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Ultimate Rugby Sep 9

It's all over! The referee has blown his whistle to end the game. Tasman have beaten Northland by 28 points to 13. All of Tasman's 28 points were scored by Fly-Half Marty Banks. Northland cannot really complain about the scoreline as they were second best for the majority of the match and their discipline let them down today. This result leaves Tasman at the top of the table while Northland are still rooted to the bottom. I hope you enjoyed our coverage of todays match.

Ultimate Rugby Sep 9

Banks caps off a fine display with a seven pointer for the last play of the game

Ultimate Rugby Sep 9

It looks like Tasman will see this game out. Only two minutes left

Ultimate Rugby Sep 9

The next score will be very important and you can see that both teams know this. They are both playing running rugby now but neither team can make any breakthrough

Ultimate Rugby Sep 9

Tasman are yet to seal this game off and are giving Northland a chance of an upset

Ultimate Rugby Sep 9

After a host of substitutions and penalties. Tasman have an 8 point lead

Ultimate Rugby Sep 9

Both sides are guilty of too many handling errors resulting in neither teams creating any momentum

Ultimate Rugby Sep 9

A lovely step from Scott fools the Northland defence and hes clear through, but his offload is knocked on

Ultimate Rugby Sep 9

Tasman break from their own tryline but a Banks pass is blocked into touch on the half-way line

Ultimate Rugby Sep 9

Tasman are dominant at scrum time, and again Northland are penalised. Another 3 points for Banks