Restart has been lost forward by Canterbury trying to regather, scrum Auckland

Great start from Auckland as Burke restarts

Slick hands to Lam whose over in the right hand corner

Auckland look to maul

Burke kicks long, Rayasi thumps it long downfield to touch, great 50-22 kick and Auckland will have an attacking throw

Drummond kicks ahead, Sullivan clears onto McKay who runs it back to halfway

Box kick from Ruru taken by Burke

Little chip ahead and Canterbury look to regather but it's lost forward

Burke gets the match underway and Canterbury have it back

Auckland host Canterbury in the opening round of the NPC in an all Premiership clash. Auckland were edged 13-12 by Tasman in the Premiership Final last season to finish as the runners up, while Canterbury finished in a disappointing fifth position in the Premiership standings. I'm Craig and will be taking you through the action with live updates and running commentary.