In 2001 the NAFF and AFLN put aside their differences to merge into the current organisational structure: the AFBN (American Football Bond Nederland).
A large re-building operation over the last 6 years has seen Rotterdam have intermittent success, reaching the Tulip Bowl final in 2002 and the semi-finals several times.
In 2006 the Rotterdam Trojans returned to wearing their original team colours of green and white after several years of red and yellow.
Playing in the highest division in the Netherlands, the Trojans upset the Alpen Eagles 14–17 in the playoffs in Van den Boogaard's first year and advanced to Tulip Bowl XXXII, losing to the Amsterdam Crusaders 40–6.
The team duplicated their effort of the previous year, reaching the Tulip Bowl once again, only to lose once more to the Amsterdam Crusaders, this time by a score of 33–13.