Southland get a penalty on half way

Counties run the ball out from their own goal line and kick the ball down field

Skip pass out wide and Southland had numbers, L Ormond goes down the wing and tries to pass back inside but they cant hold on. Good sign for Southland though

Southland scrum on the Counties 10m

Mitchell finds himself in space in midfield and the prop goes on an adventure. Counties then turn over and send it into touch inside the 22m

Fosita starts the game

Hello and welcome to Rugby Park, Invercargill. This is a Mitre 10 cup, round 4 match between Southland and Counties Manukau. Both teams have struggling in the early season. Southland are bottom of the Championship log with only 1 point from three matches. Counties haven't looked better. They are bottom of the Premiership log with just the 1 win in four matches. Their only win came last week away at Hawkes bay, 26-29. Southland have not done well in this fixture as their only victory coming from their first encounter back in 2011. Southland will hope home field advantage will help them gain some confidence this season. Counties will hope to turn those recent close losses into a win and make it 2 from 2 on the road

Biggest Southland score: 47 in Invercargill 6.09.2007 (ANZC)
Biggest Counties Manukau score: 85 in Pukekohe 12.10.1997 (NPC)