No one in their wildest imagination could have predicted the absolute drama that would take place in the three games on Stan Meads Cup Finals day on Saturday.

The Stan Meads Cup and Bowl played at Te Awamutu both went into overtime after scores were tied after 80 minutes of regular time – with Western Bay of Plenty beating Eastern Bay of Plenty by a solitary point in Whakatane.

The Cup final saw defending Stan Meads titleholders Te Awamutu and Piako take unbeaten records into the battle to lift aloft the Stan Meads Cup in victory.

Locked at 13 points apiece with the clock ticking down, Piako then kicked a penalty to take a three-point advantage before Te Awamutu slotted another penalty goal to lock the scores at 16 all, at the end of regular time.

Some Fijian flair saw Te Awamutu score a try in the corner with five minutes remaining in the encounter.

Another Te Awamutu touchdown wrapped up the game for the defending champions, with the final score line of 26-16 not reflecting the closeness of one hundred minutes of rugby.

Playing with the wind King Country B made the early running in the Bowl playoff against Hamilton.

The lead changed several times in the second spell to finish at 26 all in regular time.

The Waikato side scored first in extra time then converted the touchdown to lead by seven, before King Country relied with an unconverted try.

Hamilton held out the opposition in the dying minutes of the match to snatch a 33-31 win in the inaugural Stan Meads Bowl.

Western Bay of Plenty used their get out of jail card to overcome Eastern Bay of Plenty, in the playoff for third place in the Stan Meads Cup, played in Whakatane.

Along with the Stan Meads playoff, there was Bay of Plenty Sub-Union pride on the line, with the game doubling as the last Te Hurinui Apanui challenge of the season.

Eastern Bay shot out to a 17 nil lead in the first half.

While the Western Bay side settled down to put some points on the board, the home side took a 26-10 lead into the half time break.

The Western Bay side were playing catch-up rugby in the second spell, but dug deep to work their way back into the encounter.

However with time up on the clock and trailing by two points – Western Bay kicker Darrell Houia, calmly stepped up and pushed the ball over the crossbar from out wide, to give his team a dramatic come from behind victory, winning the encounter 34-33.

Stan Meads Cup Finals Day Results September 15

Stan Meads Cup: Te Awamutu 26 Piako 16 (after 20 minutes extra time)

Stan Meads Bowl: Hamilton 33 King Country B 31 (after 20 minutes extra time)

Stan Meads Cup Third Place: Western BOP 34 Eastern BOP 33