Taranaki flexed their muscle in the Mitre 10 Cup championship with a 52-19 hammering of Northland in New Plymouth this afternoon.
The Bulls moved to the top of the championship ladder after running rampant at Yarrow Stadium.
The scored eight tries to-three with centre Sean Wainui and Jackson Ormond crossing for doubles.
First five-eighth Daniel Waite crossed for a rather unusual try in the second half as the Bulls counter-attacked following a kick from Taniwha fullback Scott Gregory, who endured a tough outing.
Gregory’s clearance didn’t find touch and left most of his teammates offside with Naki hooker Ricky Riccitelli receiving the kick before throwing a wide cut-out pass.
The Bulls continued to move to the ball to the left where Waite had too much speed to finish in the corner.
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