Hawke's Bay 20 (Lolagi Visinia, Jonah Lowe, Ash Dixon tries, Lincoln McClutchie con, pen) Canterbury 19 (Shilo Klein, Sam Darry, Josh McKay tries, Brett Cameron 2 cons) HT:10-0
Southland 11 (Rory van Vugt try, Scott Eade pen, Greg Dyer pen) North Harbour 10 (Tom Sail try, Bryn Gatland con, pen) HT: 0-7
Tasman 34 (David Havili 3, Andrew Makalio, Alex Nankivell tries; Mitch Hunt 3 con, pen) Waikato 17 (Quinn Tupaea, Valynce Te Whare, Fletcher Smith tries; Fletcher Smith con) HT: 13-5
FULLTIME - Incredible heart from Hawke's Bay to fight back late and nab an historic win over the highly favoured red and blacks. Check out the highlights in the video above.
82 mins - TRY HAWKE'S BAY - Textbook 5m lineout drive, over goes skipper Ash Dixon and the Magpies have stolen victory. Bedlam at McLean Park!
80 mins - Monster Hawke's Bay scrum! They win the penalty and one last roll of the dice. Lineout just inside the Canterbury 10m. Another penalty will give them a chance to setup a 5m lineout.
79 mins - Bay hand on a pass takes us to a Canterbury scrum at the Magpies' 10m. They'll look to close this contest out here.
78 mins - Gareth Evans wins the defensive penalty for the Bay, but McClutchie misses touch and Canterbury return the ball inside the Bay 10m.
76 mins - The Bay steal the linoeut but another defensive penalty goes Canterbury's way. Lineout 15m from the line.
75 mins - The Magpie again work their way inside the Canterbury 22m. The crowd getting right into this, but a defensive penalty kills the Bay buzz. Lineout Canterbury near halfway.
72 mins - The Bay right back into it, 22m out. Penalty won, they'll launch from a lineout 10m out. Maul looking strong, Fakatava decides to grubber for Visinia from the base but it rolls into touch. Sketchy option there, and Canterbury clear past the 22m.
68 mins - TRY HAWKE'S BAY - Dixon drives and can't quite reach out to score, but Jonah Lowe is right on hand to pick up and force the ball forward to score. Timely try for the Magpies. McClutchie can't convert.
67 mins - The Bay hot on attack now, some momentum on their side...
59 mins - TRY CANTERBURY - Josh McKay with a beauty of an individual effort, reaching to reel in a tough pass and skinning the fullback to go 50m under the crossbar.
56 mins - TRY CANTERBURY - Canterbury camped right on the line. Two separate lunges from the base of the ruck looked to have scored, the first by Sam Darry. Referee saw neither, goes upstairs for advice... and they get there eventually.
54 mins - Canterbury roll a maul inside the Bay 22m. Mataele on the burst, taken 5m short.
50 mins - Penalty Canterbury. They look to touch, lineout inside the Bay 22m. The southerners have come out strong in the second half. Knock on in the maul, Bay survive.
43 mins - TRY CANTERBURY - Textbook rolling maul from the 5m lineout and hooker Shilo Klein claims the spoils. Cameron sprays the conversion wide.
42 mins - Canterbury on the front foot early, eding to the Bay 22m. Penalty blown, Canterbury will launch from a 5m lineout.
Second half underway...
HALFTIME
39 mins - Canterbury penalty, Harmon winning the turnover at the ruck.
37 mins - Scrum penalty for the Bay. Lineout at the 22m, one final crack for the hosts.
27 mins - TRY HAWKE'S BAY - Fakatava with a lovely skip pass to create an overlap, Visinia sent charging down the right and the huge wing barrells his way over. McClutchie converts from the sideline.
25 mins - Fakatava bumps off his defender and surges down the right edge, taken a metre short, Knock on, but penalty advantge was being played. 5m lineout now...
20 mins - Penalty Magpies. McClutchie will have a shot at the posts, 20m on the angle...slots it.
18 mins - McClutchie splits the line, links with Dixon. Fakatava into the action, great ball movement. Visinia crash ball and the big man is well over the line, but - upon video review - it seems Douglas has held him up. Brilliant defensive work. Back for the 5m scrum for the Bay.
14 mins - Visinia with a rampaging run down the left flank, inside ball bounces to Dixon, but the hooker can't hold on with the line begging. Rough one for the Bay.
12 mins - Mataele breaks! Peels off 30m before linking with Drummond in support, the halfback can't fend off his defender and is dragged down just a metre shy of the line. O'Connor does superbly at the breakdown and saves the Bay with a penalty.
8 mins - Hawke's Bay win a turnover but there's chaser offisde at the ensuing kick. Cameron finds touch inside the Bay's 22m.
6 mins - Penalty Canterbury. Brett Cameron should have no issues here, 25m out on a slight angle... and he's hit the post. Ignore me.
4 mins - The Bay recycling with pace but Canterbury holding on defensively. Nine phases deep and Canterbury win a defensive penalty. Lineout at the Bay's 10m.
1 min - Early penalty for the Bay. They'll throw a lineout at the Canterbury 22m.
We're underway....
7:04pm - Both teams out on the paddock on a clear night in Napier. Let's get into it.
6:30pm - Join us back here at 7:05pm for the final match of the day, Hawke's Bay v Canterbury.
Southland 11 (Van Vugt try, Eade pen, Dyer pen) North Harbour 10 (Sail try, Gatland con, pen) HT: 0-7
FULLTIME - It wasn't pretty, but the Stags won't be worried one bit about that. Great determination to scrap those final few minutes, win a turnover, and work their way upfield for a penalty that secured their first back-to-back home wins since 2016.
80 mins - Moreby through a hole! The Stags edge to the Harbour 22m, penalty! The Stags will have an opportunity to slot one for all the marbles, with time expired. Dyer from 30m out on the angle....it's over! STAGS WIN!!
79 mins - 12 phases now for Harbour, as they look to run out the clock. Inside the Stag's 10m they go. Turnover Stags! To halfway they go, one last roll of the dice here...
78 mins - Penalty from the restart for Harbour. They win the lineout at halfway and roll the maul, keeping things tight.
76 mins - Huge scrum penalty conceded by the Stags right in front of their own posts. Gatland bangs it over with minimal fuss to give his side the lead with just minutes to play.
65 mins - Eades has another chance to put the Stags ahead here after the defensive penalty. 40m and dead in front... and over it goes.
62 mins - Scott Eade has a shot at the posts to give Soutland their first lead, 37m on the angle...wide to the right.
57 mins - TRY SOUTHLAND - Rory Van Vugt wide open on the left flank. Does well to trap the tap-on pass, regather and leap to dot down in the corner with one hand. Conversion wide from Eade.
54 mins - Gerard Cowley-Tuioti gets his marching orders for repeated offside on his own tryline. Second yellow card of the day for North Harbour.
Second half underway...
HALFTIME - She's a real tussle in Invercargill. Just one try separates the teams, as they head into the sheds.
35 mins - Harbour's Nic Mayhew is dealt a yellow card for collapsing the maul on his own tryline.
17 mins - TRY HARBOUR - Finally the deadlock is broken, as debutant Tim Sail runs a superb line and hits a perfectly timed short-ball, carries two defenders with him over the line. Gatland converts.
We're underway in Invercargill...
4:10pm - Join us back here at 4:30pm for Southland v North Harbour.
Tasman 34 (David Havili 3, Andrew Makalio, Alex Nankivell tries; Mitch Hunt 3 con, pen) Waikato 17 (Quinn Tupaea, Valynce Te Whare, Fletcher Smith tries; Fletcher Smith con) HT: 13-5.
FULLTIME - Tasman's 15-game unbeaten streak continues with yet another bonus-point victory.
69 mins - TRY TASMAN - Nankivell does well to recover his own ruck ball then pops a ball to Havili, who outpaces the defence to score in the corner and claim a hat-trick. Hunt curls a lovely conversion over.
66 mins - TRY WAIKATO - Smith dummies and splits the defence to capitalise on a great 40m movement from Waikato. Converts his own try. Game on.
64 mins - TRY WAIKATO - Lovely offload from Smith to his replacement wing Valynce Te Whare-Crosby, who scores out wide. Conversion is wide.
57 mins - TRY TASMAN - Havili at the end of a huge overlap to claim his second try of the day. Hunt converts from next to the uprights.
47 mins - TRY TASMAN - Alex Nankivell bursts on to a close-range short ball to score on the end of a period of pressure from the locals. Try converted.
HALFTIME
38 mins - TRY TASMAN - Well executed 5m lineout drive and hooker Andrew Makalio is at the back of the maul to crash over the line. Hunt can't convert.
34 mins - TRY WAIKATO - Tupaea latches on to a handy chip kick on the goal line to score Waikato's first try. Conversion is wide.
30 mins - Hunt bangs over a penalty from handy range to extend the Tasman lead.
7 mins - TRY TASMAN - David Havili snags an intercept and runs 80m to score in the corner.
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Kia ora, good afternoon and welcome to live updates of Saturday's round three Mitre 10 Cup clashes, with games taking place in Nelson, Invercargill and Napier.
At 2:05pm, Tasman face Waikato in what is a top of the table clash with both sides unbeaten in the Premiership this season. At 4:35pm, Southland face the winless North Harbour while at 7:05pm, Hawke's Bay host Canterbury.
For full team lists, click here
Pre-match banter: All Blacks won't be granted early Christmas quarantine - PM Jacinda Ardern
The All Blacks shouldn't expect an early Christmas present from the Labour Government.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed players would not be granted an early release from quarantine to be home in time for Christmas.
The recently released Rugby Championship schedule has the All Blacks playing Australia in the final match of the tournament on December 12 in Sydney.
After returning to New Zealand, players and staff will be in quarantine until at least December 27, meaning they will miss spending Christmas with their families.
NZ Rugby is upset with the schedule, believing the All Blacks' final game would be scheduled for December 6, and is working with Rugby Australia and the other SANZAAR unions for an alternate solution, although SANZAAR is standing firm.
Ardern has ruled out an early quarantine release for the All Blacks, but hopes common sense prevails.
"We have to be consistent here," Ardern says. "We are asking people to go into managed isolation and many will be in there over the Christmas period.
"The easiest way to solve the issue the All Blacks are facing is if we stick to the existing game dates, which concluded on the 6th of December."
Rugby Australia interim chief executive Rob Clarke says his organisation will do all it can to ensure the All Blacks are home for Christmas
