The 2013 ITM Cup in New Zealand has arrived at the finals. Sorry we missed the predictions for the semi-finals. Though there were no surprises except perhaps for the scores.
So we have a Wellington v Canterbury final in Wellington. Would guess that the Wellington Lions would have preferred anyone else, as Canterbury always seem to raise their game for the big match’s. So real tester but we will go with a Wellington Win.
The other match’s for the relegation/promotion leave us with Hawke’s Bay facing Tasman. Hawke’s Bay had a close call but won through in the end. Tasman always looked in control in their semi.
So given we had no predictions. Here are the results:
Results Semi-Finals
Fri 18 Oct 07:35 Wellington 41-10 Counties Man Wellington
Sat 19 Oct 02:05 Canterbury 56-26 Auckland Christchurch
Sat 19 Oct 04:35 Tasman 49-28 Southland Blenheim
Sun 20 Oct 02:35 Otago 24-29 Hawke’s Bay Dunedin
We have already called the Cup as a Wellington win, expect it to be a high scoring game with the lead changing frequently. Wellington to win but narrowly. The promotion game we will back Tasman who have been the strongest through the campaign. Here are the fixtures details with our tips in bold as usual:
Fixtures Finals
Fri 25 Oct 19:35 Tasman v Hawke’s Bay Blenheim SkySports UK
Sat 26 Oct 19:35 Wellington v Canterbury Wellington SkySports UK