Champion Canterbury side too strong for Tasman in NPC premiership finalPHOTOSPORT Canterbury's Rob Thompson scores in the combined tackles of Tasman's Shane Christie and David Havilli during the Mitre 10 Cup premiership rugby final. PHOTOSPORT Tasman flanker Shannon Frizell is congratulated by team-mates James Lowe, left, and Billy Guyton after scoring a try in Saturday's premiership final loss to Canterbury. No matter how gallant their challenge or however brave their intentions, the Tasman Makos have again missed out on premiership glory. The reality is that Tasman made too many errors against a clinically efficient Canterbury side and they paid dearly for their inaccuracy. The match couldn't have started worse for Tasman as two tries to Canterbury inside the opening five minutes got the home team off to a flier.

Source: Stuff October 29, 2016 08:26 UTC