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Kiwi to win 2019 Women's Sevens Player of the Year
World Rugby Women's Sevens Player of the Year award will be a Black Ferns Sevens athlete.

Milestone match for Bay of Plenty's Joe Webber
The Bay of Plenty Steamers take on Wellington on home turf on Saturday.

Kiwi sprinter shares knowledge with young surf life savers
Kiwi sprinter Joseph Millar shares his knowledge with young surf life savers.

Volcanix coach Rodney Gibbs makes changes for Wellington clash
The Bay of Plenty Volcanix take on Wellington in the second week of he Farah Palmer Cup

Top teams gear up for Kurangaituku
The second weekend of Kurangaituku sees the top graded teams battle it out on court.

From the Sidelines: Passion is powerful
Bay of Plenty is blessed with sports-mad individuals who know how to make things happen.

Unfinished business for tree climber
Tree climber Steph Dryfhout is the national champ and has her sights set on a world title.

Tournament week in full flight in BOP
Secondary school students all over New Zealand are competing in tournaments this week.

Boxes ticked on the way to nationals
Midlands men's and women's hockey teams had pre-tournament games in Tauranga on Sunday.

Don't worry about winning: Rugby, major sports' shock move to keep kids playing
Major changes to competitions and development opportunities in kids sport on the way.

Steamers claim third win from four games
The Bay of Plenty Steamers have beaten North Harbour 27-19.

Rugby: Season over for top school sides
Tauranga Boys' College's dream run came to an end with a loss to Hamilton Boys'.

Entries open for world's largest adventure race
Godzone will make history in 2020 with Rotorua the first North Island region to host.

Slow start costs Volcanix in game one
The Bay of Plenty Volcanix went down to Counties Manukau in their season opener.

Tauranga win tough premier netball final
Tauranga Sports won the Harbourside Netball Centre premier title on Thursday night.

Young star finds way back to top level hockey
A busy time for Tauranga hockey begins this weekend with Midlands warm-up fixtures.

Reporter put through paces with BOP Volcanix
Sports reporter David Beck throws himself in the deep end and trains with the Volcanix.

Measles scare: Secondary schools rugby league comp canned
The competition was to be held at Pulman Park in Takanini next week.

Mount College achieve their best results in Tauranga comp
Mount Maunganui College is celebrating the success of their sporting students.

Volcanix ready for tough battle in Farah Palmer Cup opener
Bay of Plenty Volcanix play Counties Manukau in Farah Palmer Cup opener

All Blacks make trip to the Bay
Thousands of Tauranga locals flocked to catch a glimpse of the boys in black

Tauranga economy to reap benefits of 'biggest AIMS Games yet'
Athletes will come from all over New Zealand, the Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga and Fiji

Harbourside premier netball final a clash of styles
Tauranga Sports will play Paroa in the Women's Premier League first division netball

As it happened: All Blacks announce shock World Cup squad
The All Blacks announced a shock 31-man squad for the Rugby World Cup.

From the Sidelines: Unstoppable Carrington
There appears to be no way to beat Bay of Plenty's Lisa Carrington, writes David Beck.

Who is in and who is out? Breaking down the ABs 31
The big day has arrived. Who will make the All Blacks 31 man World Cup squad today?

BOP's Mason-Grant striving for success
Bay of Plenty development player Jesse Mason-Grant has his eyes on the prize.

Bay of Plenty Toa need win over Waikato
Bay of Plenty Toa vs Waikato a must win match.

Waaka's injury comeback nears completion
Whakatāne's Stacey Waaka is raring to go after a four-month injury lay off.