Ardie Savea is an exceptional talent, already won 2 penalties at the breakdown.
Booth teams feeling their way into the game.

Counties take a scrum against the head, good work from Jarrod Firth.

Lima Sopoaga misses an early penalty. Conditions not suiting the kickers in a windy Westpac Stadium.

Baden Kerr gets the game under way.

In the head to head Wellington and Counties Manukau have played 29 games, Wellington won 15, Counties Won 12, while there has been 2.

Kick of is just over 10 minutes away. The teams start as selected.

Hello and welcome to the ITM Cup Semi Final clash between Wellington Vs Counties Manukau. Wellington have finished as the highest qualifier, losing just one match to grab top spot after the regular season finishing ahead of defending champions Canterbury.
Counties have reason to be confident after ending the regular season with a dominant 25-7 win over Southland that ensured the Ranfurly Shield will stay in Pukekohe over the summer.