Wellington have numbers on the left. Kirifi takes the ball lam, steps inside before beating the defender to the line

Wellington are into the 22m. Garden-Bachop sends a long pass out to Aso to go over in the corner

Northland win a penalty and kick to the corner. They get a strong driving maul for Atkins to go over

Wellington host Northland in a Mitre 10 Cup round 9 clash. Wellington need be a big win to get some distance between themselves and Canterbury. Northland have been this years whipping boys, having lost 7 in a row since winning their opening game. Can Northland make things interesting or will Wellington go with the flow?