Bay of Plenty Steamers Bay of Plenty Steamers The Bay of Plenty Steamers are the top representative team under the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union in New Zealand. They have competed in the ITM Cup since 2006. They have a total of 21 All Blacks, the latest being Nathan Harris in 2014. They are coached by Clayton McMillan. The Bay of Plenty Steamers squad for the 2018 Mitre 10 Cup is: Bay of Plenty were the inaugural winners of the NPC in 1976. Bay of Plenty-based players were amongst the most prominent in the formative years of the game, but it was not until
Bay of Plenty Steamers Bay of Plenty has also challenged many times for the Ranfurly Shield. In 2004 Bay of Plenty won the Ranfurly Shield over Auckland 33–28 at Eden Park to win it for the first time. They would defend it against Waikato 26–20 at Mt Maunganui before losing it two weeks later to Canterbury 26–33. A year later Bay of Plenty would challenge Canterbury in Christchurch, however Bay of Plenty lost 13–40. The last time Bay of Plenty challenged for the Ranfurly Shield was on 19 September 2015, resulting in a narrow 23–17 defeat to Hawke's Bay. Bay of Plenty also has