Round 2 kicks off today

That's right, there's going to be another weekend of dodgy set-pieces, some rather strict refereeing, and names you've probably not heard much of, starting with tonight's match between Manawatu and Canterbury. Canterbury won 27-26 and scored their points with two tries from Robbie Fruean, one try each from Sean Maitland and Telusa Veainu, and a penalty and two conversions from Colin Slade. Manawatu's share of the points came from two tries from Lote Raikabula, one try each from Tomasi Cama and Casey Stone, one conversion from Craig Clare, and two conversions from Shannon Paku. Reece Robinson copped a yellow card in the 55th minute.