Mitre 10 Cup HIGHLIGHTS: Auckland v North Harbour

A smashing victory for Auckland as they top the Mitre 10 Cup Premiership table and head into the playoffs off the back of a bonus point victory over North Harbour. The visitor's started the match strongly at the iconic Eden Park as Lua Li powered over in the 15th minute but the Aucklanders responded well scoring three tries to lead 19-8 at the break. Auckland furthered their lead after the break with Robbie Abel, Jordan Trainor and Salesi Rayasi (2) dotting down for the home side. Shaun Stevenson, Harrsion Groundwater and Tony Tu'ungafasi got on the scoreboard for the visitors. Auckland now head into the Premiership playoffs after just avoiding relegation last year.