Haimona restarts deep, Southland cough it up, attacking scrum to Bay of Plenty

Hawera levels the scores

Southland win the lineout and win another penalty, they will have a shot at posts

Little chip through but Ware is there to cover an clear to touch

Hawera restarts, penalty to Southland who take the quick tap

Held in the tackle and continuing to play

Early penalty to Bay of Plenty and they will kick for goal

Haimona gets the match underway

The teams are out on the field, kick off is just moments away

Southland host Bay of Plenty in week 6 of the Mitre 10 Cup.
Southland remains winless in the tournament having lost their opening five matches to lie bottom of the Championship standings. They will be desperate to notch up their first victory.
Bay of Plenty has one win from five matches with their only victory coming over Northland in week 4. They currently sit fourth in the Championship table.
The last match between these sides ended 26-10 in favour of Bay of Plenty back in 2015.