And its all over as Waikato put on a late surge to sneak this one. In truth they dominated this game for large periods and deserved to be up at half time, however Bay of Plentys decisive tries looked to have given them a lead big enough to win. In the end though a late Jackson Willison try, converted by the imperious Trent Renata, saw them to victory, Thats it from us here at Ultimate Rugby, thanks for joining us.
1 minute to go, scrum Waikato on half way.
TRY WAIKATO! Waikato halfback Brad Weber forces a charge down, then from a scrum, a half break and Jackson Willison's on the end for a Waikato five pointer. Renata converts for a personal haul of 23 points and that could be the decisive strike
Scrum 15 metres out for the visitors, pressure continues to mount.
8 minutes left, and the Bay are still leading, but all of the momentum is with the visitors. Really tight finish set up here, all on halfway with waikato in possession
Renata is really on form here with the boot, adding a further three points to cut the gap to just 4 with 10 minutes remaining.
Renata slots another penalty after another ruck infringement, this time the home side guilty of not rolling away. lead cut to seven with just over ten minutes to play.
The lineout doesnt go to hand, and the Bay have a chance to clear, which they take.
Line out 15 metres out for Waikato, looking to build some pressure and mount a comeback with twenty minutes to go.
Bat of Plenty enjoying much more possession this half. The away side are pinged at ruck time ffor slowing the ball down, allowing Ripia tack on another three and stretch the lead out to ten again.