Hawkins clears the ball out for touch just inside the Northland ten metre line

Northland receive a free kick from the scrum

Word has been received that McNamara's ankle, and not his knee, is hurt and that he will not be out for as long as expected for the next few weeks

Kerr makes a great linebreak on the right and gets some decent metres as he carries it to the five metre line but Manukau knock it on, leading to a Northland scrum on their five metre line

Manukau win their lineout and go onto the attack

Hawkins clears the ball out for touch inside the Northland half

Kerr restarts and Northland gather on their 22

Northland start to look like they can get a final hoorah in the first half but they knock it on to end the half.

HT: Manukau 12-3 Northland

A kicking game ensues before settling in the hands on Northland as they gather a kick that they give

Kerr receives the ball past his try line and dots it down before clearing it from the 22