Tasman lead Counties Manukau 10-3 at halftime in their NPC clash in Pukekohe... just the one first-half try, to the Mako

Auckland host old foes Canterbury at Eden Park from 4.35pm.

The hosts go into this afternoon's clash still hunting for an elusive first win of the campaign - with last week's 27-25 bonus-point loss at Otago just keeping them off the bottom of the ladder.

Auckland winger Lolagi Visinia says they're a young team and still testing a few things out - but that's not translating into victories.



After the Auckland-Canterbury clash, Southland welcome champions Taranaki to Rugby Park in Invercargill from 5 past 7... live commentary of both games is on Gold Sport and iHeart Radio.