Counties Manukau v Bay of Plenty

[Stargazer]

Latimer on. Great to see another oldtimer back playing NPC after returning from overseas.

[Dice]

Royal has thrown about 5 or so not straights that he has gotten away with. Refs being very lenient.

[Canes4life]

Big moment in the match. BOP get out of jail.

[Donsteppa]

Judd having a much better second half

EDIT: Campbell is on.

[Canes4life]

@donsteppa And two ex Wellington boys combine to score.

[Donsteppa]

@canes4life said in Counties Manukau v Bay of Plenty:

@donsteppa And two ex Wellington boys combine to score.

Coached in their Wellington time by a BoP coach

(At least in Tiatia’s case)

[Donsteppa]

Not sure why Clayton has subbed Hepetema, and his replacement promptly drops it cold.

[Canes4life]

@donsteppa Great partnerships then. Come on the Bay, finish it off.

[Dice]

Henwood scores for Counties. 22 - 17 to BOP.

Henwood has had quite a good game. Probably been Counties best.

[Canes4life]

Big turnover by Karpik. BOP will be keen to milk a penalty to get it up by 8.

[Donsteppa]

Two wins over two Premiership sides: GO THE BAY!!

[Canes4life]

Go the Bay

[Baron Silas Greenback]

4 of our first 5 are against Premiership teams.

Great start.

[KiwiPie]

Never thought we would win that. Great resilience from that bunch and smart play ad well. Bring on the Cantabs ....

[Dice]

Ideal start to the season for BOP.

Can't say the same for Counties who start the season 0 - 2. They've got some tougher Premiership games to come, so they'll need to really improve if they're to avoid being relegated.

[taniwharugby]

Great start to the comp from BOP, confidence gained form those 2 wins will be invaluable as they get to the tougher part of the comp and play Championship teams