Steamers players were entertaining school kids yesterday ahead of the hard work that will begin tomorrow night when they take on North Harbour in the first game of the ITM Cup.
As part of the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union's role as supporters of Tauranga Safe City's Step Up anti-bullying
campaign, players visited seven primary schools across the Western Bay of Plenty.
At Arataki School, two-time All Black Nathan Harris, prop Jeff Thwaites, winger Brynn Uriarau, lock Keepa Mewett and mascot Steamie spoke to an assembly about their rugby experiences and about the importance of being an upstander, not a bystander when experiencing bullying. Harris told the pupils that, if faced with a situation where they were being bullied, they should use their WITS - walk away, ignore, tell them to stop or seek help. "An upstander steps in to do something about it - and we can all be upstanders," he said.
Volcanix team named
Bay of Plenty Volcanix coach Pere Paul has named a wider training squad of 31 players to prepare for the 2015 Women's National Provincial Championship.
