Whakarewarewa's Eru Smith-Wano, pictured competing for the ball against Rotoiti on the weekend. Photo/Stephen Parker
Baywide club rugby kicks off this weekend across the Bay and an exciting fixture list has been announced.
This season the Premier, Premier Development and Division 1 club competitions will comprise of two Baywide rounds.
The Premier and Premier Development competition start this Saturday (March 18) running through to the semifinals on July 22 and finals on July 29 this year.
Meanwhile the Division 1 Baywide competition will commence one week later on March 25. Semifinals will be played on the July 29 and finals on August 5.
Round two of the Baywide competition will include three divisions of eight teams including Premier 1 (teams ranked 1-8), Premier 2 (teams ranked 9-16) and Division1 (teams ranked 17-24). Ranking is based on the finishing order of Baywide Round 1.
2017 Bay of Plenty rugby union Premier and Premier Development fixture list:
(Premier Development kick-off 1pm / Premier kick-off 2:45pm)
Saturday 18 March - Week 1
Arataki v Tauranga Sports, Arataki Park
Whakarewarewa v Te Puna, Puarenga Park
Rangataua v Mount Maunganui, Te Ariki Park
Paroa v Whakatane Marist, Lawson Park
Rotoiti v Poroporo, Emery Park
Te Puke Sports v Greerton Marist, Murray Salt
Saturday 25 March - Week 2
Tauranga Sports v Rangataua, Domain
Greerton Marist v Whakarewarewa, Greerton Park
Mount Maunganui v Te Puke Sports, Blake Park
Te Puna v Rotoiti, Maramatanga Park
Poroporo v Paroa, Poroporo Park
Whakatane Marist v Arataki, Rugby Park
Saturday 1 April - Week 3
Rotoiti v Greerton, Emery Park
Whakarewarewa v Mount Maunganui, Puarenga Park
Te Puke Sports v Tauranga Sports, Murray Salt
Arataki v Paroa, Arataki Park
Te Puna v Poroporo, Maramatanga Park
Rangataua v Whakatane, Marist Te Ariki Park
Saturday 8 April - Week 4
Whakatane Marist v Te Puke Sports, Rugby Park
Paroa v Rangataua, Lawson Park
Tauranga Sports v Whakarewarewa, Domain
Greerton v Te Puna, Greerton Park
Mount Maunganui v Rotoiti, Blake Park
Poroporo v Arataki, Poroporo Park
Saturday 15 April - Week 5 (Easter weekend)
Greerton v Poroporo, Greerton Park
Te Puke Sports v Paroa, Murray Salt
Rotoiti v Tauranga Sports, Emery Park
Game moved to Thursday 13 April (Development 6pm & Premier kick-off 7.45pm)
Te Puna v Mount Maunganui, Maramatanga Park
Whakarewarewa v Whakatane Marist, Puarenga Park
Rangataua v Arataki, Te Ariki Park
Saturday 22 April - Week 6
Poroporo v Rangataua, Poroporo Park
Mount Maunganui v Greerton, Blake Park
Whakatane Marist v Rotoiti, Rugby Park
Paroa v Whakarewarewa, Lawson Park
Tauranga Sports v Te Puna, Domain
Arataki v Te Puke Sports, Arataki Park
Saturday 29 April - Week 7
Te Puke Sports v Rangataua, Murray Salt
Te Puna v Whakatane Marist, Maramatanga Park
Mount Maunganui v Poroporo, Blake Park
Greerton v Tauranga Sports, Greerton Park
Whakarewarewa v Arataki, Puarenga Park
Rotoiti v Paroa, Emery Park
Saturday 6 May - Week 8
Arataki v Rotoiti, Arataki Park
Tauranga Sports v Mount Maunganui, Domain
Poroporo v Te Puke Sports, Poroporo Park
Paroa v Te Puna, Lawson Park
Rangataua v Whakarewarewa, Te Ariki Park
Whakatane Marist v Greerton, Rugby Park
Saturday 13 May - Week 9
Mount Maunganui v Whakatane, Marist Blake Park
Tauranga Sports v Poroporo, Domain
Rotoiti v Rangataua, Emery Park
Greerton v Paroa, Greerton Park
Whakarewarewa v Te Puke Sports, Puarenga Park
Te Puna v Arataki, Maramatanga Park
Saturday 20 May - Week 10
Paroa v Mount Maunganui, Lawson Park
Arataki v Greerton, Arataki Park
Poroporo v Whakarewarewa, Poroporo Park
Rangataua v Te Puna, Te Ariki Park
Te Puke Sports v Rotoiti, Murray Salt
Whakatane Marist v Tauranga Sports, Rugby Park
Saturday 27 May - Week 11
Mount Maunganui v Arataki, Blake Park
Whakatane Marist v Poroporo, Rugby Park
Te Puna v Te Puke Sports, Maramatanga Park
Rotoiti v Whakarewarewa, Emery Park
Tauranga Sports v Paroa, Domain
Greerton v Rangataua, Greerton Park
2017 Bay of Plenty rugby union Division 1 fixture list:
(Division 1 kick-off 2.45pm)
Saturday 25 March - Week 1
Ruatoki v Papamoa, Tuhoe Park
Te Teko v Waimana, Dunderdale Park
Marist St Michaels v Waikite, Marist Park
Kahukura v Ngongotaha, Kuirau Park
Katikati v Opotiki, Moore Park
Judea v Rangiuru, Maharaia Winiata Memorial Park
Saturday 1 April - Week 2Rangiuru v Ruatoki Centennial Park
Waimana v Marist St Michaels, Waimana Domain
Waikite v Katikati, Bellvue Road
Ngongotaha v Te Teko, Ngongotaha Domain
Opotiki v Judea, Princess St Reserve
Papamoa v Kahukura, Gordon Spratt Reserve
Saturday 8 April - Week 3
Te Teko v Papamoa, Dunderdale Park
Marist St Michaels v Ngongotaha, Marist Park
Ruatoki v Opotiki, Tuhoe Park
Kahukura v Rangiuru, Kuirau Park
Waimana v Waikite, Waimana Domain
Judea v Katikati, Maharaia Winiata Memorial Park
Saturday 15 April - Week 4 (Easter weekend)
Katikati v Ruatoki, Moore Park
Rangiuru v Te Teko, Centennial Park
Papamoa v Marist St Michaels, Gordon Spratt Reserve
Opotiki v Kahukura, Princess St Reserve
Judea v Waikite, Maharaia Winiata Memorial Park
Ngongotaha v Waimana, Ngongotaha Domain
Saturday 22 April - Week 5
Ruatoki v Judea, Tuhoe Park
Marist St Michaels v Rangiuru, Marist Park
Kahukura v Katikati, Kuirau Park
Te Teko v Opotiki, Dunderdale Park
Waimana v Papamoa, Waimana Domain
Ngongotaha v Waikite, Ngongotaha Domain
Saturday 29 April - Week 6
Judea v Kahukura, Maharaia Winiata Memorial Park
Katikati v Te Teko, Moore Park
Waikite v Ruatoki, Bellvue Road
Opotiki v Marist St Michaels, Princess St Reserve
Rangiuru v Waimana, Centennial Park
Papamoa v Ngongotaha, Gordon Spratt Reserve
Saturday 6 May - Week 7
Kahukura v Ruatoki, Kuirau Park
Te Teko v Judea, Dunderdale Park
Waimana v Opotiki, Waimana Domain
Marist St Michaels v Katikati, Marist Park
Ngongotaha v Rangiuru, Ngongotaha Domain
Waikite v Papamoa, Bellvue Road
Saturday 13 May - Week 8
Opotiki v Ngongotaha, Princess St Reserve
Waikite v Kahukura, Bellvue Road
Ruatoki v Te Teko, Tuhoe Park
Katikati v Waimana, Moore Park
Judea v Marist St Michaels, Maharaia Winiata Memorial Park
Rangiuru v Papamoa, Centennial Park
Saturday 20 May - Week 9
Waimana v Judea, Waimana Domain
Marist St Michaels v Ruatoki, Marist Park
Ngongotaha v Katikati, Ngongotaha Domain
Te Teko v Kahukura, Dunderdale Park
Rangiuru v Waikite, Centennial Park
Papamoa v Opotiki, Gordon Spratt Reserve
Saturday 27 May - Week 10
Ruatoki v Waimana, Tuhoe Park
Katikati v Papamoa, Moore Park
Kahukura v Marist St Michaels, Kuirau Park
Opotiki v Rangiuru, Princess St Reserve
Te Teko v Waikite, Dunderdale Park
Judea v Ngongotaha, Maharaia Winiata Memorial Park
Saturday 3rd June Week 11 - (Queen's Birthday)
Marist St Michaels v Te Teko, Marist Park
Kahukura v Waimana, Kuirau Park
Ruatoki v Ngongotaha, Tuhoe Park
Rangiuru v Katikati, Centennial Park
Waikite v Opotiki, Bellvue Road
Papamoa v Judea, Gordon Spratt Reserve