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Ultimate Rugby Sep 9

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

Ultimate Rugby Sep 9

Rei sets up the lineout 5m out

Ultimate Rugby Sep 9

Penalty Taranaki

Ultimate Rugby Sep 9

Taranaki look to maul

Ultimate Rugby Sep 9

Fraser finds touch

Ultimate Rugby Sep 9

Turnover and Bay of Plenty have it

Ultimate Rugby Sep 9

Thompson carries up to halfway

Ultimate Rugby Sep 9

Tiatia clears downfield

Ultimate Rugby Sep 9

Rei gets the second half underway

Ultimate Rugby Sep 9

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.