Taranaki thrashes Northlanders by 23-16 in their third match of ITM Cup - Rugby News
Taranaki have thumped the Northlanders in their third match of the ITM Cup 2011 by 23-16 on July 27, at Toll Stadium. Taranaki, who were trailing after the end of the first-half, came back strongly in the second part of the match and snatched an important
victory from the jaws of Northlanders with the help of Jayden Hayward and Beauden Barrett.
Jayden scored an early try for the Nakis and Barrett elevated his side with eight individual points. On the other hand, Lachie Munro contributed 11 points in his team’s total but could not save the Northlanders from a stunning defeat.
The Northlander had a very good time in the field early in the match as they got a handsome lead of 13-0 over the Nakis. They had dominated the Northlanders from the very first minute of the match as Lachie Munro showed some accuracy with his boot. He kicked
two penalty kicks and one conversion shot in the first-half. The Nakis, who had buried Waikato with a brilliant performance, were shocked by the repeated attacks of the Northlanders.
Taranaki however managed to gain some ground just before the break and scored a few points to decrease the deficit. They had narrowed the point difference to 10-13 before the break and put a huge full stop to the scoring attempts of the Northland side. They
allowed the rivals to score only three more points in the remaining time. Meanwhile, they got past with a decisive lead of 23-16 at the final whistle.
Naki conceded a number of fouls in the first half and provided easy chances to the Northland side to score. They looked like a much improved side in the second-half and played a well organised game.
The Naki’s will face Auckland in their next match of the ITM Cup 2011 on July 31.
Both sides were lined up with following players:
Northland: 15 Jared Payne (capt), 14 Lachie Munro, 13 Rene Ranger, 12 Aaron Bancroft, 11 Bryce Heem, 10 Jack McPhee, 9 Rhyan Caine, 8 Cameron Eyre, 7 Dan Pryor, 6 Joel McKenty, 5 Bryce Williams, 4 Mark Burman, 3 Scott Vessey, 2 Ross Wright,
1 Justin Davies.
Replacements: 16 Tim Dow, 17 Jamie Corsi, 18 Dan Faleafa, 19 Cam Goodhue, 20 Wayne Ngaluafe, 21 Ash Moeke, 22 Simon Munro, 23 Aterea Davis.
Taranaki: 15 Andre Taylor. 14 Waisake Naholo, 13 Isaia Tuifua, 12 Jayden Hayward, 11 Jackson Ormond, 10 Beauden Barrett, 9 Tyson Keats, 8 Samuela Vunisa, 7 Scott Waldrom, 6 Ben Souness, 5 Craig Clarke (capt), 4 James Broadhurst, 3 Michael
Bent, 2 Laurence Corlett, 1 Carl Carmichael.
Replacements: 16 Mahonri Schwalger, 17 Shane Cleaver, 18 Jason Eaton, 19 Chris Walker, 20 Brett Goodin, 21 Jack Cameron, 22 George Pisi, 23 Willie Ioane.
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