Story: Bay of Plenty region
Youthful Bay of Plenty rugby supporters pose with ‘Hori BOP’ of the ‘BOP mafia’ at the Bay of Plenty–Canterbury match in 2004. The Steamers (named for Rotorua’s geysers) went down 26–33 to Canterbury. They then forfeited the Ranfurly Shield provincial trophy, which they had wrested from Auckland (33–28) and retained against Waikato (26–20).
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BOP Mafia
Photograph by Brendon Gardner
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