Auckland will be hoping to put rivalry aside ahead of their NPC clash with old foes Canterbury at Eden Park. 

The hosts go into this afternoon's clash still hunting for an elusive first win of the campaign, with last week's 27-25 bonus point loss at Otago just keeping them off the bottom of the ladder. 

Winger Lolagi Visinia says they're a young team and still testing a few things out, but that's not translating into victories. 

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