The Bay of Plenty Wasps side has been named fixture against the Waikato Harlequins for Queen's Birthday Weekend.

Bay of Plenty's Rodney Gibbs will take the reins of the Bay of Plenty Wasps side. Gibbs alongside Clayton McMillan has selected a 26 man squad to take part in the fixture.

Gibbs says this match is an opportunity for those selected to demonstrate their ability to take the next step forward.

'The game gives us an opportunity to play under the Wasps umbrella,” says Gibbs, 'They play an important role in our community at the grassroots level through to our high performance teams'.

'It gives some of our up and coming players along with those who are leading club performer's exposure against what we expect to be a credible and competitive opposition.”

The Bay of Plenty Wasps plays an instrumental role in supporting and promoting emerging talent within the Bay of Plenty from Tai Mitchell to Steamers.

Wasps Chairman Craig McCord says he is looking forward to their organisation contributing to the growth of high performance rugby in the Bay of Plenty.

'This is yet another fixture for us to join with the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union to assist the promotion and development of our emerging talent in the region,” says Craig.

'Through our support we hope this provides them the profile they need in order to be seen and selected for higher honours in the future.”

The Bay of Plenty Wasps has proudly sponsored a new playing strip, which the players' will be wearing for this upcoming fixture.

The Harlequins and Wasps game will be held on Monday, June 6 from 1pm at Bedford Park, Matamata.

Bay of Plenty Wasps Squad:
Ajay Mua
Angus MacDonald
Brad Armstrong
Cheyenne Daley
Dan Baxter
Elijah Nicholas
Hunter Mokomoko
Isaac Te Aute
Jason Robertson
Joe Johnston
Josh Davey
Josh Honey
Kane Leaupepe
Kemble Frost
Lars Morrice
Liam Steele
Luke Campbell – Captain
Matt Axtens
Matt Garland
Pryor Collier
Reece MacDonald
Stan Van Den Hoven
Tom McHugh
Will Ngatai
Zane Kapeli