The playoff picture has finally become clear after a wild final weekend of the regular season in the Bayfair Baywide premier club rugby competition.
Tauranga will host Opotiki in the first semifinal at Tauranga Domain next weekend, with Mount Maunganui to play Te Puke Sports at Blake Park.
The Mount have overcome one of the toughest beginnings to a season in recent memory to qualify for a home semifinal. Losers of four games by one point in the first eight weeks, the Mount came home with a wet sail, winning their last four games to qualify in second position for the playoffs.
The last of those victories - a 22-16 win against Te Puke Sports on Saturday at Murray Salt Stadium - booked a return clash with the same opposition at home this weekend.
Opotiki were the other big winners in an enthralling final round, running out 32-22 winners against Greerton Marist to book their semifinal place.
Opotiki were deserved winners after scoring four tries to one to end an encouraging season for the Marist men, who will no doubt be looking to go a few places better next season after finishing in seventh position on the ladder.
Rotoiti, winners of their last seven of nine overall, missed a semifinal spot by only one win after finishing Paroa's brief stay in the premier division with a 41-5 hiding.
Their 47 points were good enough for sixth place on the ladder - one point behind Te Puna in fifth.
Te Puna, who had a mathematical chance of reaching the knockout stages going into the round, ended their year as winners against Whakarewarewa 24-8.
Tauranga Sports beat Rangataua 72-19 to finish the regular season on a remarkable 83 competition points out of a possible 90.
The competition frontrunners scored 717 points this season while only conceding a competition low of 325, but will have to go the rest of the way without a swag of Steamers players for the final two matches of the year.
Division One
The semifinalists have been found in Division One following a tense final weekend of action.
The big winners were Te Teko, who leapfrogged Waikite into fourth place on the ladder courtesy of a high-scoring 38-24 win against Ruatoki.
The result, including a four-try bonus point, lifts them to 52 competition points, meaning they will face top-qualifiers Rangiuru in one of the two semifinals.
Rangiuru had top spot sewn up , but went about their business regardless against a Waikite side that needed to win to assure a place in the postseason.
The high stakes meant less points, with Rangiuru finishing the regular season on 72 competition points after the 16-3 win.
Poroporo and Kahukura were on opposite sides of three-point results in the final round, but will meet in the second semifinal.
Poroporo finished second on the ladder after fighting Rangiuru for top spot for much of the season, but were pushed every inch of the way by Marist St Michael's before prevailing 24-21.
Kahukura finished third after falling to Katikati 27-24.
A Waikite win would have meant Kahukura travelled to play leaders Rangiuru, but instead their trip will be to Poroporo.
Ngongotaha ended their season on a positive note by beating Whakatane Marist 35-27.
Bayfair Baywide club rugby results, July 21
Premier
Rotoiti 41 (Willie Ripia, Matt Landers, Arapo Whata, Curtis Deans, Ben Swindlehurst, Beau Keil, Josefata Tawake tries; W. Ripia 3 cons) Paroa 5 (Jamal Reriti try).
Opotiki 32 (Josh Collier, Te Amo Wilbore, Matt Henwood, Maika Smith tries; Te Amo Wilbore 2 pens, 2 con; Te Hata Wilbore con) Greerton Marist 22 (Cameron Bennett try; Tim O'Malley 5 pens, con) HT 25-6.
Mount Maunganui 22 (Kenny Lynn, Zain Butler, Sam Beard tries; Matt Golding 2 cons, S. Beard pen) Te Puke Sports 16 (Michael Hinaki try; Simon Rolleston 3 pens, con) HT 3-6.
Tauranga Sports 72 (Philip Togotogorua 2, Mitch Greenway 2, Jeff Thwaites 2, Lewis Hancock, Callum Armstrong, Nick Thomson, Paul Morris, Carl Axtens tries; P. Morris 5 cons, pen; Matt Coles 2 cons) Rangataua 19 (Shane Ririnui, Nathaniel Walker, Josh Te Kani tries; Kaui Ririnui con, N. Walker con) HT 29-7.
Te Puna 24 (Te Aihe Toma 2, Turoia Kuka tries; T. Toma 3 cons, pen) Whakarewarewa 8 (Doug Edwards try; John Ririnui pen) HT 7-8.
Division One
Rangiuru 16 Waikite 3, Te Teko 38 Ruatoki 24, Ngongotaha 35 Whakatane Marist 27, Katikati 27 Kahukura 24, Poroporo 24 Marist St Michaels 21.
Division Two
Judea 17 Edgecumbe 15, Kawerau 68 Murujpara 3, Arataki 24 Reporoa 22
Senior Reserve
Mount Maunganui 23 Poroporo 5, Opotiki 50 Whakarewarewa Black 15, Tauranga Sports 34 Whakarewarewa 19.
Colts
Mount Maunganui 51 Taupo 5, Tauranga Sports 56 Te Puna 19, Te Puke Sports 30 Kahukura 28, Marist St Michael's 30 Greerton Marist 19.