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![Rugby: Canterbury's red and black wall](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rugby: Canterbury's red and black wall
Hawkes Bay headed south last night with hopes high, but ran into a relentless red and black machine.
![<i>Inga Tuigamala</i>: Testing times for All Blacks loosies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
<i>Inga Tuigamala</i>: Testing times for All Blacks loosies
Inga Tuigamala believes Rodney So'oialo's presence in the starting XV gives the All Blacks their best loose forward trio.
![Rugby: Hawke's Bay no longer a surprise package](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rugby: Hawke's Bay no longer a surprise package
The underdog factor is long gone but Hawke's Bay rugby coach Peter Russell doesn't care.
![Rugby: Auckland victory win for Magpies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rugby: Auckland victory win for Magpies
Auckland have been kind to Hawke's Bay this season. They started by allowing the Magpies to crush them and ended it by giving them safe passage to the semifinals.