Bay of Plenty rugby league team

Bay of Plenty Stags
Club information
Full name	Bay of Plenty Rugby League Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Stags
Colours	Blue Yellow
Founded	1995
Departed	2009
Former details
Ground(s)	Rotorua International Stadium Puketewhero Park
Competition	Bartercard Premiership

History

Lion Red Cup

The Lion Red Cup team was coached by Neil Joyce and Lawrence Brydon and collected two wooden spoon's, in 1994 and 1995. However in 1996 they finished fifth, losing the elimination playoff. Notable players included Alex Chan.^[1]

The Stags drew players from both the Bay of Plenty Rugby League and the Coastlines Rugby League competitions.

Season results

Season	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Position	Finals
1994	22	2	0	20	262	800	-538	4	Wooden Spoon	N/A
1995	22	2	1	19	304	752	-448	5	Wooden Spoon	N/A
1996	22	11	3	8	440	441	-1	25	Fifth	Lost Elimination Play-off

Bartercard Cup

Between 2004 and 2008 they were represented by the Waicoa Bay Stallions in the Bartercard Cup. The Stallions represented the Waikato Rugby League and Coastlines Rugby League as well as the Bay of Plenty Rugby League.

Bartercard Premiership

In 2008 and 2009 the Bay of Plenty provincial side competed in the National Provincial Competition. Former Kiwis coach Graham Lowe was the coach of the side for 2008.^[2] In 2009 they did not win a game and finished sixth.

Season results

Season	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Position	Finals
2008	5	1	0	4	114	186	-72	2	Fifth	N/A
2009	5	0	0	5	70	254	-184	0	Wooden Spoon	N/A

References

↑ Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1994, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1994. p.136
↑ Graham Lowe back coaching Sunday News, 8 June 2008

Lion Red Cup

Seasons	1994 (North Harbour Sea Eagles) 1995 (North Harbour Sea Eagles) 1996 (Counties Manukau Heroes)

Teams	Auckland City Vulcans Auckland Warriors Colts Bay of Plenty Stags Canterbury Country Cardinals Christchurch City Shiners Counties Manukau Heroes Hawke's Bay Unicorns Hutt Valley Firehawks Manawatu Mustangs North Harbour Sea Eagles Taranaki Rockets Waikato Cougars Waitakere City Raiders Wellington City Dukes

Bartercard Premiership

Seasons	2008 (Auckland) 2009 (Canterbury)

Clubs	Auckland Bay of Plenty Canterbury Taranaki Waikato Wellington

Rugby league in New Zealand

Federations	New Zealand Rugby League

Representative teams	Men's ("Kiwis") Women's ("Kiwi Ferns") Junior Māori Residents

New Zealand Kiwis	Players Coaches Matches

Zones	Northern Auckland Counties-Manukau Upper Central Mid-Central Wellington Southern

Districts	Auckland (team) Bay of Plenty (team) Canterbury (team) Coastline (team) Gisborne Tairawhiti (team) Manawatu (team) Northland (team) Otago (team) Southland (team) Hawke's Bay (team) Taranaki (team) Tasman (team) Waikato (team) Wellington (team) West Coast (team)

Australian competition teams	New Zealand Warriors (NRL) Auckland Vulcans (defunct) Auckland Lions (defunct)

Competitions	National Competition Rugby League Cup Bartercard Premiership (defunct) Bartercard Cup (defunct) Lion Red Cup (defunct)

New Zealand domestic seasons	1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017