The Steamers will look to build off the back of their impressive 33-27 away win vs Otago last weekend as they travel to Albany to play North Harbour.

The Steamers ran in four tries in their come-from-behind victory to secure a much-needed bonus point and are now within a stone's throw off the Conference Top 3 despite being a game behind second and third-placed Hawke's Bay and Wellington.

"It was a real team effort the way we put things together, the coaching group was proud of the squad's composure to be able to come from behind and secure an important away win,” says Head Coach Mike Delany.

North Harbour will also be riding high after a dominating 37-12 performance over Counties Manukau who pipped the Steamers at home back in Round 5.

Harbour also sits in fourth position in their respective conference, so Sunday's matchup will be a good test for the Steamers against competition in similar form.

Bay of Plenty v North Harbour kick-off is at 4.35pm on Saturday September 10. Photo: Supplied.

Silverware will be up for grabs this weekend with the inaugural Mark Weedon Cup being played for for the very first time.

Mark Weedon was a Bay of Plenty legend who gave a lot to rugby and the Bay of Plenty community. Weedon began playing rugby with Katikati before he made his provincial debut for Bay of Plenty in 1986 as an 18-year-old schoolboy. Between 1993 and 1996, he played 46 games for North Harbour. He later returned to the Bay and captained the province in 2001 and 2002, before retiring from the game after earning 32 caps for the Province.

'He was a great Bay man, it's pretty special to play for a trophy in his honour. I knew Mark personally and what a great guy he was, it's our hope to head up north and bring the trophy home,” says Delany.

The majority of the Weedon family will be present at the game on Saturday, with his sons Jack and Rory running out with team captains, while his partner Kylie and brother Phil will be involved in the post-match cup presentation.

Notable mentions for the Steamers lineup include Bay veteran Jeff Thwaites who draws another start, while Wharenui Hawera gets a big opportunity to impress at fly-half as Kaleb Trask shifts out to fullback. The red hot Emoni Narawa will sit out the game due to injury.

The Bay of Plenty Ngāwhā team (Steamers Development) also travel to QBE Stadium on Saturday to play North Harbour Development as the curtain raiser match kicking off from 2.05pm.

The main game will be televised Live on Sky Sport and Bay of Plenty supporters heading to QBE Stadium can purchase tickets online by clicking here.

Bay of Plenty Steamers Round 6 Team vs North Harbour

1. Aidan Ross

2. Kurt Eklund (C)

3. Jeff Thwaites

4. Justin Sangster

5. Manaaki Selby-Rickit

6. Naitoa Ah Kuoi

7. Jacob Norris

8. Nikora Broughton

9. Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi

10. Wharenui Hawera

11. Nigel Ah Wong

12. Inga Finau

13. Joey Walton

14. Taylor Haugh

15. Kaleb Trask

16. Anaru Rangi

17. Haereiti Hetet

18. Pasilio Tosi

19. Zane Kapeli

20. Penitoa Finau

21. Luke Donaldson

22. Lucas Cashmore

23. Lalomilo Lalomilo

Unavailable due to injury
Melani Nanai
Kitiona Vai
Jamie Dobie
Emoni Narawa
Gillies Kaka

All Black 7's:
Leroy Carter
Roderick Solo

All Blacks:
Sam Cane

Game Day Details

Bay of Plenty Steamers vs North Harbour, Saturday September 10, 4.35pm kick off
QBE Stadium, North Harbour
LIVE on Sky Sport 1 (channel 051