Bay of Plenty 2021

[Stargazer]

As posted in the general NPC thread, this game is today:

Sat 24 July 2021 - 1.00pm - Massy Park, Papakura
Counties Manukau v Bay of Plenty

[bayimports]

Bay win 38-14 over Counties in the pre season match

yeah it was the former bay 7 Nili Latu

https://www.facebook.com/boprugby/photos/a.2045493342127866/4699478023396038/

[Bay boy Tim]

Anyone know what’s happening with Mitch Karpik?
Is he injured?

[Stargazer]

@bay-boy-tim He had a knee injury requiring arthroscopic surgery in late April/early May. They said at the time that the expected recovery time was two to three months; so - all going well - he should be back in August.

[Bay boy Tim]

@stargazer cheers

[Yeetyaah]

https://www.boprugby.co.nz/newsarticle/106140?newsfeedId=1219562

2021 Bay of Plenty Steamers Squad
Forwards
Naitoa Ah Kuoi - Greerton Marist (0)
Sam Cane - Reporoa (21)
Whetukamokamo Douglas - Ngongotaha (0)
Kurt Eklund - Mount Maunganui (21)
Penitoa Finau - Greerton Marist (0)
Nathan Harris - Te Puke Sports (35)
Kohan Herbert - Mount Maunganui (0)
Haereiti Hetet - Mount Maunganui (3)
Mitch Karpik - Rangataua (35)
Benet Kumeroa - Rangiuru (0
Tevita Mafileo - Tauranga Sports (20)
Aidan Ross - Te Puke Sports (37)
Angus Scott-Young - Eastern Districts (0)
Manaaki Selby-Rickit - Mount Maunganui (0)
Jeff Thwaites - Te Puna (53)
Pasilio Tosi - Greerton Marist (0)
Tu'ukalikali Vaipulu - Rangiuru (0)
Stan van den Hoven - Greerton Marist (10)
Nathan Vella - Rangataua (18)

Backs
Otere Black - Ruatoki (10)
Luke Campbell - Te Puke Sports (36)
Leroy Carter - Tauranga Sports (15)
Inga Finau - Arataki (0)
Lalomilo Lalomilo - Greerton Marist (3)
Cassius Misa - Whakarewarewa (0)
Emoni Narawa - Tauranga Sports (21)
Mathew Skipwith-Garland - Whakarewarewa (28)
Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi - Whakarewarewa (9)
Chase Tiatia - Rangataua (57)
Kaleb Trask - Tauranga Sports (22)
Sean Wainui - Whakarewarewa (0)
Joe Webber - Rangiuru (25)

Wider Training Group
Josh Bartlett – Tauranga Sports
Nikora Broughton – Rangiuru
Lucas Cashmore – Tauranga Sports
Pryor Collier – Mount Maunganu (7)
Losi Filipo – Greerton Marist
Veveni Lasaqa – Greerton Marist
Kane O’Connor – Rangataua
Semesi Paea – Ngongotaha
Justin Sangster – Te Puna
Sekuini Tanimo – Greerton Marist

() = denotes number of Steamers caps

• = denotes new cap

[bobily2]

That's a very good group of "development" players

[Cpt Kumera]

@stargazer mitch be back in a few weeks

[Yeetyaah]

@bobily2 it's a bloody good squad all up tbh

[Stargazer]

@yeetyaah said in Bay of Plenty 2021:

Naitoa Ah Kuoi

@Canes4life probably didn't see this coming.

[Canes4life]

@stargazer haha fair play to him, makes sense being a Chiefs lad. Strong BOP squad.

[Snollygoster]

Boy ! On paper thats one of the strongest squads THE BAY has listed. I counted 19 with Super rugby experience .

I'm looking forward to Friday !!

[mikey07]

@canes4life Another one Holland let go…

[Bay boy Tim]

Great squad that

[Canes4life]

BOPs strongest XV wouldn't look out of place at Super level.

1. ROSS
2. EKLUND
3. MAFILEO
4. AH KOUI
5. SELBY-RICKIT
6. SCOTT-YOUNG
7. CANE
8. DOUGLAS
9. CAMPBELL
10. BLACK
11. WAINUI
12. TIATIA
13. FINAU
14. NARAWA
15. TRASK

[bayimports]

[bayimports]

Close to full strength forward pack. Sekuini Tanimo looked exciting against the Force and I am told Onisi Ratave has some real wheels. Just hope he has some skills as well.

[Snollygoster]

Thats a really odd selection. Usually they play their top team in their last pre season game before the competition starts so as to "bed in" combinations etc etc etc. That isn't even close to their top team. No Harris, Mafileo, Ah Kuoi, Lalomilo, Narawa or Tiatia . Strangely Ratave isn't even officially listed in the team. I only hope there isn't injuries and they are instead just keeping their "powder dry".

[bayimports]

@snollygoster said in Bay of Plenty 2021:

Thats a really odd selection. Usually they play their top team in their last pre season game before the competition starts so as to "bed in" combinations etc etc etc. That isn't even close to their top team. No Harris, Mafileo, Ah Kuoi, Lalomilo, Narawa or Tiatia . Strangely Ratave isn't even officially listed in the team. I only hope there isn't injuries and they are instead just keeping their "powder dry".

i think Tiatia is injured, Nathan unfortunately is an injury magnet so no surprise if he was, don't know about the others

[Kiap]

@yeetyaah said in Bay of Plenty 2021:

@bobily2 it's a bloody good squad all up tbh

Should keep them heading to the pointy end of the comp.

Not sure if Stan will pick up the rights in Oz (suspect not) but if they do I'll check out some of their games.

Do like a lot of what they're doing and reckon I'll adopt BoP as my NPC team.

Mako have been riding high over recent years but Bay of Plenty can be up there surfing some of the next set of waves!