NPC: Canterbury canter on
- 1405
Defending champions, Canterbury remain unbeaten in the NPC after a convincing 28-20 victory in Pukekohe but not before Counties Manukau gave them a second half scare.
Counties Manukau went into the halftime break trailing 20-6 after a lackluster first half but found better consistency in the secind half to apply pressure on their visitors.
Two second half tries, including a late effort which started from deep defence and allowed Frank Halai plenty of room to run in and display his speed to score under the bar.
However, it was a case of too little too late for the home side as the d…
Counties Manukau went into the halftime break trailing 20-6 after a lackluster first half but found better consistency in the secind half to apply pressure on their visitors.
Two second half tries, including a late effort which started from deep defence and allowed Frank Halai plenty of room to run in and display his speed to score under the bar.
However, it was a case of too little too late for the home side as the d…