A push to rid Tauranga's rugby scene of verbal abuse will soon see spectators able to report poor sideline behaviour online - without fear of retribution.

There is nothing quite like The Crowd Goes Wild on New Zealand television. At the centre of what makes the show so popular are two proud former Bay of Plenty residents.

The 2015 Greerton Winter Meet hosted by the Greerton Swimming Club begins tonight and runs through to Sunday afternoon at Baywave Aquatic Centre.

After far too many one-sided romps for anyone's benefit in this year's revamped competition, the two unbeaten sides, Tauranga Sports and Te Puke Sports, will clash.

This weekend, Bayfair Baywide Premier, Premier Development and Division 1 competitions are into the ninth round, with three rounds remaining before play-offs commence.

The Western Heights High School 1st XV team have won the prized Te Kani Shield for the first time in "a long time" after beating Aquinas College 28-0 at home.

The fifth edition of the Stan Meads Cup will kick off on August 15 when six Waikato and Bay of Plenty sub-union sides, King Country and Thames Valley B, will battle for 2015 season honours.

Bay of Plenty Steamers head coach Clayton McMillan is optimistic that 2015 will be a better season after his latest chance to run the rule over potential Steamers.

Aiden Dunster completed a double by winning the second of Triathlon Tauranga's 2015 Smith's Sports Shoes Duathlon Series races.