Solid scrum from Northland, inside ball to Ross Ryder 5 metres out, and he knocks it on with the line at his mercy.

Northland on the attack here with 10 minutes to go in the half. Scrum in the BoP 22.

TRY BOP! What a response from the visitors, a huge scrum driving them over from 10 metres out, allowing Axtens dot down. Ripia converts, all square after 20 minutes.

Carpenter with a great break to bring play straight back into the Bay of Plenty 22. Nemani ends the move with a big hit, but he uses no arms and is penalised. Hawkins points to the posts, but cant convert the 3 pointer.

TRY NORTHLAND! Great opening score from the home side, Hawkins with a half break off the back of a lineout, puts in a great offload before the ball is shipped wide to Ranger who just manages to ground the ball in the corner. Hawkins nails an incredible conversion from the corner, And the home side lead early here.

With the T.M.O, looks as though Rene Ranger may have scored the first try of the game...

Penalty Northland at the scrum, Hawkins kicks one wind assisted to the Bay 22.

Huge wind here in the face of Bay of Plenty, interesting to see how that will effect their play this half.

Line out stolen by the Bay, good maul form the visitors squeezes a penalty out of Northland, which us kicked to touch downfield

Poor chip from Nemani gifts the ball back to Northland, lineout to the home side on the BoP 22.