Farah Palmer Cup: Round Five Highlights

Canterbury and Auckland remain atop the Farah Palmer Cup after both provinces notched solid victories this weekend.

Canterbury beat Counties Manukau 32-17 in a rematch of last year's final, while Auckland thrashed Manawatu 50-26. Wellington moved into third, ahead of Counties, after beating Waikato 50-31.

In the Championship, Otago thrashed a hapless North Harbour side 90-0, while Hawke's Bay romped past Tasman 55-5. Northland beat Taranaki 22-12 in a battle between two lower-table sides.

Results:

Hawke's Bay 55 (Kathleen Brown 2, Shaylee Tipiwai 2, Liana Mikaele-Tu'u, Lukika Faavae, Cortez Te Pou, Nicolette Adamson, Holly Macdonald tries; Sylvia Bockman 2 con, Krysten Cottrell 3 con)
Tasman 5 (Sydnee Wilkins try)

Northland 22 (TK Ngata-Aerengamate, Stacey Tupe, Kararaina Wira-Kohu, Mia Anderson tries; Krystal Murray con)
Taranaki 12 (Chelsea Fowler, Sharee Brown tries; Fowler con)

Canterbury 32 (Mayalin Lolohea, Lucy Anderson 2, Sam Curtis, Alana Bremner, Grace Brooker tries; Kendra Cocksedge con)
Counties Manukau 17 (Leilani Perese, Emily Kitson, Grace Gago tries; Kitson con)

Wellington 59 (Joanah Ngan-Woo, Ayesha Leti-Liga, Kolora Lomani 3, Raylene Lolo, Rosie Stirling, Amanda Rasch tries; Rasch 8 con, pen)
Waikato 31 (L Mitchell, R Holmes, A Yama, L Ngalu-Lavemei, K Simon tries; C Alley 2 con; C Ruruku con).

Otago 90 (Kilisitina Moata'ane 4, Sheree Hume, Trisha Hopcroft, Tegan Hollows 2, Amy du Plessis, Rosie Kelly 2, Teilah Ferguson, Meg Breen, Bree Thomas tries; Kelly 10 con)
North Harbour 0

Auckland 50 (Ruahei Demant 2, Charmaine McMenamin, Crista Tofa, Isla Norman-Bell, Princess Elliot, Natahlia Moors, Daynah Nankivell tries; Patricia Maliepo 5 con)
Manawatu 26 (Selica Winiata 2, Janna Vaughan 2 tries; Winiata 3 con)