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Otago 24 (Tomkinson x2, Lentjes tries, Ioane 3con, 1pen) bt
Northland 13 (Nock, Macilai tries, Hawkins 1pen)
HT 17-10
Fulltime - And Otago get the win - tremendous on defence and creative when they needed to be with ball in hand. Spent that entire second spell in their own half, bar a couple of minutes. Great effort that.
78mins - Northland looking for the the consolidation try but again the Otago defence is brilliant and they force another penalty.
74mins - Try Otago - That'll seal the deal. Ioane again at the fore ... He skips past one defender and finds a flying Gilbert who just holds on to the pass - inside ball to Tomkinson and he will run in untouched. Wow! OTA 24-13
71mins - Northland still owning the ball, but struggling to put this Otago defence to bed. Scrum for Otago in their own 22.
68mins - Off the back goes Isi Manu but he is isolated and Nel is there and wins the penalty! Huge moment that.
66mins - Yellow card Otago - Will Tucker: The lock forward getds 10 for entering the maul from the side and that's another penalty and another maul coming for Northland - no they want the scrum in front of the sticks.
65mins - Another penalty and the referee has given Otago a warning ... one more and it'll be a yellow card.
63mins - Over the line is Leilua on the flank but he's held up... under advantage and that's another penalty for Northland.
62mins - Penalty for Northland 25m out .... they opt for the lineout 5m.
57mins - All Northland at the moment. Hawkins just missed a shot at goal from a handy angle, but they bring the ball straight back and win another penalty, but Reihana puts the kick out on the full! Relief for Otago who look ragged.
51mins - Penalty goal Northland - Hawkins nails this one right down the middle... great hit that. OTA 17-13
49mins - Northland hot on attack, but Ranger's pass finds only grass - Otago look to counter but Tucker is pinged for pushing in the back and Hawkins will have a shot 10m inside his own half.
44mins - Good defence from Otago to halt the maul ... Ranger goes to the line and is held up inches short ... another two phases and they look to be over the line but held up says the referee.
43mins - Attacking lineup for Northland 5m out.
Second-half - Underway for the second spell in Rotorua.
Halftime - Lineout for Otago and Ioane bangs the ball into touch to take us to the break.
36mins - Try Northland - Northland make them pay. Rolling maul but Pryor releases from the back ... ball goes out wide and the key pass is thrown Reihana who finds Macilai and he runs around to score from a handy spot. Game On. OTA 17-10
35mins - 12 phases for Otago inside the Northland half, but Nel is pinged for holding on and Northland get the clearing penalty.
30mins - They go with the backs but Ioane knocks on in contact. Great tackle from Ranger.
29mins - Attacking lineout for Otago now as Northland give away a penalty just inside their half. Lineout 5m after a great touch finder from Ioane.
27mins - Pryor losses the ball forward in the lineout and Otago will clear.
26mins - Momentium of the game has swung around. All Northland at present, but Otago's defence holding firm for the most part. Josh Dixon gives away a penalty and Hawkins will have a crack... no they change their mind. Lineout coming up 5m.
24mins - Northland hot an attack through six phases - three metres out, but Uluilakepa - the tighthead prop - earns the turnover. Great work.
20mins - Midway through the half... Northland slowly working their way into this one, but quite the headstart they have given up.
15mins - Try Northland - Out of nowhere. Bit of adlib play from Ranger on a very tight blindside ... he bounces off one defender on halfway and throws a basketball pass inside to Nock and he shows plenty of pace to run away and score. OTA 17-5
12mins - More ball movement creates havoc for the Northland defence. Ioane puts Koroi in a hole, and he finds Jackson but the hooker is bundled out in touch 10m out.
9mins - Penalty goal Otago - Ioane adds another three points from 40m. OTA 17-0
5mins - Try Otago - Great ball movement from the blue and golds. Short ball in the midfield finds Tomkinson, who offloads to Nu'u, ball back on the inside to Lentjes and he will score: Ioane again looking great on his feet. OTA 14-0
2mins - Try Otago - Long period of play top open. Ioane sets Otago away with beautiful footwork. Four phases later and Ioane again with a short ball inside to Tomkinson and he will run away to score from the 22. OTA 7-0
Kick-off: Referee gets us underway and it'll be Otago with the ball first.
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Kia ora rugby fans and welcome to Newshub's live coverage of the NPC week seven clash between Northland and Otago and Rotorua International Stadium.
The two championship sides are battling for the final two playoff spots alongside Southland with Taranaki and Manawatu running away at the top of the ladder.
Otago welcomed back former All Blacks hooker Liam Coltman who has recovered from an MCL injury.
TAB odds: Otago $1.56, Northland $2.30
Teams
Northland: 1-Justin Davies, 2-Ross Wright, 3-Kaliopasi Uluilakepa, 4-Josh Goodhue, 5-Sam Cairo, 6-Sam McNamara, 7-Kara Pryor, 8-Tevita Faukafa, 9-Sam Nock, 10-Dan Hawkins, 11-Jone Macilai, 13-Rene Ranger, 14-Pisi Leilua, 15-Rivez Reihana
Reserves: 16-Mason Hohaia, 17-Leka Tu'ungafasi, 18-Coree Te Whata-Colley, 19-Liam Hallam-Eames, 20-Isi Manu, 21-Will Grant, 22-Blake Hohaia, 23-Jordan Hyland
Otago: 1-Tau Kolomatangi, 2-Ricky Jackson, 3-Jermaine Ainsley, 4-Will Tucker, 5-Josh Dickson, 6-Sam Fischli, 7-James Lentjes (c), 8-Dylan Nel, 9-James Arscott, 10-Josh Ioane, 11-Vilimoni Koroi, 12-Raymond Nu'u, 13-Patelesio Tomkinson, 14-Freedom Vahaakolo, 15-Sam Gilbert
Reserves: 16-Liam Coltman, 17-Abraham Pole, 18-Josh Hohneck, 19-Joshua Hill, 20-Christian Lio-Willie, 21-Kayne Hammington, 22-Matt Faddes, 23-Viliami Fine
