ITM CUP | Preview | Canterbury v Northland

Follow @RedefinedRugby Preview: Canterbury v Northland 28th August 2014 – BET NOW Joe Moody and Colin Slade will start for Canterbury in Thursday’s clash with Northland in Christchurch. Moody and Slade have been released from All Black duty and are two of the 12 changes to Canterbury coach Scott Robertson’s starting XV. Moody will pack…

ITM Cup Preview – Week 2

Follow @RedefinedRugby Two of last week’s big winners, Waikato and Canterbury, will clash tonight in Hamilton as week two of the ITM Cup continues. Waikato ($3.70) v Canterbury ($1.25) Tonight 6:05pm | Bet Now While most of the talk after the first week was about the 6-times defending champions Canterbury, what can’t be ignored was…

ITM Cup | Preview – Canterbury v Auckland

Follow @RedefinedRugby Canterbury v Auckland Current Odds HEAD 2 HEAD as at 10.37am 15/08/2014 Canterbury 1.33 / Auckland 3.10 | Bet Now Saturday 4:35pm | Bet Now Canterbury is the six-times defending champions in the ITM Cup and not surprisingly they start as warm favourites to do it again in 2014. However they have lost…

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…

ITM Cup 2014 season launched

Follow @RedefinedRugby ITM Cup 2014 season launched New game priorities for referees It’s almost here!  The 39th season of New Zealand’s premier domestic competition – the ITM Cup – kicks off in nine days’ time with all teams raring to get their 2014 campaigns under way. The 2014 season of the ITM Cup was officially…

ITM Cup 2014 draw released

Follow @RedefinedRugby ITM Cup 2014 draw released Taranaki will open this year’s ITM Cup season by hosting Ranfurly Shield holders Counties Manukau at Yarrow Stadium on Thursday 14 August. “New Zealand Rugby has today released the final 2014 draw for the nine-week plus playoffs competition.” The first round of the 11-week competition also sees the Southland…

Canterbury make it six ITM Cups in a row

Follow @RedefinedRugby 13 vs 29 Canterbury’s superior use of the wind at Westpac Stadium and their finals experience was sufficient to carry them to a 29-13 win over Wellington on Saturday night. Wellington, perennially the loser at the action end of New Zealand’s season, were pressured into mistakes at vital stages and Canterbury, claiming their…

Auckland women continue dominance

Follow @RedefinedRugby 20 v 10 Auckland’s women’s provincial championship reign continued for another year after they defeated Canterbury 20-10 in the final in Wellington on Saturday afternoon. Three unconverted tries illustrated Auckland’s dominance up front despite the tight scoreline in a result that saw Auckland win their 14th final in 15 attempts. They didn’t have…

ITM Cup Premiership Final: Wellington v Canterbury

Follow @RedefinedRugby WELLINGTON v CANTERBURY Saturday 26 October, 7.35pm at Westpac Stadium, Wellington Played: 168, 1883–2013Wellington wins: 85 | Canterbury wins: 73 |Draws: 10 Last match: Wellington 25 Canterbury 19, 21.09.13 in Wellington (ITMC) Last Canterbury win: Canterbury 20 Wellington 12, 08.09.12 in Christchurch (ITMC) Biggest Canterbury score: 73 (73–7), 18.08.97 in Christchurch (NPC) Biggest…

Old foes meet in 2013 Women’s Provincial Championship Final

Follow @RedefinedRugby Canterbury and Auckland will contest the final of the Women’s National Provincial Championship next week. Canterbury assured its place with a 53-5 win over Wellington while Auckland beat Waikato 30-8 on Saturday. Otago 37 (Pip Love 3, Greer Muir, Haile Hurring tries; Anika Tiplady 3 con, 2 pen) Manawatu 7 (Scorers not provided).…