2020 NORTH VS SOUTH RUGBY UNION MATCH

2020 North vs South rugby union match
Event	North vs South rugby union match
Date	5 September 2020
Venue	Sky Stadium, Wellington
Referee	Paul Williams

On 5 September 2020, was a rugby union match played between provinces on the North Island and the South Island of New Zealand. It was the eighty-first game between the islands and was the second one-off game after the fundraiser for the Otago Rugby Football Union in 2012 which the South won 32–24 at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin. The game along with Super Rugby Aotearoa supplants the 2020 Super Rugby season, which was suspended in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The second one-off was first considered by new All Blacks head coach Ian Foster on 4 June. On 30 June was then confirmed to be played at Eden Park on 29 August.^[1] The teams were coached by assistant coaches John Plumtree and Scott McLeod for the North, and Greg Feek and Brad Mooar for the South.

On 21 August, the match was postponed to 5 September and was reschedule to be played at Sky Stadium when the country moved back to level 2 and Auckland moved back to level 3.

Squads

North

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Franchise / province
Asafo Aumua	Hooker	(1997-03-05)5 March 1997 (aged 23)	Hurricanes / Wellington
Ash Dixon	Hooker	(1988-09-01)1 September 1988 (aged 32)	Highlanders / Hawke's Bay
Kurt Eklund	Hooker	(1992-01-09)9 January 1992 (aged 28)	Blues / Bay of Plenty
Alex Fidow	Prop	(1997-08-19)19 August 1997 (aged 23)	Hurricanes / Wellington
Ayden Johnstone	Prop	(1996-08-24)24 August 1996 (aged 24)	Highlanders / Waikato
Angus Ta'avao	Prop	(1990-03-22)22 March 1990 (aged 30)	Blues / Bay of Plenty
Karl Tu'inukuafe	Prop	(1993-02-21)21 February 1993 (aged 27)	Blues / North Harbour
Ofa Tu'ungafasi	Prop	(1992-04-19)19 April 1992 (aged 28)	Blues / Auckland
Scott Scrafton	Lock	(1993-04-18)18 April 1993 (aged 27)	Hurricanes / Auckland
Patrick Tuipulotu ( c)	Lock	(1993-01-23)23 January 1993 (aged 27)	Blues / Auckland
Tupou Vaa'i	Lock	(2000-01-27)27 January 2000 (aged 20)	Chiefs / Taranaki
Lachlan Boshier	Back row	(1994-11-16)16 November 1994 (aged 25)	Chiefs / Taranaki
Akira Ioane	Back row	(1995-06-16)16 June 1995 (aged 25)	Blues / Auckland
Dalton Papalii	Back row	(1997-10-11)11 October 1997 (aged 22)	Highlanders / Counties Manukau
Ardie Savea	Back row	(1997-10-11)11 October 1997 (aged 22)	Hurricanes / Wellington
Hoskins Sotutu	Back row	(1998-07-12)12 July 1998 (aged 22)	Blues / Auckland
TJ Perenara	Scrum-half	(1992-01-23)23 January 1992 (aged 28)	Hurricanes / Wellington
Aaron Smith	Scrum-half	(1988-11-21)21 November 1988 (aged 31)	Highlanders / Manawatu
Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi	Scrum-half	(1995-03-31)31 March 1995 (aged 25)	Chiefs / Bay of Plenty
Beauden Barrett	Fly-half	(1991-05-27)27 May 1991 (aged 29)	Blues/ Suntory Sungoliath / Taranaki
Rieko Ioane	Centre	(1997-03-18)18 March 1997 (aged 23)	Blues / Auckland
Anton Lienert-Brown	Centre	(1995-08-15)15 August 1995 (aged 25)	Chiefs / Waikato
Peter Umaga-Jensen	Centre	(1997-12-31)31 December 1997 (aged 22)	Hurricanes / Wellington
Caleb Clarke	Wing	(1999-03-21)21 March 1999 (aged 21)	Blues / Auckland
Sevu Reece	Wing	(1997-02-13)13 February 1997 (aged 23)	Crusaders / Waikato
Mark Telea	Wing	(1996-12-06)6 December 1996 (aged 23)	Blues / Tasman
Mitchell Hunt	Fullback	(1995-06-19)19 June 1995 (aged 25)	Highlanders / Tasman
Damian McKenzie	Fullback	(1995-05-20)20 May 1995 (aged 25)	Chiefs / Waikato

South

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Franchise / province
Liam Coltman	Hooker	(1990-01-25)25 January 1990 (aged 30)	Highlanders / Otago
Andrew Makalio	Hooker	(1992-01-22)22 January 1992 (aged 28)	Crusaders / Tasman
Codie Taylor	Hooker	(1991-03-31)31 March 1991 (aged 29)	Crusaders / Canterbury
George Bower	Prop	(1992-05-28)28 May 1992 (aged 28)	Crusaders / Otago
Alex Hodgman	Prop	(1993-07-16)16 July 1993 (aged 27)	Blues / Auckland
Nepo Laulala	Prop	(1991-11-06)6 November 1991 (aged 28)	Chiefs / Counties Manukau
Tyrel Lomax	Prop	(1996-03-16)16 March 1996 (aged 24)	Hurricanes / Tasman
Joe Moody	Prop	(1988-09-18)18 September 1988 (aged 31)	Crusaders / Canterbury
Mitchell Dunshea	Lock	(1995-11-18)18 November 1995 (aged 24)	Crusaders / Canterbury
Manaaki Selby-Rickit	Lock	(1996-06-05)5 June 1996 (aged 24)	Highlanders / Southland
Sam Whitelock ( c)	Lock	(1988-10-12)12 October 1988 (aged 31)	Crusaders
Tom Christie	Back row	(1998-03-04)4 March 1998 (aged 22)	Crusaders / Canterbury
Shannon Frizell	Back row	(1994-02-11)11 February 1994 (aged 26)	Highlanders / Tasman
Dillon Hunt	Back row	(1995-02-23)23 February 1995 (aged 25)	Blues / North Harbour
Reed Prinsep	Back row	(1993-02-17)17 February 1993 (aged 27)	Hurricanes / Canterbury
Tom Sanders	Back row	(1994-02-05)5 February 1994 (aged 26)	Crusaders / Canterbury
Finlay Christie	Scrum-half	(1995-09-19)19 September 1995 (aged 24)	Blues / Tasman
Mitchell Drummond	Scrum-half	(1994-02-15)15 February 1994 (aged 26)	Crusaders / Canterbury
Brad Weber	Scrum-half	(1991-01-17)17 January 1991 (aged 29)	Chiefs / Hawke's Bay
Josh Ioane	Fly-half	(1995-07-11)11 July 1995 (aged 25)	Highlanders / Otago
Richie Mo'unga	Fly-half	(1994-05-25)25 May 1994 (aged 26)	Crusaders / Canterbury
Braydon Ennor	Centre	(1997-07-16)16 July 1997 (aged 23)	Crusaders / Canterbury
Leicester Fainga'anuku	Centre	(1999-10-11)11 October 1999 (aged 20)	Crusaders / Tasman
Jack Goodhue	Centre	(1995-06-13)13 June 1995 (aged 25)	Crusaders / Canterbury
Sio Tomkinson	Centre	(1996-05-27)27 May 1996 (aged 24)	Highlanders / Otago
Jordie Barrett	Fullback	(1997-02-17)17 February 1997 (aged 23)	Hurricanes / Taranaki
George Bridge	Wing	(1995-04-01)1 April 1995 (aged 25)	Crusaders / Canterbury
Will Jordan	Wing	(1998-02-24)24 February 1998 (aged 22)	Crusaders / Tasman

Match details

5 September 2020
19:10 NZST ( UTC+12)

North Island	35–38	South Island
Try: R. Ioane (2) 3' c, 67' c McKenzie 18' c Smith 46' c A. Dixon 72' c Con: McKenzie (5/5) 4', 19', 47', 67', 73'	Report	Try: Laulala 7' c J. Barrett 31' c Jordan (2) 58' c, 80' +5 c Lomax 62' c Con: J. Barrett (5/5) 8', 32', 59', 63', 80' +6 Pen: J. Barrett (1/2) 12'

Sky Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Paul Williams

North

South


FB	15	Damian McKenzie
RW	14	Sevu Reece	63'
OC	13	Rieko Ioane
IC	12	Anton Lienert-Brown
LW	11	Caleb Clarke
FH	10	Beauden Barrett	60'
SH	9	TJ Perenara	40'
N8	8	Hoskins Sotutu	63'
OF	7	Ardie Savea
BF	6	Akira Ioane
RL	5	Tupou Vaa'i	50'
LL	4	Patrick Tuipulotu ( c)
TP	3	Ofa Tu'ungafasi	50'
HK	2	Asafo Aumua	60'
LP	1	Karl Tu'inukuafe	50'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ash Dixon	60'
PR	17	Ayden Johnstone	50'
PR	18	Angus Ta'avao	50'
LK	19	Scott Scrafton	50'
FL	20	Dalton Papalii	63'
SH	21	Aaron Smith	40'
CE	22	Peter Umaga-Jensen	63'
FB	23	Mitchell Hunt	60'
Coach:
John Plumtree Scott McLeod


FB	15	Jordie Barrett
RW	14	Will Jordan
OC	13	Braydon Ennor	14'
IC	12	Jack Goodhue
LW	11	George Bridge
FH	10	Richie Mo'unga	29'	40'	70'
SH	9	Brad Weber	63'
N8	8	Tom Sanders
OF	7	Tom Christie	60'
BF	6	Shannon Frizell
RL	5	Mitchell Dunshea	68'
LL	4	Sam Whitelock ( c)
TP	3	Nepo Laulala	51'
HK	2	Codie Taylor	51'
LP	1	Joe Moody	51'
Replacements:
HK	16	Liam Coltman	51'
PR	17	George Bower	51'
PR	18	Tyrel Lomax	51'
LK	19	Manaaki Selby-Rickit	68'
N8	20	Dillon Hunt	60'
SH	21	Finlay Christie	63'
CE	22	Josh Ioane	29'	40'	70'
FB	23	Leicester Fainga'anuku	14'
Coach:
Greg Feek Brad Mooar

References

^ "North vs South confirmed for Eden Park on 29 August". 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2020-06-30.

[1] "North vs South confirmed for Eden Park on 29 August". 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2020-06-30.

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