It was a full day of rugby on Saturday for the Bay of Plenty, with the icing on the cake being the Bay of Plenty Steamers impressive 31-17 win over Taranaki.

Despite putting up a good fight, the Farah Palmer Cup game between Bay of Plenty Volcanix and Auckland Storm ended in a 28-19 win to Auckland. Next week the Volcanix team heads over the hill to face Waikato on Saturday.

Bay of Plenty Volcanix

Tahlia Brody, Nadia Flavell and Amanda Aldridge

Volcanix players Tahlia Brody and Nadia Flavell both made their Volcanix debuts yesterday and Amanda Aldridge played her blazer game.

Bay of Plenty Ngāwhā team members

It was a great day in the office for Bay of Plenty Ngāwhā with an impressive 44 -18 win over Auckland Colts.

Bay of Plenty U16 in Katikati on Saturday

Bay of Plenty U16 got the job done in Katikati, scoring a huge win over Thames Valley U16 with a final score of 77 - 0.

Bay of Plenty U18 Boys

Bay of Plenty U18 Boys also went all out to beat Thames Valley U18 with a score of 65 – 8, with a try nearly every five minutes during the first half.

It was a close game between Bay of Plenty U18 Girls and Taranaki U18 Girls, with Taranaki winning 31 -29.

Bay of Plenty Toa have finished fourth in the 2019 Jock Hobbs National Memorial U19 Tournament. Wellington beat them 34 -7.

Summary of results:

Mitre 10 Cup:
Bay of Plenty Steamers 31 vs Taranaki 17

Farah Palmer Cup:
Bay of Plenty Volcanix 19 vs Auckland Storm 28

Other representative results:
Bay of Plenty U16 77 vs Thames Valley U16 0
Bay of Plenty U18 Boys 65 vs Thames Valley U18 Boys 8
Taranaki U18 Girls 31 vs Bay of Plenty U18 Girls 29
Bay of Plenty Toa 7 vs Wellington 34
(Toa finish fourth in the 2019 Jock Hobbs National Memorial U19 Tournament)
Bay of Plenty Ngāwhā 44 vs Auckland Colts 18
Bay of Plenty Volcanix 19 vs Auckland Storm 28
Bay of Plenty Steamers 31 vs Taranaki 17