Auckland knock the ball on and Wellington receive a scrum just inside their ten metre line

Wellington regather possession before sending it with another box kick that Auckland do well to retain possession of

Perenara gives a box kick as Auckland gather possession

Wellington gather well from the restart

A loose pass from Auckland on the halfway proved to seriously bite them as Aso simply had to catch it and turn the afterburners on as he cruised his way from the halfway to the try line for Wellington's first try!

Auckland just get into the Wellington 22 where Perenara gains possession from a loose pass and runs his way to the halfway to cancel out all of Auckland's progress before they're able to turn the ball over again

Auckland continue building their momentum as they send it wide and back to the centre again, getting ever closer to the Wellington 22

The ball settles with Auckland and they play the phases through as Apisai makes a good line break

Clearly both teams want to kick the ball as a kicking game ensues as both teams play the hands quickly before sending it with the boot

Julian Savea picked up a minor injury in the warm up and was moved to the bench with Patafilo replacing him in the starting line up.