Manwatu kick off

Manawatu lost to Northland 77-8 in Round 2, 2010, but have since won seven games on the bounce against them.

Hello and welcome to Toll Stadium. Today we have a Mitre 10 Cup round 5 match between Northland vs Manawatu. Its a battle near the bottom of the Championship table. Both teams have struggled this season. Only one victory from four matches. However that stat does not reflect their style of play. Both teams have looked impressive on attack, but its been errors that has cost them.Manawatu have the clear upper hand in this fixture as they have won the last 7 matches in a row.

Biggest Northland score: 77 in Whangarei 15.08.2010 (ITMC)
Biggest Manawatu score: 42 in Palmerston North 13.09.2015 (ITMC)