It was a second half demolition that helped the Lions carve off their sixth win in seven matches after the teams went into the break with the scores level. It was Bay of Plenty's second match of the round after they demolished a woeful Southland outfit 57-0 in Rotorua on Wednesday. Trailing by 11 at the half, Canterbury were dominant in the second half. Taranaki followed the theme of second half dominance as they cruised to a 48-17 over Hawke's Bay in Napier on Saturday. They scored four second half tries as they broke a 44-year drought in Napier.

Source: Stuff September 24, 2017 05:30 UTC