And he does, penalty awarded to Manawatu for scrumming inward. Black puts in a fantastic kick to set up a lineout 10m out.

High number of reset scrums early on in the match, the ref will be forced to make a decision soon.

High number of reset scrums early on in the match, the ref will be forced to make a decision soon.

After some great hands in the tackle, Booth is given the ball in a gap. He draws the fullback before offloading to the big Callum Gibbins who goes over for the try untouched. We are all square after 10min of play.

Manawatu are inside the Otago 22m area, the early try has clearly woken them up. This time Lentjes gets his hands on the ball and wins a penalty for Otago, who clear the ball up field.

Manawatu have their hands on the ball for the first time today, they make good ground inside the Otago half, but Black puts through an overcooked grubber through which is dotted down. Manawatu restart their attack from the 22 drop out.

After a patient build up, Latta picks up and drives over the line from the side of the ruck. Great start from Otago.

Otago playing with plenty of pace inside the 22m area.

Black relieves the pressure but only as far as the 22m line, Otago set up a lineout before attacking the midfield.

Wow, what a start. Manawatu clears the ball up field from the kickoff and Otago counter and break the line. The final pass to score the try goes to ground and is lost forward over the tryline. Manawatu have a 5m scrum without a minute on the board.