The team from the extremities of the Western Bay won the WBOPCA Shield in the first half of the season, but could have a real battle with Cadets on their home ground.
Rotorua reserve-grade heavyweights Geyser City are likely to have a genuine tussle with 2014 Western Bay champions R&A Sangha at Smallbone Park in Rotorua. Both sides have been front-runners in their respective local competitions in recent seasons and are likely to produce a game that goes down to the wire.
The Western Bay B Grade competition, is represented by Grasshoppers, who are always a force in the local second-tier competition. They will square off with Greerton who will be seeking to add this year's title to their last McNaughton crown in 2006.
- McNaughton Trophy 2015 - Round one draw: Geyser City Sports v R&A Sangha, Smallbone Park; Whakatane United v Mount Maunganui, Rex Morepeth Park; Cadets v Katikati, Tauranga Domain; Grasshoppers v Greerton, Ferguson Park.
McNaughton Trophy Champions: 2014 (Mount Maunganui) 2013 (Katikati) 2012 (Mount Maunganui) 2011 (Mount Maunganui) 2010 (Katikati).