Mitre 10 Cup RD 3 HIGHLIGHTS | Auckland v Manawatu

Auckland were on the front foot at the get-go of the game. Paulo was sent to the bin in the 9th minute for a late shoulder charge. Lam scored 3 mins later to bring the first points on the board. Tuimauga was sent to the bin in the 17th minute for repeated illegal scrummaging infringements. However, that did not kill the spirit as Boult went over to score a brilliant try in the corner. Auckland ended the first half the strongest of the two, dominating all the stats. The second half started the same as the first as Hickey opened the scoring 3 mins after the half began. Auckland scored 5 tries in the second half to seal a victory against Manawantu.