The Bay of Plenty Sevens team is heading to the Pub Charity National Rugby Sevens competition in Queenstown this weekend looking to surpass last year's effort.
Canterbury knocked the Bay of Plenty out of its home sevens competition last weekend – now the boys in blue and gold are seeking revenge in Queenstown during pool play.
In 2011, the side made the semifinals and is this year aiming to go one, or two, better, particularly given the side's strength with several Steamers players in its ranks.
The Bay side has received few favours in the draw though with North Harbour, Tasman and Canterbury in its pool this year.
While North Harbour and Tasman are relatively unknown opposition – the Bay team will be seeking revenge after being beaten by Canterbury, at the Bay Engineers Supplies Provincial Sevens played at Mount Maunganui on Monday.
While Bay of Plenty cruised through the preliminary contests at their home tournament, defeating Horowhenua Kapiti and the BOP Invitation side, they were eliminated from the championship by Canterbury in a close encounter.
Bay of Plenty has a new coach and he has a myriad of experience of sevens rugby.
Charles Baxter was a member of the Gordon Tietjens' coached New Zealand Sevens team within the last decade, and has also worn the blue and gold Bay of Plenty uniform.
Bay of Plenty Sevens Team
Jack Wilson, Marnus Hanley, Matt Clutterbuck, Paul Tietjens, Lance MacDonald, Whakataki Cunningham, Quentin Gardiner, Toby Arnold, Nathaniel Walker, Ben Paltridge, Zar Lawrence, Itaitia Lomani.
Coach: Charles Baxter
Manager: Mark Hemingway
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Blue chip debt
Posted on 06-01-2012 13:57 | By algail
Re the Blue chip debt and mortgage I refer to ('the apartment did not exist and her mortgage for it is now worth more than $300,000”) and ask if the apartment did not exist how on earth is there is a mortgage?. This has to be the best scam ever. It is most puzzling is how such man can get away with basically stealing $80.000.000. and ruining so many lives without recourse. One also has to wonder where is the justice when you look at his sentence and compare to someone else who steals a cycle or a car or whatever and ends up in prison. Strange world we live in. Fortunately for some of the victims they did get their hands on deeds for real properties and they are managing to struggle on paying a mortgage amounting to a lot more money than the house or apartment is worth. Alastair Bethlehem.
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