North Harbour hosts Otago in week 8 of the ITM Cup in Albany.
North Harbour surrendered a halftime lead against Manawatu in a 17-31 defeat last week and will be looking to make amends in this fixture. The home side currently lies second from bottom in the Championship standings and will need a win if they are to keep their slim hopes of making the semis alive.
On the other hand, Otago are coming off their best performance of the season, a 61-7 demolition of Southland. They currently hold fourth position in the Championship log and will be looking to overtake Bay of Plenty into third spot with a win. After last week’s result, they will be full of confidence of achieving this.