Follow @RedefinedRugby Canterbury laid on a final quarter blitz to squash Tasman 45-14 and secure top place in the Mitre 10 Cup Premiership after two rounds. With the game in the balance at 19-14 with 20 minutes to play, Canterbury showed their class to run in three tries in the final quarter
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Taranaki come from behind to pluck Magpies
Follow @RedefinedRugby Barnstorming No.8 Iopu Iopu-Aso and 25 points from Marty McKenzie helped Taranaki overcome a 0-14 deficit to secure a comfortable 53-26 win against Hawke's Bay on Saturday. Hawke's Bay brought the game to life with two quick tries in the opening quarter, but for the next 60 minutes it was
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Five-try Auckland get first win
Follow @RedefinedRugby Auckland got their season back on track after claiming a deserved 37-15 victory over Northland at Eden Park on Friday. The home side had plenty to prove after suffering a humiliating defeat against Canterbury in their tournament opener last weekend and did just that, outscoring their visitors by five tries
Black seals thriller with injury-time goal
Follow @RedefinedRugby Two vital kicks at goal in the last two minutes denied Southland a well-earned draw when they lost 31-34 to Manawatu in Palmerston North on Friday. Southland had come back from 0-24 down at half-time to get to 31-31. It took a sideline conversion by Southland's key playmaker first five-eighths Wharenui