Steamers launch Bully No More campaign

Given the opportunity, would you swap Sam Cane for Tanerau Latimer?

What about Joe Royal for Nathan Harris?

Those were the decisions facing more than 550 school children from 17 schools at ASB Stadium on Thursday, as the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union and Tauranga Safe City jointly launched this year's batch of improved playing cards as part of the Bully No More programme in schools.

The children were given the chance to get close to the Steamers players, and took a tour of the facility that included short presentations on topics as diverse as medical treatment and video analysis.

Tauranga Safe City programme co-ordinator Raewyn Mortensen said the anti-bullying message is targeted at Year 7 to 10 students that will soon be moving on to high schools.

"The anti-bullying messages are aimed at empowering bullying victims and is to remind them that the bully is always the problem, not the victim," she said.

"It is about putting the power and confidence back into the victim's hands and the bully recognising that in the end, no one likes a bully."