In 2025 the Club fielded 5 x senior 15 a-side teams including; Premiers (Premier 1), Reserves ( Premier 2 ), Under 21’s (Colts), Under 85kg and a Presidents team with approximately 200 Senior Players. The Club also fielded 7’s teams and has a thriving summer touch tournament. The Junior grade had approximately 35 teams and 550 players. There are about 450 non playing members including; coaches, managers, trainers, physios, doctors, administrators, old boys, life members, sponsors and other Friends of Bays, in addition to the host of other non financial supporters, parents and family members.
The Club is reversing the general trend and is growing it’s member base each year. In 2026 numbers are expected to grow even more, with the reintroduction of the U19 Grade, making the Bays Rugby Club one of the largest in the southern hemisphere.
The Club has a committed philosophy of developing local players and building strong links with the local secondary schools, in particular Rangitoto, Long Bay, Westlake, Albany Senior High, Rosmini, Kristin and Pinehurst, along with offshore clubs Toyota (Japan), Capillano (Canada) and Bath (UK).
Since the inception of the North Harbour Rugby Union in 1985, the Senior teams have made this Club one of the most successful Clubs in the North Harbour Union. The Record to date is as follows;
Premier 1 :
Champions 1985, 1986, 1991, 2019
Finalists 1993, 1994, 2018
Premier 2 (Reserves or Senior B) :
Champions 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2001, 2003
Under 21 (Colts) :
Champions 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
Under 85 (Restricted) :
- Champions 1986, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2009, 2021
Under 19 :
- Champions 1986, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2003, 2011, 2013 (last Harbour comp)
Under 18 :
Womens Development :
Note - Further research is underway, the above is correct, but not necessarily complete!
2020 Season - no championships due to COVID 19 Pandemic provisions.
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