HIGHLIGHTS: Manawatu v Northland

Closely fought first 40 minutes as Manawatu lead Northland 13-8 at half time. Ambrose Curtis opened the scoring in the second half as he sped away from the Northland defence. Jack Ram then scored a double for Northland and put his side up by one point with 15 minutes left on the clock. Jade Te Rure sent a well-weight cross kick through to Newton Tudreu who scored a fantastic try. Hamish Northcott then charged down Peter Breen's kick and got his name on the scoresheet. Te Rure converted another penalty to put the game well beyond Northland's reach. Manawatu will hope they can make it wins in a row against Southland, while Northland will want to bounce back quickly when they face Otago. Full time: 39-25