This game was going to be a big one with both teams needing a win to add to round robin game points. After three minutes of play, Manawatu were the first to cross the line for a touchdown when they moved the ball at a fast pace, creating an overlap on the wing for Ezekiel Moko to score. They quickly followed this with touchdowns to Zane Robinson and David Lofts.
Counties were able to reply when Jonathon Ale crossed the line for their first touchdown of the game, they then followed this up with their second. The final say in the first half was from Paul Davis Manawatu, to leave the halftime score 4-2 to Manawatu.
The second half kicked off at a fast pace with teams scoring try for try, Counties were unable to drag back the scoreline differential. Manawatu scored five touchdowns to finish the second half with a total of nine touchdowns. Counties had no reply with only four touchdowns in the second half. The final score was 9-6 to Manawatu.
Last Modified on 05/03/2010 14:13