Otago move it wide and make ground into the 22

Dawai crashes it up in midfield

Early clearance to touch by Hall

Smith gets the match underway

Anthem concluded, kick off of the Championship final is just moments away

The teams are out on the field, New Zealand national anthem to follow

Otago hosts North Harbour in the Championship final of the Mitre 10 Cup.
Otago topped the Championship standings and defeated Bay of Plenty 27-20 in the semi-finals to earn the right to host the final.
North Harbour finished third in the table and travelled to Wellington in the semi-final. They ran out 40-37 winners in a thriller.
This is a huge match for both sides with the winner of the Championship receiving promotion to the Premiership.

Otago's to lose me thinks..