The Bay of Plenty Wasps squad will travel to Waikato Stadium to tackle the Chiefs and Counties Manukau Cavaliers in a mixture of exhibition matches and game-based training simulations.
The Wasps will travel to Hamilton on Tuesday for the pre-season hit out, with the squad boasting a number of players from Rotorua-based clubs Whakarewarewa and Rotoiti.
The side features 11 contracted Bay of Plenty Steamers players, including Brett Mather and Paroa's Maru Henry who are returning from leg injuries.
A number of other players making compelling cases at club level will be putting their hands up during the exhibition with the Bay of Plenty Steamers ITM Cup squad announced next week.
Steamers coach Kevin Schuler welcomed the opportunity to pit local talent against the Super Rugby and ITM Cup side after last season's corresponding fixtures produced a good win against Counties Manukau and a "great lesson" against the Chiefs.