West kicks long, Hawera finds a good touch finder near the Hawke's Bay 10m line

West restarts, box kick by Cowan downfield

Hawera opens the scoring for Southland

Concussion test

Strong carry by Tuimavave into the line and Southland win a penalty

The pass went forward from Hawke's Bay, scrum to Southland near halfway

Box kick by Cowan onto West, Hawke's Bay shift it to Weber who beats a defender up to halfway

West gets the match underway, Southland look to run from their own 22 as they get it out to Thompson

The teams are out on the field, kick off is just moments away, who will notch up their first win in the competition

Southland host Hawke’s Bay in week 5 of the Mitre 10 Cup.
Southland is yet to win in four matches and lie bottom of the Championship standings.
Hawke’s Bay on the other hand have not fared any better, losing all five games to bring up the rear in the Premiership table.
With no wins between the sides, they will both be desperate to register that elusive first victory in the tournament.
These sides have played 52 times with Hawke’s Bay winning 22 and Southland 28 with two draws.
The last match ended Hawke’s Bay 35 Southland 28 back in 2015.