# 2020 North vs South rugby union match

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 |
| 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 Tele'a | 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 ||