Canterbury too classy for home team Tasman in Mitre 10 openerPHOTOPSORT Fullback George Bridge scored the first of Canterbury's tries against Tasman. Canterbury have delivered a decisive early-season statement of intent following a clinical 39-0 Mitre 10 Cup rugby win over Tasman in Nelson. In a rematch of last year's premiership final, defending champions Canterbury were again in dominant form as they eventually outscored Tasman by five tries to none. Canterbury certainly left no-one in any doubt about their overall superiority in an emphatic display at Trafalgar Park. There was plenty of pace, precision and purpose to Canterbury's efforts, both on attack and defence, as Tasman struggled to match Canterbury's intensity.

Source: Stuff August 18, 2017 09:29 UTC