Canterbury down Makos in Blenheim

Patrick Osbourne of Canterbury found the tryline twice in the opening half against Tasman. Photo / Getty Images

Canterbury 36 Tasman 32

Canterbury outflanked Tasman 36-32 to record a bonus-point victory at Lansdowne Park in Blenheim.

Wingers Patrick Osbourne and Telsa Veainu scored all of Canterbury's tries with the latter picking up a hattrick and the former scoring a brace.

The brilliant finishing of the Canterbury wingers effectively sealed the win as a fast-finishing Makos side outscored the visitors in the secondhalf five tries to two.

Veainu scored a brilliant individual try in the opening half and crossed twice in the second stanza to pick up his second hattrick in his Canterbury career, with replacement first-five Tom Taylor nailing both conversions.

Despite being outclassed for the majority of the match, home fans had plenty to cheer about in the final quarter of the match as Mark Bright (2), Andrew Goodman, Tom Marshall and Taula Koloamatangi all touched down for tries.

The win sees the Cantabs rise to second behind Bay of Plenty at the top the Premiership table, but Tasman remain at the foot of the Championship on six points with North Harbour.

In the first stanza, Osbourne (2) and Veainu scored to lead 19-3 at the break.

Tasman's points came via the boot of captain Andrew Goodman with a penalty.

Osbourne opened the scoring for the red and blacks in the 3rd minute of the match, with fullback Sean Maitland getting on the outside of his marker to set his winger away to score a try.

First-five Tyler Bleyendaal kicked the extras.

Opposite wing Veainu made a a difficult try look easy as he beat three players down a narrow sideline corridor to squeeze the ball inside the corner post to score in the 25th minute. Bleyendaal converted.

Fijian winger Osbourne claimed his second try, as he caught Bleyendaal's cross-kick before rounding the fullback on his way to the tryline.

Canterbury 36 (Patrick Osborne 2, Telusa Veainu 3 tries; Tyler Bleyendaal 2 con, Tom Taylor pen, 2 con)
Tasman 32 (Mark Bright 2, Andrew Goodman, Tevita Koloamatangi, Tom Marshall, tries; Goodman pen, 2 con). Halftime: 19-3.

- HERALD ONLINE