Rugby: Seven for Roller Mills

Dawson Smith is one of seven Rotorua junior rugby players picked for the Bay of Plenty Roller Mills team this year Photo/Ben Fraser

Seven young rugby players from Rotorua have been named in the Bay of Plenty Roller Mills team.

Roller Mills coaches Cliff Honey and Barry Rirunui announced their 2015 team on Monday, following the Tai Mitchell junior rugby tournament in Whakatane earlier this month.

The Bay of Plenty Roller Mills team will represent the province at a northern region tournament against sides from Northland, Auckland, Thames Valley, King Country, Counties Manukau, Taranaki, Waikato and North Harbour from September 27 to October 3 in Whangarei.

Tauranga West have the biggest presence in the Roller Mills team this year after winning the Tai Mitchell tournament this month.

- 2015 BOP Roller Mills team:

Tauranga West: Levi Saipaia, Veneni Lasaqa, Jed Jager, Dan Peleti, Lesen Huiarangi, Letham Te Huia, Sloane Lankshear, Epoki Polaapau, Tesimoni Uilou, Matthew Johnson, James Rirunui, Lucas Cashmore. Tauranga East: Alex Cochrane, Ethan Stuart, Josh Nicholson. Rotorua Gold: Xavier Mitchell-Windsor, Dawson Smith, Dale Jacobs. Rotorua Maroon: Joshua Henry, Taataau Tewhata, Miles Tapsell, Tamiro Armstrong. Opotiki: Rori McGough. Te Puke: Te Wheke Tai. Galatea: Emair Teka. Rangitaiki: Tamati Elliott.