Good day and welcome to this Mitre 10 Cup clash between Counties Manukau and Northland. Counties Manukau have lost their last three games at home, a fourth loss would be their first since 2009. But they have also won six games against Northland without loss which is their best winning streak against any side. Historically Northland have the upper hand winning 50 of the 83 encounters between the two sides. Stay tuned for live updates as they happen.

Biggest Counties Manukau score: 47 in Pukekohe 25.09.1999 (NPC)
Biggest Northland score: 63 in Whangarei 7.05.1997

Played: 83, 1956-2017 | Counties Manukau wins: 29 | Northland wins: 50 | Draws: 4