Penalties costly for Otago

Bay of Plenty's Inga Finau clears the ball during the match against Otago at Forsyth Barr Stadium...
Bay of Plenty's Inga Finau clears the ball during the match against Otago at Forsyth Barr Stadium this afternoon. Photo: Getty Images

Otago has been beaten 33-27 by Bay of Plenty in the NPC game at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin. 

Scores were tied 27-27 with 20 minutes to play this afternoon, and it became a battle of attrition from that point.

Bay of Plenty first five Kaleb Trask kicked a couple of penalties in the final 10 minutes to seal victory for the visitors.

Otago had led 13-10 at halftime, but while the home side scored a couple of cracking tries, it struggled to find much fluency in its game.

• Full story in tomorrow's Otago Daily Times.