After 12 agonising minutes on defence, most of it within 2m of their line, Steamers prop Taufa'ao Filise finally wrenched the ball from the hands of Waikato captain Steven Bates and strolled across the touchline to end the game.
Bates' counterpart Wayne Ormond had barely made it off the field from having been sinbinned 15secs before for a professional foul when he sprinted back on to celebrate with his jubilant teammates.

``In the past, it seems like we've forgotten how to win. Today, we wanted it a bit more,'' Ormond said simply.
If this was a Chiefs trial, the biggest contributor to Ian Foster's side next year is likely to be the draft. Waikato were atrocious, while Bay of Plenty made fistsful of mistakes.
But at least they displayed enough nous to play to their strengths, namely a superb forward pack, and the selection prospects of several fringe players were greatly enhanced.
On Saturday night's form, Mark Sorenson will get a locking spot ahead of Sean Hohneck, there's daylight between hookers Aleki Lutui and Scott Linklater, and Colin Bourke should cruise into the loose-forward mix ahead of Liam Messam.

Grant McQuoid should at least get a contract in the draft while Anthony Tahana proved again what a superb finisher he is with his try 26mins into the game.
The win was Bay of Plenty's third in a row over their neighbours, including the pre-
season first-class match last year. It left the Mooloo men in a bitter mood, consigned to their fifth consecutive loss after starting the season with three wins.
``We went out there and tried to play a bit of rugby,'' coach Warren Gatland lamented. ``Bay were the ones who kicked a lot of possession in behind and they didn't actually play a lot of rugby. All the rugby they played was kicking from 10 or 12. At least at times we tried to get the ball to the outsides.''

Bates could only shake his head, misery dripping from every pore.
``I'm just gutted,'' he said. ``It's a tough pill to swallow.''
The Steamers constructed two excellent first-half tries, the first from a sweet inside pass from Colin Bourke to the mercurial Nili Latu, and Tahana's came from great vision from Warren Smith and McQuoid down the blindside.
The defence-riddled second half was a throwback to last year for the Steamers, where masses of passion proved more than a match for a better skilled opposition.
Departing halfback Kevin Senio had his best game of the season while replacement fullback Apoua Stewart made several crucial tackles, called in after injuries to Hayden Reid and Adrian Cashmore.

Coach Vern Cotter was understandably buoyant, especially with a season-ending clash with cellar-dwellers Northland at home this week.
``There won't be the same group of players involved in the NPC next year so we're cherishing the last couple of games we can be involved together,'' Cotter said. ``That passion showed through.''