BOP make their way out

It's Steelers v Steamers in opening round 2 Mitre 10 Cup match. Counties Manukau head into the clash off the back of a narrow loss to Auckland while Bay of Plenty stunned Taranaki 30-10. Little has separated these two sides in recent times and today should be no different. Stay with us for live updates.

Biggest Counties Manukau score: 47 at Tauranga 27.07.1994; 47 in Pukekohe 07.09.2012 (ITMC)

Biggest Bay of Plenty score:52 in Mt Maunganui 23.06.2004

Biggest differential: Bay of Plenty by 42 (45-3) in Rotorua 09.08.2008 (ITMC)

Previous Encounters:

Played: 59, 1956-2017
Counties Manukau wins: 29
Bay of Plenty wins: 28
Draws: 2