Stolen by Auckland

Good exit by Auckland, although Northland now attack inside 22m

Deep start

Both teams are on the field now, with Northland kicking off.

Welcome to another round 2 Mitre Cup match with Auckland taking on Northland at Eden Park. Northland narrowly lost to Manawatu in the first round by 5 points while Auckland had a bit of a shocker against Canterbury losing by almost 40 points, they look to turn things around in today's game. It should be an interesting match as both teams need to get points on the board and catch the leaders in these early fixtures.