THE BAY OF PLENTY, CHIEFS, NEWCASTLE, NORTHAMPTON AND BRISTOL LOCK

MARK SORENSON

Iwas different to the norm in New Zealand because I played soccer until the last year of school. Liverpool were my team and I was a pretty good centre midfield.
But football started to ruin my knees so I began to play rugby. Within a year I’d made the Bay of Plenty Schools XV, which I still hold up there in my career as one of my most satisfying moments because I came from a small coastal town called Katikati. I would drive myself to all parts of the Bay to trial against players from well-known rugby br...