Not rolling away at the ruck but Evemy pulls it

30m out and in the middle of the park - Easy kick for Evemy if they choose to take the points

Advantage to Bay of Plenty

Steamers kick it out to relieve the pressure and venture into the Stags half

Stags pinged for not releasing the ball in contact

Stags with a line out 25m out from the Steamers try line

they manage to retain the ball and kick it clear

Steamers with a shaky start as they let the start off kick bounce.

The sides are running out as Mike Fraser gets ready to start the game

Welcome to the opening game of Round 3 of the ITM Cup - Bay of plenty have a win and a loss to start the season whilst the stags started off with a draw and a good win over Northland in their 2 games.
We hope you enjoy today's coverage