Saturday, October 18, 2008

Canterbury make the finals!

Canterbury will play Wellington in the final of the Air New Zealand Cup next weekend after they beat Hawke’s Bay 31-21 at AMI Stadium tonight in the second semi-final.

Canterbury may not have been at its best for most of this match, although a superb five-minute period during the second half was enough for the Red and Blacks to ward off a spirited but ultimately less skilful Hawke’s Bay team.

The home side attacked immediately at the kick-off, Casey Laulala finding space down the outside. At the end of the wide-ranging movement, left winger James Paterson injured his left knee. As a result, the promising flyer was forced off, allowing Adam Whitelock onto the field... [+]



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