Rugby - Canterbury march into semi-final

Rugby - Canterbury has marched into the Air New Zealand Cup rugby semifinals by beating Tasman 48-10 in Christchurch and now awaits the rest of the weekend's results to determine who the team will play next.

Canterbury coach Rob Penney says he is particularly pleased with his team's defensive work, which helped outscore Tasman seven tries to one.

Casey Laulala, Kieran Read, Colin Slade, Scott Hamilton, James Patterson scored a try each and Paul Williams bagged a double.

- Newstalk ZB