Winning the Shield wasnt easy

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Winning the Shield wasnt easy
We have challenged for the Log o Wood a few
times
1920 - lost to Wellington 20-3.
1922 - lost to Auckland 17-16
1951 - lost to North Auckland 16-12
1951 - lost to Waikato 32-10
1953 - lost to Waikato 19-3
1962 - lost to Auckland 29-6
1968 - lost to Hawkes Bay 14-0
1972 - lost to Auckland 22-6

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1981 - lost to Waikato 13-3
1984 - lost to Canterbury 18-13
1987 - lost to Auckland 43-3
1989 - lost to Auckland 34-21
1991 - lost to Auckland 29-18
1996 - lost to Auckland 30-29
1998 - lost to Waikato 25-18
2001 - lost to Canterbury 72-3
2003 - lost to Canterbury 31-26

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Then 2004 happened!
The underdogs traveled to Eden Park
And against everyones predictions
The unthinkable happened

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First scrum of the match Bay forwards cause
Auckland problems all day.
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Props on the prowl supporting ball carrier
Grant McQuoid
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Glen Jackson makes the break that sets up Grant
McQuoids try. Where o where are the Auck
Supporters?
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Even the Auck Cheerleaders couldnt hold on to
things!
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Grant McQuoid about to dot down for the Bays
first try.
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Big Lock Mark Sorenson takes the ball forward.
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Nili Latus damaging run that set up the Bays
second try.
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Half Back Kevin Senio gets the ball out wide
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And Jacko finishes off the move with the five
pointer
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Atta Boy Jacko! Congratulations from Skipper
Wayne Ormond
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Auckland cheerleaders try and distract the Bay
supporters but it didnt work!
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Aleki Lutui shrugs off Auckland Captain McDonald
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Simms Davison takes the short cut right up the
middle
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Rua Tipoki sets out on the epic run that led to
Tahanas match-winning try.
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Rotorua Boy Anthony Tahana slam dunks the winning
try!
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And that is how we won the Ranfurly Shield for
the first time in almost 100 years.
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Paul Tupai (Rotorua), survivor of the 1996 narrow
Shield Challenge loss against Auckland relishes
this moment!
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BOP Mafia and other Supporters out in force were
pretty happy too!
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Kids of all ages proud of the Bay a family day
to remember!
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BOP Mafia out in force! Believers before the
rest of the country were!
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Hori-BOP and Mini-BOP sensing victory
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We did too!
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Players thank the supporters for believing
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But the seasons not over yet
The only thing harder than winning the Shield is
defending it!
Against Waikato!
the next Super-12 Franchise to feel the BOP
Heat
Our cousins from over the hill brought over
3,000 supporters!
Total Crowd over 18,000!
Shield Fever Arrives at the Bay!
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Kevin Senio beating tackles
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Glen Jackson on his way to 16 points for the day.
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Adrian Cashmore on his try-scoring run
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Simms Davison with Rua Tipoki in support
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More lineout ball courtesy of Mark Sorenson
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No beating the tackles of Twin Towers Bernie
Upton and Mark Sorenson
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Taofaao Filise with Latu in support
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After two weeks of Shield Fever
The boys had a well deserved holiday in Taranaki
And then there were
The All Blacks!
Ooops, I mean Canterbury
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Justin Marshall doesnt look happy about tackling
Aleki Lutui
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Mark Sorenson wins more good quality lineout ball
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All 70kgs of Ruki Tipuna tackles hard in fact,
is that a high tackle?
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Not Really. This is what happens with a real
high tackle.
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Final play of the match, down by 7, Kick, run or
pass?
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Kick! Ben Blair beats Grant McQuoid by
milliseconds. That hurts.
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Not since 1981 have we beaten
OTAGO
And didnt we do it in style
44-16
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Anthony Tahana introduces himself to his opposite.
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Aleki Lutui battles past Anton Oliver with Nili
Latu in support.
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Wayne Ormond brings it forward
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Who is Grant McQuoid passing to over his head?
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Adrian Cashmore in support! These guys are good!
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Next Super-12 Team on the Agenda
WELLINGTON
Unbeaten by any other team in NPC
Except us!
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First game back for Tana Umaga
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Jerry Collins meets our defensive wall
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2004
- Won the Ranfurly Shield for the first time
- Beat 4 out of 5 Super-12 Franchises
- Won 7 out of 9 NPC games
- Earned a spot in the semi-finals
- Finished 3rd
GO THE BAY!
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