Tupai
*Wayne Ormond
*Rico Gear
*Anthony Tahana
*Greg Rawlinson
See also
* Bay of Plenty in the 2006 Air New Zealand Cup
External links
* [http://www.boprugby.co.nz/ Official site]
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