Auckland won their game against North Harbour 36-14. Auckland’s points came from tries by Chay Raui, Daniel Braid, Brent Ward, and Dave Thomas; and Ash Moeke and Matt Berquist each made a conversion and two penalties. North Harbour had to make do with a try from Tom Chamberlain and three penalties from Luke McAlister. Tom Chamberlain was sin-binned in the 68th minute.
Then came the Battle of the Cook Strait – while there isn’t any trophy to be contested, Wellington and Tasman both played a good game but Wellington, who were the runner-up in all four Air New Zealand Cup (contested from 2006 to 2009) tournaments, were the better team on the day, winning 20-11 in typical Wellington weather. Wellington got their points from tries by Jeremy Thrush, Dane Coles, and Julian Savea, and Fa'atonu Fili scored a conversion and a penalty. For Tasman, Robbie Malneek scored a try, and Steve Alfeld kicked two penalties. Chris Jack received a yellow card in the 20th minute for getting off his feet in the ruck.
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