PREVIEW: Waikato vs North Harbour
31st August 2010 10:50AM
1986 - The last game of the season with both teams in Second Division and victory for either would see promotion to First Division. 79 minutes had gone and North Harbour were leading 12-7, but a Waikato try and conversion from the sideline by Darryl Halligan brought the score to 13-12 and the ultimate climax to a season.
2007 - Waikato defeated North Harbour 52-7 in a Ranfurly Shield challenge. This is by far the biggest Ranfurly Shield victory, by a challenger, of all time. Sadly the tenure was also a record - in brevity - of just one week.
• North Harbour won 15-10 when these teams last met at Albany.
• Waikato have won three games and North Harbour two games this year.
• Waikato have scored 110 points and conceded 90 points this season.
North Harbour have scored 125 points and conceded 166 points this season.
• Waikato have scored 11 tries and conceded nine tries this season.
North Harbour have scored 11 tries and conceded 22 tries this season.
• Sosene Anesi has scored three tries; Liam Messam and Dwayne Sweeney two tries and Tim Mikkelson one try against North Harbour.
