TWO NPC points and 22 minutes of marvellous invention.
It's not much but it's a small slice of sunshine after another gloomy weekend for the Bay of Plenty rugby team.

The side lost 38-32 to Wellington on Saturday after a typically dramatic and even slightly controversial finish, courtesy of a late Wellington try that had to be approved by television replay.
Burly No 8 Thomas Waldrom slam-ducked the ball inches from the dead-ball line after a Jimmy Gopperth grubber kick with 10 minutes left and replays suggested he didn't force it properly.

Either way, it was a sublime piece of skill, firstly from Gopperth, and then from Waldrom to get anywhere near the ball - and Steamers coach Vern Cotter certainly wasn't crying foul over the decision by video referee Kelvin Deaker.
``It was a 50:50 call and it could have gone either way,'' Cotter said. ``That one just happened to go against us.''
Instead he was lamenting a poor start from his side which conceded 23 first-half points and drawing strength from a spirited Bay comeback.

``We started the second half as we should have started the first half. ``We showed we are a positive team with the ball in hand.
``It's just that sometimes we let that ball go too cheaply and that's something we're all aware of.''
Bay of Plenty's four-try blitz either side of halftime took them from a 20-point deficit to an eight-
point lead and should have been enough to seal a remarkable win.
The tries to Grant McQuoid, Mark Sorenson, Anthony Tahana and Kevin Senio were all well constructed and Tahana's in particular was approaching the slickness the team was renowned for last year.

Sorenson played halfback from a ruck, threw a sweet pass to Murray Williams at first-five who found centre McQuoid wide.
McQuoid popped a lovely ball to Adrian Cashmore galloping through from fullback and he in turn put Tahana away for an unimpeded run to the line.
But Wellington had too many guns, too many barrels pointing Bay's way to cover all of them.
Within six minutes, the visitors had lost prop Ben Castle and lock Sorenson to injury and the home team dredged some fight from their fickleness. All Black Conrad Smith was magnificent, a bustling, bruising threat at centre and especially dangerous with the attention on fellow midfielder Ma'a Nonu.
Replacement Roy Kinikinilau scored a sweeping try and Waldron's disputed heroics were further capped by a late Gopperth penalty.

Bay of Plenty have a short turnaround this week before facing North Harbour in Rotorua on Friday night.
Harbour lost to Otago on Friday night.
They are dangerous when provoked.
Two losses to Bay in successive seasons is all the needle they need.
Cotter isn't waving any white flags yet, however.
``North Harbour are pretty ambitious this year.
``But judging by the disappointment in the changing shed at the moment, I think we have a few ambitions of our own on Friday night.''