LIVE UPDATES: ITM Cup final - Counties Manukau v Otago

By: Radio Sport | Rugby News | Friday October 26 2012 18:30

Radiosport.co.nz brings you LIVE UPDATES and a running live blog of tonight's ITM Cup Championship final between Counties-Manukau and Otago in Pukekohe. We'll keep you up to date on all the try-scoring action from tonight's huge clash.

We also have exclusive LIVE audio commentary streaming through our website from our commentary team in Pukekohe.

Counties-Manukau: 1. Simon Lemalu, 2. Mahonri Schwalger, 3. Matt Talaese, 4. Ronald Raaymakers, 5. Daniel Adongo, 6. Mark Selwyn, 7. DJ Forbes (captain), 8. Jimmy Tupou, 9. August Pulu, 10. Baden Kerr, 11. Sherwin Stowers, 12. Bundee Aki, 13. Reynold Lee-Lo, 14. Tony Pulu, 15. Tim Nanai-Williams.

Reserves: 16. Suliasi Taufalele, 17. Maka Tatafu, 18. Sikeli Nabou, 19. Ma'ama Vaipulu, 20. David Bason, 21. Kane Hancy, 22. Tyrone Lefau

Otago: 1. Aki Seiuli, 2. Liam Coltman, 3. Tama Tuirirangi, 4. Jackson Hemopo, 5. Rob Verbakel, 6. Adam Thomson, 7. Lee Allen, 8. Gareth Evans, 9. Fumiaki Tanaka, 10. Hayden Parker, 11. Buxton Popoali'i, 12. Glenn Dickson (captain), 13. Tamati Ellison, 14. Marshall Suckling, 15. Ben Smith

Reserves: 16. Shota Horie, 17. Jacob Ellison, 18. Adam Hill, 19. TJ Ioane, 20. Peter Breen, 21. Jayden Spence, 22. Tony Ensor.

PREVIEW

Otago and Counties-Manukau are promising not to clam up in the ITM Cup Championship final tonight.

The two sides have provided most of the flair in the lower division so far and meet in Pukekohe to try and earn promotion to the Premiership.

Otago coach Tony Brown says they'll throw the ball around and they know the Steelers will too.

"Counties, when they get some momentum, they're pretty hard to stop. They've been pretty impressive this year so it's going to be a pretty good challenge for us."

Kickoff's at 7:35pm.

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