
Rugby: Ten tries help Auckland past Taniwha
A rampant Auckland thumped Northland at Eden Park tonight to move second in the Premierships standings.
A rampant Auckland thumped Northland at Eden Park tonight to move second in the Premierships standings.
Counties Manukau hauled themselves off the foot of the Premiership table with a bonus point win over Northland.
Manawatu broke their duck and extended Northland's own winless streak with a commanding performance in Palmerston North today.
Taranaki are slowly but surely regaining the type of form that last season brought a maiden ITM Cup title to the province.
The Magpies are into their third ITM Cup Championship final in four seasons, though nothing came easy for them in this gnarly first semifinal.
Auckland secured fourth in the ITM Cup Premiership with a controlled 38-10 bonus-point win over Northland.
Northland have put in an impressive performance in the first game of their southern road-trip, defeating Otago and putting themselves clear in second place in the ITM Cup championship
There won't be many more lopsided affairs on paper in this year's ITM Cup than Canterbury hosting Northland and for the opening quarter of last night's contest, the Taniwha held their own.