On 5 September 2020, was a rugby union match played between provinces on the

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and the

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. It was the eighty-first game between the islands and was the second one-off game after the fundraiser for the

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in 2012 which the South won 32–24 at

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. The game along with

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supplants the 2020 Super Rugby season, which was suspended in March due to the

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. The second one-off was first considered by new

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head coach Ian Foster on 4 June. On 30 June was then confirmed to be played at

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on 29 August. The teams were coached by assistant coaches

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and Scott McLeod for the North, and

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and

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Living pe ...

for the South. On 21 August, the match was postponed to 5 September and was reschedule to be played at

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when the country moved back to level 2 and

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moved back to level 3.

Squads

North

South

Match details

References

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Squads

North

South

Match details

See also

References