Wellington with the line out feed just inside the Otago half

Otago can not deal with the turnover counter attack and the ball gets to Goosen after he sent the initial long pass and nobody can stop the speedster

Renata stops him

Koroi with a great run from 15

Waldrom takes it for his first touch

Renton takes it and clears

Garden-Bachop gets us underway

A welcome back to NZ rugby for Thomas Waldrom who starts at 8 for Wellington

Wellington take on Otago in the opening Mitre10 Cup game for the day. This is a cross conference battle after Wellington earned promotion last season.

Biggest Wellington score: 68 in Wellington, 27.07.2007 (ANZC)
Biggest Otago score: 82 in Dunedin 25.09.1998 (NPC)
Biggest differential: Otago by 72 (82-10) in Dunedin, 25-09.1998 (NPC