As his final kick sailed through the posts you had to feel sorry for Whakarewarewa who contributed so much to the match. They outscored Mount Maunganui three tries to two, with Steamers star Te Rangi Fraser scoring one and kicking three difficult conversions.
But the try of the match went to a scorching individual break from Mount Maunganui winger Marnus Hanley who looks a fine prospect.
But the difference between the sides was Mount Maunganui's discipline, with Kingi converting all four penalty attempts at goal while Mount Maunganui did not concede a penalty in kicking range.
Mount coach Rodney Voullaire was thrilled for Kingi and how well his team performed under pressure. "We have all known around the Bay that Ngatai Kingi has got what it takes. He is enjoying it and got some good front football to play with.
"Whaka are a big strong pack and I give credit to them. They like running with the ball and offloads. The thing is we won the game in the last few minutes last week and did it again this week.
"We have a whole new system and game plan now and four weeks in we obviously still have a lot of work to do. We love playing with a lot of width and just love passing the ball and running with it. I think that is what it is all about."
Whakarewarewa co-coach Pere Paul was upbeat despite the last play defeat. "The key thing in the loss was a lack of discipline. We wanted to build phases and we did that, especially in the second part of the first half and through the second half. It is disappointing to come away with nothing from the game.
"We have a pack that is certainly going to match it at this level and we have a Rolls- Royce backline that can go with it too. But it is about putting it together and playing a pattern that we can start building on and going forward."
