6 Oct 2013

Counties push Canterbury

5:31 pm on 6 October 2013

Provincial rugby champions Canterbury had to dig deep to beat visitors Counties Manukau 38-23 in Christchurch on Sunday afternoon.

Counties led 13-9 at half-time and 23-9 after their second try and another penalty following the break.

But Canterbury stormed home over the second-string Steelers with four straight tries to keep their push for a home semi-final alive.