Assistant coach Reuben Thorne: Nothing beats Canterbury and Auckland's rivalry ROBERT VAN ROYENJASON OXENHAM/STUFF Reuben Thorne dives over to score against Auckland in a 2011 NPC match at Eden Park. For Canterbury assistant coach Reuben Thorne, Canterbury and Auckland matches still make the hairs on the back of his neck stand up. It's one I look forward to and I know the players are excited about it, too," Thorne said ahead of his first taste of coaching in the rivalry. Auckland shade Canterbury 16-14, although the red and blacks' dynasty is alive and well, winning it all nine of the past 10 years. we took a lot of positives from it, but there's still lots of areas we can improve on," Thorne said.

Source: Stuff September 14, 2018 04:34 UTC