Rare first defeat for Canterbury
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North Harbour pulled off a famous 29-24 victory over ITM Cup holders and leaders Canterbury on Wednesday at the North Shore City.
This really was a stunning upset considering the pedigree of these two teams coming into the contest, with Canterbury top of the ITM Cup Premiership and North Harbour bottom of the Championship.
Marshalled well by centre Matt McGahan, who scored nine points, North Harbour went behind after only 16 seconds to a try from Nathaniel Apam with Codie Taylor doubling the advantage not long after.
However rather than the usual script of Canterbury running away with t…
This really was a stunning upset considering the pedigree of these two teams coming into the contest, with Canterbury top of the ITM Cup Premiership and North Harbour bottom of the Championship.
Marshalled well by centre Matt McGahan, who scored nine points, North Harbour went behind after only 16 seconds to a try from Nathaniel Apam with Codie Taylor doubling the advantage not long after.
However rather than the usual script of Canterbury running away with t…
