Wellington on the attack now and have taken the ball to just outside the Wellington 22

Teams back out on the field and ready for the second half

The visitors , with nothing to loose have had the more lively start and have taken the game to their hosts. Scoring early in the half the visitors were positive on the attack and worked well as a unit on defense. The home side slowly started to come alive with positive carries of their own but, found it a tough task to break down the Manawatu defense.They did manage to get through have kept the score line respectable and left themselves the chance to still get something out of this game. Manawatu will want to keep their positive momentum going by continuing where they left off come the second half

The half time hooter sounds and Black does the necessary to get the ball into touch bringing the half to a close

Penalty to the visitors as the home side penalized for obstruction

The home side looks to have gotten the ball over the try line but, after consulting with the TMO its ruled that the ball was lost forward and Manawatu will have the scrum feed with less than 1 minute left to play in the half

The line out is taken cleanly by the home side and they drive the ball up to within five meters of the MAnawatu try line

Savea is tackled out the side but, the home side had the penalty advantage which they are given due to an offside from the visitors

Wellington gather the ball after the clearance from Manawatu and they set off on the attack

Again great work on defense by Manawatu as they turn the possession over and clear their lines