Bay of Plenty are the 2nd side into the NPC Semi Finals after defeating Tasman 27-7.

Winger Kele Lasaqa who has been a revelation this season, scored their first try of the afternoon in the 46th minute when he raced down the right touchline, outpacing the cover defence to score his 5th try in only his 6th match.

The Steamers win sets up a showdown with Otago next weekend.

Kele Lasaqa scored yet another try for Bay of Plenty, bringing his tally to 4 tries in his 4 NPC matches and maintaining his 100% strike record.

A loose pass from the Waikato backline resulted in Lasaqa booting the ball downfield and with no one to match his pace, he recovered the ball and ran the rest of the way untouched.

The Steamers too good for the Mooloos 41-5.

Bay of Plenty recorded a big win over the Turbos in Manawatu on Sunday afternoon.

Rookie winger Kele Lasaqa, in only his 2nd match scored 2 tries starting in the 5th minute finishing off a backline movement in the right corner before scoring a superb solo effort in the 27th minute when he powered through a would-be tackle then cutting back in-field to score his 3rd try in only his 2nd game.

Despite his skinny frame, he's proven to be deceptively strong and has a great ability to beat defenders.

He finished the afternoon with 65 metres from 7 carries, 3 linebreaks, 3 defenders beaten and a couple of tackles.

Kele Lasaqa made his official NPC debut for the Steamers in their "Battle of the Bay" against the Magpies.

With 7 minutes left on the clock, he took an offload and with no where to go, cut back inside squeezing through several defenders to run it in under the posts allowing Bay of Plenty to draw level and ultimately take the match into golden point.

However Hawkes Bay won the game in extra time with a drop goal from fly-half Lincoln McClutchie. Final score 24-21

Lasaqa made the most metres in the match with 104, had a match high 4 defenders beaten and made 2 linebreaks to add to his 5 pointer.