WELLINGTON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Canterbury beat Auckland 21-15 (halftime 12-9) in their first division rugby semifinal of New Zealand's National Provincial Championship (NPC) at Christchurch on Saturday.
Canterbury will now meet Counties-Manukau in the NPC final next weekend.
Scorers:
Canterbury - Penalties: Andrew Mehrtens (6); Drop goal: Mehrtens.
Auckland - Penalties: Adrian Cashmore (5).
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