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Watch: Maori All Blacks triumph as USA Eagles suffer
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Watch: Maori All Blacks triumph as USA Eagles suffer

In terms of theatre, it peaked with the haka. The rugby followed a path that was a trifle predictable in that the US were hanging on early and could only keep their tenuous grip until halftime. It was never going to be any other way. Not because the US continue to be the giant that won't awake, but because they were shafted by the all-powerful European clubs who refused to release any of the Eagles' best talent.

Watch: Last minute drop goal seals promotion for North Harbour
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Watch: Last minute drop goal seals promotion for North Harbour

Footage from Sky. Bryn Gatland has kicked North Harbour into the Premiership. Thoughts of 1992 entered the mind as the clock wound down at a 14-all stalemate in the Dunedin Championship final. The first NPC semifinal went to extra time before a late Greg Cooper try broke Harbour hearts. But Gatland, the No 10, slotted a 79th minute drop goal to win the Championship, meaning Harbour will swap with Hawke's Bay for the 2017 season. He emulated his 2013 late pot which won Hamilton BHS the national Top 4 title.