Otago celebrates its Mitre 10 Cup match win today. PHOTO:PETER MCINTOSHOtago withstood a second half comeback from Counties-Manukau to win 40-22 at Forsyth Barr Stadium this afternoon. Otago had come out of the blocks quickly and scored three tries in the first half to lead 21-3 a minute before halftime in the Mitre 10 Cup match. But the visitors scored right on the break and then got its head in front when it scored twice inside the 15 minutes into the second half. Otago 40 (Josh Timu 2, Josh Dickson 2, Freedom Vahaakolo, Charles Elton tries; Josh Ioane 5 con)Counties-Manukau 22 (Alamanda Motuga, Orbyn Leger, Villani Toulami tries; Baden Kerr 2 con, pen) Halftime: 21-8.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 18, 2020 02:03 UTC