Top 14 | A team-by-team preview of the 2014-15 season

Follow @RedefinedRugby All you need to know about the French top flight. The Top 14 season kicks off on Friday with Bayonne v Toulon In recent years the Top 14 has grown to become one of the biggest attractions in rugby and is awash with international prowess throughout. Now, thanks to a new broadcasting deal,…

WRWC 2014 | Canada to face England in World Cup final

Follow @RedefinedRugby  Canada will face former champions England in the final of Women’s Rugby World Cup 2014 on Sunday at the Stade Jean Bouin after they enjoyed contrasting semi-final victories in the French capital. England booked their place in a sixth Women’s Rugby World Cup final after an emphatic 40-7 victory over first-time semi-finalists Ireland, the Red…

NZ Marist Colts 2014 – TOUR

Follow @RedefinedRugby NZ Marist Colts 2014 – TOUR Central Regions Tour: 15th August to 24th August Each year NZ Marist undertakes a Colts rugby tour with players selected from the 29 Marist affiliated clubs within New Zealand and invited players from Marist clubs overseas. Over the years they have had invited players from Australia, Fiji, Samoa,…

PREVIEW: Opening round of the 2014 ITM Cup

Follow @RedefinedRugby The always-popular ITM Cup provincial rugby tournament kicks off this week and this is the competition where the rugby public see the future stars for the first time. Taranaki v Counties Manukau Thursday 7:35pm | Bet Now The opening match on Thursday night features Taranaki hosting Counties-Manukau with both of these teams playing…

ITM Cup Contenders & Pretenders

Follow @RedefinedRugby The 2014 ITM Cup kicks off on tonight with Taranaki v Counties-Manukau. We look at how the NZ TAB have rated this season’s contenders Premiership: Canterbury ($2.25 to win Premiership) Six consecutive ITM Cup titles give Canterbury our favourites tag at $2.25. Even with a big host of All Blacks unavailable, the core…

Marvellous muddy mayhem

Follow @RedefinedRugby Steelform Wanganui put on a coach-pleasing performance at Cooks Gardens last night in a mud wrestle with Manawatu B. The weather-hampered match ended in a 7-all draw but coach Jason Caskey was happy with how the side looked heading into its Heartland Championship opener against South Canterbury in Timaru next weekend. Wanganui needed…