Canterbury through to Air NZ Cup final

Canterbury will travel to Wellington for next weekend’s Air New Zealand Cup final after defeating Hawke’s Bay 31-21 in Christchurch.

Sat, 18 Oct, 2008 - 13:53

Canterbury will travel to Wellington for next weekend’s Air New Zealand Cup final after defeating Hawke’s Bay 31-21 in Christchurch.

It was a tense match that was only decided by a quick two-try burst by the home side midway through the second half.

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