Mitre 10 Cup RD 10 Highlights: Bay of Plenty Vs Southland
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The game kicked off at the Orangetheory Stadium. Auckland drew first blood with Rayasi opening the scoring. Minutes later and Tele'a also went over for a try, Fihaki got Canterbury on the board in the 15th minute. Rayasi continued his fine form scoring in the 21st minute again. Auckland continued to dominate the first half and Tufuga was sent to the bin in the 38th minute. McLoed scored in the first few minutes of the second half and the Canterbury onslaught ensured from there, Auckland hit back but Canterbury managed to secure the victory.