Hall has it at the back of the maul as Taranaki drive over from 5m out

Rei sets up the lineout 5m out

Penalty Taranaki

Taranaki look to maul

Fraser finds touch

Turnover and Bay of Plenty have it

Thompson carries up to halfway

Tiatia clears downfield

Rei gets the second half underway

In a tight first half, hosts Bay of Plenty hold a narrow 6-3 lead over defending champions Taranaki. The visitors nearly scored a brilliant try, breaking from their own 22 to run the length of the field, but unfortunately their was a forward pass in the process. All to play for in the second 40.