Waikato claimed a mighty win over Canterbury two weeks ago, but on home turf and with a final to be won it will be a much different contest at AMI Stadium on Friday.
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Since both sides are in the final, they are obviously in good nick and have been for most of the season. Canterbury has won five of its last six, with the only reverse coming against Waikato a couple of weeks ago, and it was a surprisingly heavy one. They beat up on Wellington in the semi, setting a hot pace from the outset and, aided by some remarkable goal-kicking from Colin Slade (11 from 11) pulled steadily away. Although Wellington scored more than 40 points, the Lions were always chasing the game and, after drawing to within a couple of points with 10 minutes to play, were put away by a couple of late Caterbury tries. Waikato, on the other hand, had to mount a big comeback to win their sixth straight and claim the other place in the big match. In a contest where neither side had established a big advantage, Waikato was asked to score ten points in as many minutes to get over the line and managed to do it, with a try after the final siren and the conversion by Trent Renata supplying the vital score with no time left.
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Several lesser lights have had big seasons for these two teams and a few of the bigger names have also been good for the whole year. On the Canterbury side fewer things would have pleased Rob Penney more than the development of Luke Romano into a high-class provincial lock while Peter Borlase has got through a lot of work in the front row and has seldom been bested. Slade kicked like a charm last week and will finish as second-highest scorer on the year despite missing a couple of matches while Robbie Fruean and first-year man Telusa Veainu are both chances to claim the try-scoring crown outright. Nathan White has been outstanding as captain and player for Waikato and his scrummaging has been a feature in the last couple of weeks. Jack Lam has worked hard all season and can never be faulted for effort or willingness to take the hits. Trent Renata got it right off the tee when it really counted last week after a few early misses and outside him Jackson Willison is often a quiet achiever – not noticed until he has sliced a backline open. Sosene Anesi is another who has stepped it up in the last couple of weeks and could be one of the more dangerous men on the pitch this Friday.
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Since both sides are in the final, they are obviously in good nick and have been for most of the season. Canterbury has won five of its last six, with the only reverse coming against Waikato a couple of weeks ago, and it was a surprisingly heavy one. They beat up on Wellington in the semi, setting a hot pace from the outset and, aided by some remarkable goal-kicking from Colin Slade (11 from 11) pulled steadily away. Although Wellington scored more than 40 points, the Lions were always chasing the game and, after drawing to within a couple of points with 10 minutes to play, were put away by a couple of late Caterbury tries. Waikato, on the other hand, had to mount a big comeback to win their sixth straight and claim the other place in the big match. In a contest where neither side had established a big advantage, Waikato was asked to score ten points in as many minutes to get over the line and managed to do it, with a try after the final siren and the conversion by Trent Renata supplying the vital score with no time left.
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Several lesser lights have had big seasons for these two teams and a few of the bigger names have also been good for the whole year. On the Canterbury side fewer things would have pleased Rob Penney more than the development of Luke Romano into a high-class provincial lock while Peter Borlase has got through a lot of work in the front row and has seldom been bested. Slade kicked like a charm last week and will finish as second-highest scorer on the year despite missing a couple of matches while Robbie Fruean and first-year man Telusa Veainu are both chances to claim the try-scoring crown outright. Nathan White has been outstanding as captain and player for Waikato and his scrummaging has been a feature in the last couple of weeks. Jack Lam has worked hard all season and can never be faulted for effort or willingness to take the hits. Trent Renata got it right off the tee when it really counted last week after a few early misses and outside him Jackson Willison is often a quiet achiever – not noticed until he has sliced a backline open. Sosene Anesi is another who has stepped it up in the last couple of weeks and could be one of the more dangerous men on the pitch this Friday.
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