Peter Saili with a big break from the scrum and bounces one defender before offlaoding but the was a knock on.

5 phases from the left hand touch line across field and Tamanivalu acts as a losse forward taking a short ball and smashing it up to drive over

Taranaki get a penalty and McKenzie puts in a huge kick down field to set up a line out 8m from the try line

Anscombe pioneers and attack for the visitors as they string together 13 phases but bad hands after a bad pass ends the attack

TRY TIME and another sensational effort by Taranaki as James MArshall counter attacks, two switch passes later and Rei sets up Hall with a great pass in contact

Anscombe kicks the ball out on the full at the restart and we will have a scrum in the centre of the field, Taranaki feed

Great set piece move off the line out as Taranaki break blind and Marshall is on the touch line unmarked to run 7m to score

Taranaki hard on attack but Auckland turn them and kick it clear

Taranaki with a big scrum now as they march Auckland back. Auckland penalised for hands in the scrum and Rei steps up 48m out

Auckland take the lead after Taranaki were caught offside in front of the poles, Anscombe makes no mistake even after the ball fell off the tee and he was rushed into his kick