Possibles fight back to take All Blacks Trial

Sitiveni Sivivatu scored two first half tries. Picture / Fotopress

The Possibles fought back from being 17-0 down at one stage to win tonight's All Blacks trial in Napier.

The final score was 37-32 to the Possibles over the Probables.

The game had gone according to the script in the first half, giving the Probables a 17-5 halftime lead.

Sitiveni Sivivatu had been the star for the blacks, scoring two tries.

But the whites staged an impressive recovery in the second half to give Graham Henry's coaching staff some possible selection headaches.

Possibles 37 (Ma'a Nonu 2, Ben Atiga, Scott Hamilton, Brent Ward tries; Stephen Donald pen, 3 con, Jimmy Gopperth pen)
Probables 32 (Sitiveni Sivivatu 2, Doug Howlett, Rodney So'oialo tries; Nick Evans 2 pen, 3 con)

Halftime: Probables 17-5

- HERALD ONLINE STAFF, NZPA