Make or break time for semis

This weekend's penultimate round of the Southern Districts Premier Club rugby matches could hardly have been better scripted, with all matches having plenty of good reasons to go along and cheer for your favourite team.
With the play-offs just two weeks away, the match between Wellsford and Hikurangi becomes one of the most significant tomorrow.
The two teams, currently in fourth and fifth place are separated by just two points - with both expected to win their final games comfortably - making this weekend make or break time for the entire season.
Both sides started the season impressively - particularly Wellsford - but both have slipped off the pace in the second round and it will be interesting to see who can get across the line to nab a play-off place.
Hikurangi coach Stu Cook said they were reluctant to turn down a second shot at making the semifinals.
"We thought we had missed out on the semifinals but the scores have gone our way the last few weeks and now we've got to take this shot and go down there [to Wellsford] and win," he said.
The coach added that the team were beginning to get back to their best in the last couple of weeks and were beginning to play with the same patterns they had been playing in the first round.
He was still unsure last night how many of his Northland players would be unavailable for the match, because of a stand-down to prepare for next Wednesday's pre-season match against North Harbour.
 Wellsford would lose the services of Rene Ranger but their coach, Haydn  Ferris, was just as in the dark about Hikurangi's strength.
The other vital match at the top of the table  is between second-placed Mid Western and third-placed Hora Hora - with the winner odds on to score a home semifinal in two weeks time.
Mid Western have won the most matches of any team in the competition but are without play-maker Lachie Munro.
Mid-Northern face a tough match against the Western Sharks, with the Dargaville team keen to keep a hold of their faint chance of a play-off berth by beating the competition leaders at Hukeranui.
Marist and Kamo are separated by just two points on the table and while both will be keen to wind down their seasons next week after few highlights - seventh sounds a lot better than eighth place in a 10-team competition.
Finally the wooden spoon will also be decided  with Old Boys hosting Waipu in this year's dance of the desperadoes.