Mitre 10 Cup RD 8 Highlights: Bay of Plenty v Hawke's Bay
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Bay of Plenty survive a late scare to win the battle of the Bay and secure an all important win, that moves them off the bottom of the Premiership table and switch places with Canterbury. It was a tough battle for both sides as they both defended bravely and didn't take to many risks on attack. Hawkes Bay had an opportunity to move to the top of the Championship with a win, but failed to score right at the death after using their powerful maul.