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. 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 Hooker / Wellington Hooker / Hawke's Bay Hooker / Bay of Plenty Prop / Wellington Prop / Waikato Prop / Bay of Plenty Prop / North Harbour Prop / Auckland Lock / Auckland (c) Lock / Auckland Lock / Taranaki Back row / Taranaki Back row / Auckland Back row / Counties Manukau Back row / Wellington Back row / Auckland Scrum-half / Wellington Scrum-half / Manawatu Scrum-half / Bay of Plenty Fly-half /Suntory Sungoliath / Taranaki Centre / Auckland Centre / Waikato Centre / Wellington Wing / Auckland Wing / Waikato Wing / Tasman Fullback / Tasman Fullback / Waikato

South Player Position Date of birth (age) Franchise / province Hooker / Otago Hooker / Tasman Hooker / Canterbury Prop / Otago Prop / Auckland Prop / Counties Manukau Prop / Tasman Prop / Canterbury Lock / Canterbury Lock / Southland (c) Lock Back row / Canterbury Back row / Tasman Back row / North Harbour Back row / Canterbury Back row / Canterbury Scrum-half / Tasman Scrum-half / Canterbury Scrum-half / Hawke's Bay Fly-half / Otago Fly-half / Canterbury Centre / Canterbury Centre / Tasman Centre / Canterbury Centre / Otago Fullback / Taranaki Wing / Canterbury Wing / Tasman

Match details

FB 15Damian McKenzieRW 14Sevu Reece OC 13Rieko IoaneIC 12Anton Lienert-BrownLW 11Caleb ClarkeFH 10Beauden Barrett SH 9 TJ Perenara N8 8 Hoskins Sotutu OF 7 Ardie SaveaBF 6 Akira IoaneRL 5 Tupou Vaa'i LL 4 Patrick Tuipulotu (c)TP 3 Ofa Tu'ungafasi HK 2 Asafo Aumua LP 1 Karl Tu'inukuafe Replacements:HK 16Ash Dixon PR 17Ayden Johnstone PR 18Angus Ta'avao LK 19Scott Scrafton FL 20Dalton Papalii SH 21Aaron Smith CE 22Peter Umaga-Jensen FB 23Mitchell Hunt Coach:John PlumtreeScott McLeod FB 15Jordie BarrettRW 14Will JordanOC 13Braydon Ennor IC 12Jack GoodhueLW 11George BridgeFH 10Richie Mo'unga SH 9 Brad Weber N8 8 Tom SandersOF 7 Tom Christie BF 6 Shannon Frizell RL 5 Mitchell Dunshea LL 4 Sam Whitelock (c)TP 3 Nepo Laulala HK 2 Codie Taylor LP 1 Joe Moody Replacements:HK 16Liam Coltman PR 17George Bower PR 18Tyrel Lomax LK 19Manaaki Selby-Rickit N8 20Dillon Hunt SH 21Finlay Christie CE 22Josh Ioane FB 23Leicester Fainga'anuku Coach:Greg FeekBrad Mooar

See also

North vs South rugby union match Super Rugby Aotearoa

References