With one loss to the Flying Fijians, there was no better place for the Māori All Blacks to redeem themselves than the home of Māori rugby in Rotorua.
They had lost the first of the series to Fiji in Suva on July 13, so Saturday night's second match at the Rotorua International Stadium was their chance at redemption - and their chance to square the series. With everything to lose, they did just that with a 26-17 win in what was, unsurprisingly, a tough, physical match against Fiji before a 13,404-strong crowd.
Fiji was first to score, with hooker Tuvere Veremalua getting those first important points on the board thanks to an impressive between-the-legs pass from his captain Dominiko Waqaniburoto.
The Māori All Blacks weren't about to let the fact that Fiji scored first disturb their goal to win, with Sean Wainui on the wing securing the New Zealand side's first try of the match in the first half. The weekend before, Wainui scored two tries against Fiji - their only points in that game.
It was obvious the Māori All Blacks wanted the win this time around and even though the game was tied at 7-all at the end of the first half they came back to dominate the second half.