Bay of Plenty will play North Harbour, Southland, Waikato, Taranaki and Wellington at home in the 2015 ITM Cup. Photo / File
Bay of Plenty will play North Harbour, Southland, Waikato, Taranaki and Wellington at home in the 2015 ITM Cup. Photo / File
Bay of Plenty rugby fans can look forward to an exciting season involving afternoon match-ups with traditional rivals and neighbours.
Bay of Plenty will open their 2015 ITM Cup campaign at home against North Harbour on Friday, August 14 at 8.05pm. Week three will prove to be a big weekfor Bay of Plenty, hosting their midweek fixture against Southland on Wednesday, August 26 and finishing the week in an afternoon match hosting neighbours Waikato.
A Ranfurly Shield challenge is also on the schedule, should Hawke's Bay still be the holders, on Saturday, September 19, at McLean Park. Teams will play one of their 10 games on a Wednesday evening, either home or away.
In week one there will also be two Friday night matches to accommodate the Bledisloe Cup test the following night at Eden Park.
The top four teams in each of the Premiership and Championship at the end of week nine will proceed to the semifinals on October 16 and 17. The winners of those then head to the finals of the ITM Cup and the Championship the following weekend.
