Tasman beat Manawatu with a bonus point

Dedicated forwards and outstanding back play by Peter Betham and Robbie Malneek were the chief components in Tasman's convincing 27-3 win over Manawatu in their ITM Cup match in Palmerston North on Sunday.
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Preview: Manawatu v Tasman

Tasman has a habit of giving Manawatu the hurry-up, but it will take some sort of effort for the Makos to get up again after they gave the Shield challenge everything they had. Manawatu, on the other hand, rebounded from a poor performance at Auckland to give Northland a thumping, so the home team will go into this match in a good frame of mind.
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