Kia ora

We wanted to alert you to a change to the Yarrows Taranaki Bulls game day experience at Yarrow Stadium this coming Bunnings Warehouse NPC season.

Delays to the construction project mean the roof of the West Stand now won’t be completed until later this year, there will be allocated seating in the grandstand but there will be no covered grandstand seating available during 2022.

We share in the disappointment of our fans who will be impacted. It has been our understanding that the roof would be completed in time for the Yarrows Taranaki Bulls game against Waikato on Saturday, September 3, and we had proceeded to sell sponsorships, memberships and hospitality packages in good faith on that basis.

We’ve committed to playing our last three round-robin games and any home playoffs at Yarrow Stadium after starting the season at Pukekura Park.

We recognise a number of our commercial partners and members will have purchased tickets expecting to be undercover.

It’s my great hope that the community will continue to support Taranaki Rugby despite this change in circumstances. The completed facilities at Yarrow Stadium will be the envy of other regional centres including a new hybrid turf perfect for entertaining rugby.

We would like to thank the various contractors who have been working on the project in a challenging environment.

We look forward to seeing you at Pukekura Park for our first two Bunnings NPC home games against Northland on August 7 and Canterbury on August 20, and at our spiritual home of Yarrow Stadium beyond that.

Thank you for your continued support, if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the TRFU team.

Mike Sandle
Chief Executive Officer
Taranaki Rugby

Article added: Monday 01 August 2022