 The first ever Super12 game was in New Zealand at the Showgrounds Oval in Palmerston North on the 1st of March 1996. The Wellington Hurricanes hosted the Auckland Blues. So referee Pettio Bryan starts the watch and we're away. Professional rugby is alive and kicking here in Palmerston North. And the crowd didn't have to wait too long for the first try. It was scored by the Hurricanes and their fullback, Alama Yeremiah. This isn't a bad game at times here and this is a time when it's not bad. Brown having another crack. That's a bit more like we're used to seeing Kamala Brown. Dummies is the left and right. So Tutu is not far from the goal. Although rugby had turned professional, the half-time break was a throwback to the amateur era, with both teams remaining on the pitch for its duration. Don't get close. It's lagging off and you've got to go down that way. It's going to go up another corner. Then we're getting a try on Johannesburg in a test match like that. Tonnuu. Tonnuu's got not so quick from the Hurricanes. Junior Tonnuu scores. Well boy, this game's backwards and forwards and there's nothing in it now. South wide. So Tutu's waiting for the ball. They can't get it. Spencer. Spencer, well it's his forte and he scores a try and that's taken Auckland into the lead. The game was also memorable for the one and only conversion scored by Zin-Zang Brooke in his illustrious career. 36-28 the final score and the Super 12 was up and running.