Sports

2020 Bay of Plenty Toa squad named

With New Zealand Rugby's decision to cancel all provincial representative rugby tournaments below the Mitre 10 Cup and Farah Palmer Cup earlier this year due to... Read More

Rally action returns to the BOP

Spectacular rally action on gravel roads will return to the Bay of Plenty region in mid-October with an event that will feature competition on some of New Zealand's... Read More

Involving both Māori and Pasifika in rugby league

New Zealand Māori Rugby League (NZMRL) is working with the sport's national body in reviewing the way the game is being delivered, to ensure Māori and Pasifika... Read More

Bay of Plenty Steamers squad named

Bay of Plenty Steamers Head coach Clayton McMillan has named his 2020 Mitre 10 Cup squad today and is excited with the squad he and his assistant coaches have... Read More

Exciting senior mens rugby finals

The final games of the Farmlands Cooperative Society Limited Senior Men's finals for the 2020 season were played yesterday resulting in a win for Katikati and... Read More

Rotoiti rugby team win appeal but finish third

In an emergency Appeals Committee meeting held on Thursday night, Rotoiti have won back four competition points. That's not enough however for them to contest... Read More

Farah Palmer Cup will be stronger than ever

Women's representative rugby returns to the field this weekend when the Farah Palmer Cup kicks off. Earlier this year there were fears the fallout from... Read More

Champs return to Emerson’s Whaka100

The 14th edition of the Whaka100 in Rotorua is shaping up to be the largest in its history, with entries already sold out for the 100km, 50km and 25km race... Read More

BOP rugby team promoted after protest

Ngongotaha Premier Men have been promoted to second on the competition table and into the 2020 Farmlands Central Bay of Plenty Premier Men's Final after... Read More

New multi-sport junior programme in WaiBOP

WaiBOP Football is pleased to announce the launch of the multi-sport junior programme. The programme is supported by NZ Football Foundation. WaiBOP Football will... Read More

No crowds for Steamers pre-season game

When the Steamers play Counties Manukau this Friday at Whakatane Rugby Park, the only spectators will be a few seagulls, a handful of BOPRU union staff delivering... Read More

BOP MP refs Papamoa v Te Puna rugby

4pm update: Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller thought he might "run out of puff" after about ten minutes taking on the role of referee for the rugby game between the... Read More