"For our boys, it is a chance to end our campaign on high. The season didn't go as well as we planned but this is an opportunity to gain momentum going into next year."
Whakarewarewa need only a few more victories to hang the banner in their clubrooms.
"The history is big for Rotorua rugby and when you walk into Waikite club you see them hanging there, that is the drive for our boys. It is just the mana that they hold.
"It all comes from the heart, going into these games you can't look too much at form. It is more than rugby and it goes back to tribal warfare. We are expecting them to bring their commitment and fancy their chances."
Ngongotahā coach Hika Reid says the fixture is a great way to celebrate Rotorua rugby.
"We are looking forward to it, it is a good run around and there is the taonga up for grabs. We want our players to go out and enjoy themselves and we have a share of unavailable players as I am sure [Whakarewarewa] do.
"The work Central Bay are doing in raising the profile of Bay of Plenty clubs is great. The banner was everything in my era and probably the decade after us, and the game is about reminiscing on the old times.
"We have a lot of young guys coming through, they don't remember the banner being the supremacy in the 80s and 90s, they might not have the same passion as say the coaches might but this is and opportunity for two Rotorua clubs to have game and recognise Rotorua rugby is strong."
Rotorua Banner match
Where: Puarenga Park
When: Saturday, July 27, at 2.30pm
Who: Whakarewarewa v Ngongotahā