BOP
1 Aidan Ross 2 Nathan Vella 3 Ross Geldenhuys 4 Baden Wardlaw 5 Alex Ainley 6 Hugh Blake 7 Mitchell Karpik 8 Ajay Lafaele-Mua 9 Richard Judd 10 Kaleb Trask 11 Fa’asiu Fuatai 12 Dan Hollinshead 13 Mathew Skipwith-Garland 14 Emoni Narawa 15 Chase Tiatia

Reserves: Kurt Eklund, Tevita Mafileo, Jeff Thwaites, Aaron Carroll, Hoani Matenga, Leroy Carter, Jason Robertson, Joseva Ravouvou

Taranaki
1 Chris Gawler, 2 Ricky Riccitelli, 3 Donald Brighouse, 4 Jesse Parete, 5 Mitch Brown, 6 Heiden Bedwell-Curtis, 7 Tom Florence, 8 Pita-Gus Sowakula, 9 Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi, 10 Stephen Perofeta, 11 Jackson Ormond, 12 Daniel Waite, 13 Tei Walden, 14 Waisake Naholo, 15 Jayson Potroz

Reserves: Bradley Slater, Jared Proffit, Kyle Stewart, Leighton Price, Kaylum Boshier, Lisati Milo-Harris, Regan Verney, Matthew McKenzie

BOP ahead 17-10 at halftime

Only half watching.. it looked like Taranaki had a good ten minutes then BOP took control?

Lazy looping pass from Perofeta that gets intercepted

Perofeta is the gift that keeps giving for the Steamers in the last ten minutes.

@Donsteppa Perofeta is all over the shop..that should wrap it up for the Steamers..well deserved in my book

@Steven-Harris said in Taranaki vs BOP:

Perofeta is all over the shop

He's a good fullback and a poor ten. I can't see that changing.

@Duluth don’t disagree with you there..I would be more comfortable with him at fullback .

Good Win and could end up very important when it comes to securing a home semi hopefully if the boys keep winning and the Hawkes drop a couple of games we can finish top qualifier. Great scrambling D saved the day a couple of times in the game. Nice try to Finish the Game.

Anyone remember the last time we won a game in New Plymouth? We usually get humped there.

Also thank me for consistently picking us to lose .....

Sept 30, 1995 - BOP won 41-27

Another excellent game by the BOP forwards. The backs decided to play a little too this week.

BOP look well coached this season.

Probably a deserving win for us.

Interestingly we are now favourites on the TAB to win the Championship (marginally ahead of Hawkes ). Judging by this weekends results Taranaki's chances have taken a real dive and Hawkes 's have risen so the "Battle of the Bays" at Tauranga will be really important...as will bonus points. Getting top qualifier is also becoming important as this probably means a home semi against Otago.

@Number-10 said in Taranaki vs BOP:

Sept 30, 1995 - BOP won 41-27

Wow that's pretty momentous then - must be one of the longer streaks broken then.