The Canterbury coach's controversial decision to bench Sonny Bill wasn't all that bad because he scored the try that helped Canterbury avoid a 30-30 draw with Wellington and instead accomplish a 37-30 defeat of said team. Canterbury's points came from tries by Telusa Veainu, Andy Ellis, Sean Maitland, and of course, Sonny Bill Williams, and the extras in the form of three penalties and four conversions were courtesy of Colin Slade. Wellington's points came from two tries by Hosea Gear, one try each by Faifili Levave and Alby Mathewson, and two penalties and two conversions courtesy of Lima Sopoaga.
Then it was Hawke's Bay and Taranaki's turn for some round 9 action, with Hawke's Bay beating Taranaki 32-24. Hawke's Bay's points came from tries by Jason Shoemark, Ryan McLeod, Hika Elliot, and Zac Guildford, with Richard Buckman adding two penalties and three conversions. Taranaki got theirs from tries by David Smith, Kane Barrett, Kurt Baker, and Jayden Hayward, with Andre Taylor and Willie Ripia each kicking a conversion. Michael Bent was yellow-carded in the 20th minute for repeated infringing at the breakdown.
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