Mitre 10 Cup Preview & Line-Ups: Hawke’s Bay vs Counties Manukau
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Two losing sides from Round 1 have the chance to pull their campaigns onto the winning side as Hawke’s Bay host Counties Manukau at McLean Park on Sunday afternoon.
Hawke’s Bay fell short against Southland last weekend, albeit only by six points, in a gritty affair in the wet.
Counties Manukau were convincingly undone by reigning champions Tasman 41-24 and will have much to prove going into this encounter.
Round 9 in 2019’s competition was the last occasion these two clashed, Hawke’s Bay taking the honours 22-10.
Line-Ups
Hawke's Bay
Counties Manukau