Hello and welcome to Ultimate Rugby's coverage of the ITM Cup. Today Bay of Plenty host Southland in a battle of the wooden spooners. Last time these side met BOP ran out 17-29 winners, albeit 2 years ago.
SInce last week both sides have been forced into a number of changes changes, through a combination of rotation, reward and punishment. Most notably, Scott Eade starts in the no.9 jumper despite playing most of his footie at first five eighth.
In this battle of the two bottom sides, expect a tight match with errors punished and turned into points. Be sure to stay tuned for live coverage!