He believed the bigger crowds were down to more people being aware of the event as well as holding it a week later than last year, and the growing popularity of the sport in the leadup to the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Mr Rogers said there was a good mix of locals as well as visitors heading along to support their teams. He wasn't aware of any trouble over the two days, with the crowd "really well behaved".
"It's an atmosphere that we are really proud of."
Mr Rogers said there would be discussions over whether Rotorua hosted the event again, but he believed Rotorua had proved itself as a great host city.
One of the thousands who turned up was Rotorua's Shaun Morse, who reckoned the atmosphere of the event was a highlight.
He headed along with a group of about six others, dressed in their Bay of Plenty supporters' gear for the two-day event.
"It's been awesome, great fun. I just wish more people would dress up."
It's the second year the group attended the event and he said this year seemed to have a much bigger crowd than last year - although with games on two different fields it could be difficult to tell just how many people were there.
Mr Morse said the group sat in the same spot in the terraces for the past two years - just on the halfway line.
"We've just stayed in the same spot. It's hot enough without having to move around."
He said the atmosphere in the crowd was great.
"Everyone is having a bit of fun, everyone is getting behind it."
Mr Morse said there were a couple of boys as part of their group who were helping some of the adults identify players.
"They've been giving us tips of who the players are."
He said they'd gone along with the attitude of "if we don't support it we won't have it".
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