Bay of Plenty's taken charge after halftime to earn a 33-20 NPC win over Taranaki in Tauranga

North Harbour is underway against Manawatu at Albany and Waikato and Hawke's Bay square off in the evening game.



Manawatu have beaten North Harbour 72-nil to book the first spot in the Farah Palmer Cup Championship final, with Otago or Wellington to join them after their semi tomorrow.

In the top-tier premiership, Auckland and Canterbury claimed wins.



South Canterbury have rallied from 28-5 down to beat North Otago 44-31 and extend their winning streak in the Heartland Championship to 36 games.