PREVIEW: Waikato vs Otago
6th October 2010 08:54AM
• Aled de Malmanche to play his 50th game for Waikato
• Stephen Donlad requires 16 points to overtake Bruce Reihana into fifth place on the Waikato scoring list.
• Waikato have played Otago 32 times in NPC rugby for 20 victories - 12 of which have come from their last 15 encounters.
• Waikato have played Otago in the NPC final in both 1992 and 1998. The 40-5 victory in the first NPC final in 1992 remains one of Waikato's greatest performances.
• Waikato have played semi-final games against Otago in 1993, 2002 and 2006 - winning the last two.
• Waikato have scored 257 points and conceded 199 points this year.
Otago have scored 173 points and conceded 255 points this year.
• Waikato have scored 27 tries and conceded 22 tries this year.
Otago have scored 17 tries and conceded 26 tries this year.
