Counties Manukau have righted the ship, but it was taking water at an alarming rate in the first half at Pukekohe today for their crossover Mitre 10 Cup clash with Bay of Plenty. That spree appeared to knock the stuffing out of Bay of Plenty, who had dominated in the opening half. Bay of Plenty looked stunned until restored to their complement of 15 and finishing over the top of the home team. Counties Manukau have just a short turnaround, travelling to Hawke's Bay for a Thursday night Premiership clash, while Bay of Plenty host Otago in Tauranga next Sunday in the Championship. Bay of Plenty 34 (Monty Ioane 2, Hugh Blake, James O'Reilly, Regan Ware tries; Kelly Haimona con, pen, Te Aihe Toma 2 con).

Source: Otago Daily Times August 28, 2016 20:15 UTC