By Sam HewatBay of Plenty held on for a tense 26-24 win over Hawke's Bay in Napier today to sneak into the Mitre 10 Cup semifinals. They pushed forward in search of the win as the clock moved into injury time only to turn the ball over and hand Bay of Plenty victory. Manawatu will be praying North Harbour lose to Northland tomorrow afternoon, otherwise their 2016 campaign will draw to an end. Hawke's Bay 24 (B. Weber, J. Lowe 2 tries; I. West 3 cons, pen)Bay of Plenty 26 (T. Toma, L. Foketi, S. Sakalia tries, penalty try; D. Hollinshead 3 cons)HT: 10-7- NZ Herald

Source: New Zealand Herald October 15, 2016 06:33 UTC