The Steamers are the flagship team of the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union.
Bay of Plenty's top team were the inaugral winners of the first ever NPC is 1976 - and in 2004 recorded their first ever Ranfurly Shield victory with a momentous defeat of Auckland at Eden Park. The same year saw the Bay reach the semifinals of the Air NZ NPC, losing to an All Black-laden Canterbury - but still finishing a creditable third in the competition.
The Academy has been successful in retaining and developing many of our young talented rugby players and transforming them into fully fledged professional rugby players.
The Bay Of Plenty Rugby Union has, in 2007, instigated a Pre Academy to start educating young rugby players from the age of 13 and above and to better prepare them for our Rugby Academy.
Rugby is one of the most physically demanding sports to play and train for on the planet! Players have to be competent in every fitness component from Strength and Power to Speed and Agility to Aerobic Endurance. Training each fitness component is tough and without the right nutrition to support your training you won’t perform.
Check out these links to our training and nutrition pages aimed at guiding you through your training and nutrition to help you perform to your best!
