Ranger knocks on in midfield

Northland scrum on the Manawatu 10m

Northland win the penalty in the 22m after Faiane wins the turnover

Manawatu create numbers and space out wide but Iose cant hold on

Northland win the lineout, Faiane carries up to the 22m before Nock sends it deep

Penalty to Manawatu against Ranger for hands in

Faiane drops out after Manawatu kicked in goal

Perfect start to the second half. After Pryor made a great break into the 22m. Northland shift it to McNamara, who steps and beats a defender before going on to score

Manawatu restart

Northland goes into the half time with just a two point lead. In an entertaining first 40 minutes, Northland were second best for the first 20 minutes, as Manawatu dominated early on, but Northland finally got into gear and battled back. Either teams game at this stage