ITM Cup: Canterbury fight back to win, Counties Manukau beat Tasman

The reigning Premiership champions looked set for a heavy defeat at 23-9 down with just 20 minutes remaining.

However, Waisake Naholo's sin-bin proved the turning point, as Matt Todd and Johnny McNicholl both scored within three minutes of each other to bring the scores level.

And Tom Taylor then had the final say, rounding off a remarkable turnaround with a 75th-minute penalty to win the game for Canterbury.

Sunday's other ITM Cup clash saw Counties Manukau run out 21-16 victors over Tasman.

Pauliasi Manu, Mike Stanley and Jordan Taufua all crossed for Manukau, and the result means Tasman will face Canterbury in their semi-final next Saturday.