Southland v Counties
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Southland
1 Chris Apoua, 2 Andrew Ready, 3 Morgan Mitchell, 4 Ben Fotheringham, 5 Ray Tatafu, 6 Wade McRae, 7 Phil Halder, 8 Bill Fukofuka, 9 Jay Renton, 10 James Wilson, 11 Jackson Ormond, 12 Ray Nu'u 13 Matt Johnson, 14 Isaac Te Tamaki, 15 Lewis Ormond
Reserves: 16 Flynn Thomas, 17 Ethan de Groot, 18 Reuben Northover, 19 Brenton Howden, 20 Jack Capil, 21 Nico Costa, 22 Broc Hooper, 23 Aleki Morris-Lome
Counties
1 Sean Bagshaw, 2 Joseph Royal, 3 Kalolo Tuiloma, 4 Viliame Rarasea, 5 Matiaha Martin (captain), 6 Matt Vaai, 7 Fotu Lokotui, 8 Daniel Hyatt, 9 Te Aihe Toma, 10 Latiume Fosita, 11 Tevita Nabura, 12 Cardiff Vaega, 13 Sam Furniss, 14 Nigel Ah Wong, 15 Luteru Laulala
Reserves: 16 Gafatasi Su'a 17 Mark Royal, 18 Coree Te Whata Colley, 19 Savelio Ropati, 20 Sikeli Nabou, 21 Liam Daniela, 22 Orbyn Leger, 23 Etene Nanai-Seturo
http://www.mitre10cup.co.nz/News/33002/preview-southland-v-counties-manukau
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Southland looked great in the first 25 mins winning 14-0 but it's been one way traffic since then.
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Counties win 43-26. Southland get a deserved bonus point at the end with Nico Costa getting a late try. They may be outclassed at this level but you can't question Southland's effort.