The Bay of Plenty region has been represented by two separate teams in the Bartercard Cup competition. • The
Ngongotaha Chiefs competed in the
2000 and
2001 seasons. The team is notable for losing the first sixteen matches of the 2001 season, causing the Chiefs to withdraw from the competition six rounds before the completion of the season. • The
Waicoa Bay Stallions, a co-operative team involving players from
Waikato, Coastline and Bay of Plenty federations, joined the competition in 2004, replacing the
Taranaki Wildcats. The team is notable for having former international
Tawera Nikau as head coach for their inaugural year. The Stallions folded along with the competition at the end of the 2007 season.