Haekes bay on the attack, penalty advantage coming as Scott Menson goes in off his feet. West chips the ball through the Otago line, knowing the pen is coming. No advantage, and were coming back for the kick.

TRY OTAGO! Completely against the run of play this one, Lowe attempts an offload which goes to deck, Faddes latches on to it and sprints clear to score. Parker with the conversion, the home side lead 10 points to 3.

Parker makes no mistakes from the tee, Otago lead 3-0.

First real scrum of the day, its messy and goes down. The referee decides Hawkes Bay were to blame, penalty to Otago. Parker to have a shot at goal.

First real incident of the game, Tanaka with the long box kick to Guildford, he sets himself for the kick but elects to run into the advancing Otago pack, who wrap him up and force the turnover. Scrum to come for the homeside.

Good afternoon and welcome to Ultimate Rugbys live coverage of the second of this year ITM Cup Championship semi finals from Forsyth Barr Stadium. Just one point seperated these two sides after this years regular season, so we should be in for an even contest. Both sides will be eager to get through this game unscathed, with the chance to play Tasman in next Fridays ITM Cup Championship final. Kick off just moments away.