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Waikato's Farah Palmer Cup team have fled twice in five days to avoid level 3 and ensure Saturday's final in Christchurch goes ahead after plenty of Covid-19 chaos.

Stuff sports reporters15:52, Jul 18 2021 Elias Rodriguez/Getty Images Sanita Lavave of the Wellington Pride tries to break a tackle during the Farah Palmer Cup match against Otago in Porirua on Sunday. Wellington produced a defensive masterclass to beat Otago 13-5 in their Farah Palmer Cup match at Jerry Collins Stadium in Porirua on Sunday. In addition to working tirelessly in the tackle and the breakdowns, the women from the capital wheeled out a superior scrum to deny Otago a bonus point. S...

Brooker’s two tries – scored either side of the halftime break – were two of the home side’s best on a day Canterbury never trailed. She beat four defenders on the way to the line for her first, before wriggling out of another after collecting a chip kick to bag her second. Kai Schwoerer/Getty Images Canterbury wing Isabella Waterman scored a peach of a try in her team’s big win against Counties Manukau in Christchurch on Saturday. However, wing Isabella Waterman’s try after the ...