Highlights: Auckland vs Waikato
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Highlights: Auckland vs Waikato
Cracking game with the 2 sides exchanging the lead multiple times in the first half with Waikato leading by a single point at half time.
Josh Manihera extended his exceptional try scoring record in the fist half while Tyler Campbell also scored in the first 40 for the visitors.
Auckland got the first points of the second half through a Jordan Trainor penalty but the game swung in Waikato's favour when they were awarded a penalty try and were a man up with Marcel Renata spending 10 minutes in the bin.
Sevu Reece scored a fantastic try on the 59th minute but Auckland were not ready to give up as they applied the pressure and scored from a solid maul.
At the end of the day Waikato were just too strong as Matthew Lansdown slotted a last minute penalty to win the match and deny Auckland a single point from the fixture.
