Kaylum Boshier brace lead Taranaki to 28-13 win over Northland

This past Wednesday we saw some thrilling action as Northland took on Taranaki in the close out of the opening round in the Bunnings NPC.

 Northland opened the encounter with a charge down try from Jonah Mau’u converted by Dan Hawkins, which saw them lead and dominate much of the first half. Despite a good first half performance, Taranaki went into the break leading 14-10.

Thereafter it became a chasing game for The Taniwha, with the Bulls keeping much of the possession which led to their half-back, Crowley, making 77 passes as opposed to the opposition half-back, Milo-Harris, with only 35 passes. The Taniwha front pack put in a tough defensive shift with a total of 105 tackles made between them, with the loosie, Matich, making 18 alone.

The Bulls displayed a fantastic attacking performance with flanker, Kaylum Boshier, carrying the ball 9 times, making an impressive 75 metres to top it off with two tries.

The final score was 13-28.