Sports

Webb Ellis Cup visits Bay schools

Rugby players from three Bay of Plenty secondary schools were given an opportunity to get up close to the glittering gold Rugby World Cup. As a thank you to young... Read More

From gale to dying breeze

Starters in the 2016 Auckland to Tauranga race are inching their way across the Hauraki Gulf today hoping to round Cape Colville before dark. Gale force north easterly... Read More

Uni partners up with sports centre

The University of Waikato is set to be the tertiary partner to the Tauranga High Performance Sports Centre. Stage one of the strategic partnership was given approval... Read More

Looking for yacht race record

A line up of big boats is looking at weather conditions that could give them a new record time for the Auckland-Tauranga race starting 10am tomorrow. The current... Read More

Rugby registrations in full swing

Bay of Plenty Rugby Union is keen to sign as many people as possible as players for the new season now that registrations have opened. Neil Alton says clubs and... Read More

Bay refs in action this weekend

Bay of Plenty referee Brett Johnson couldn't have picked a better match to make his Investec Super Rugby debut. The former Steamers flanker made his debut appearance... Read More

Omanu wins masters category

Omanu Surf Life Saving Club won the masters category at the Eastern Bay Energy Trust New Zealand Surf Life Saving Championships at Ohope Beach on Thursday. Some... Read More

Golden paddle for Lisa Carrington

Kayak champion Lisa Carrington has been named Sportswoman of the Year at the Annual World Paddle Awards, held recently in Barcelona, Spain. Organisers of the awards... Read More

Celebrating the Hawke Cup’s return

Bay of Plenty Senior Men successfully challenged Hawke's Bay last weekend to win the Hawke Cup, winning the three-day match outright by six wickets. Bay Of Plenty... Read More

Bay clubs set for title defence

Bay of Plenty clubs will be looking to defend their domination of the national surf lifesaving championship titles this week, as 49 clubs converge on Ohope Beach... Read More

Jim’s lifetime of work honoured

Parafed Bay of Plenty has presented its first-ever Life Membership to four time Paralympian Jim Savage. The 79-year-old Kawerau native, who now lives in Tauranga,... Read More

Bay take Hawke Cup convincingly

Cricket's Hawke Cup now belongs to Bay of Plenty, at least in part thanks to a century by Ben Musgrove on the final day of the three-day match at Nelson Park in... Read More