The Bay of Plenty rugby league team (also known as the Bay of Plenty Stags) are a New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 rugby league

Rugby league

Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...

 team who represents the Bay of Plenty Rugby League

Bay of Plenty Rugby League

Bay of Plenty Rugby League is the local sporting body responsible for the administration of Rugby league in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand...

 in New Zealand Rugby League

New Zealand Rugby League

The New Zealand Rugby League is the governing body for the sport of rugby league football in New Zealand. The NZRL was founded on the 25 April 1910 in preparation for a tour of Great Britain that same year....

 competitions. Between 1994 and 1996 they competed in the Lion Red Cup

Lion Red Cup

The Lion Red Cup was a New Zealand domestic rugby league competition that ran from 1994-1996 sponsored by brewers Lion Nathan. It was created due to the increase in public awareness of domestic rugby league due to the Auckland Warriors being accepted into the Winfield Cup. The competition was a...

 competition, while in 2008 and 2009 they competed in the Bartercard Premiership.

Lion Red Cup

The Lion Red Cup

Lion Red Cup

The Lion Red Cup was a New Zealand domestic rugby league competition that ran from 1994-1996 sponsored by brewers Lion Nathan. It was created due to the increase in public awareness of domestic rugby league due to the Auckland Warriors being accepted into the Winfield Cup. The competition was a...

 team was coached by Neil Joyce and Lawrence Brydon and collected two wooden spoon

Wooden spoon (award)

A wooden spoon is a mock or real award, usually given to an individual or team which has come last in a competition, but sometimes also to runners-up. Examples range from the academic to sporting and more frivolous events...

's, in 1994 and 1995. However in 1996 they finished fifth, losing the elimination playoff. Notable players included Alex Chan.

The Stags drew players from both the Bay of Plenty Rugby League

Bay of Plenty Rugby League

Bay of Plenty Rugby League is the local sporting body responsible for the administration of Rugby league in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand...

 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
4	Wooden Spoon	N/A
1995	22	2	1	19	304	752
5	Wooden Spoon	N/A
1996	22	11	3	8	440	441
25	Fifth	Lost Elimination Play-off

Bartercard Cup

Between 2004 and 2008 they were represented by the Waicoa Bay Stallions

Waicoa Bay Stallions

The Waicoa Bay Stallions are a rugby league team that represent the Upper Central Zone in the Albert Baskerville Trophy. This is a vast area that includes Hamilton, Rotorua and Taupo...

 in the Bartercard Cup

Bartercard Cup

The Bartercard Cup was the top level rugby league club competition in New Zealand from 2000 until 2007. For the entire life of the tournament it was sponsored by Bartercard. The cup was administered by the New Zealand Rugby League...

. The Stallions represented the Waikato Rugby League

Waikato Rugby League

Waikato Rugby League is the local sporting body responsible for the administration of Rugby league in the Waikato region of New Zealand. The WRL are represented by the Waikato rugby league team...

 and Coastlines Rugby League as well as the Bay of Plenty Rugby League

Bay of Plenty Rugby League

Bay of Plenty Rugby League is the local sporting body responsible for the administration of Rugby league in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand...

.

Bartercard Premiership

In 2008 and 2009 the Bay of Plenty provincial side competed in the National Provincial Competition

National Provincial Competition (rugby league)

The NZRL Bartercard Premiership was a six-team rugby league competition that ran in 2008 and 2009. It replaced the now-defunct Bartercard Cup competition as the highest level of rugby league in New Zealand. Matches have been broadcast on SKY Network Television and Māori Television. In 2009 the...

. Former Kiwis coach Graham Lowe was the coach of the side for 2008. 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
2	Fifth	N/A
2009	5	0	0	5	70	254
0	Wooden Spoon	N/A