Follow @RedefinedRugby Northland v Hawkes Bay 8:05pm The second match will be at Toll Stadium in Whangarei and sees Northland playing host to the new holders of the Ranfurly Shield, Hawkes Bay. Northland has started their season with a win and two losses but that win was memorable, a thrashing of Wellington. Friday 5 September,…
Follow @RedefinedRugby Counties Manukau 21-27 Hawkes Bay Ryan Tongia’s 66th-minute try led to Hawke’s Bay recapturing the Ranfurly Shield after defeating Counties Manukau in Pukekohe. Ihaia West added the extra two points for a final score of 27-21, as the visitors held onto their narrow lead in the final minutes. The defensive effort in…
Follow @RedefinedRugby The third round of the ITM Cup will be boosted with the presence of ten All Blacks, with New Zealand’s coaching team confirming that a group of players would be released from the squad. The list is below, with Auckland the chief beneficiary with three All Blacks available. Hawke’s Bay, who have a…
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…
Follow @RedefinedRugby Tasman vs Hawkes Bay 35 – 15 On more than one occasion a team promoted has struggled when playing in the top flight, and while the Makos are still to face a Premiership heavyweight, they signalled their presence in this year’s competition with a 35-15 victory over Hawke’s Bay. To put the thumping…
Follow @RedefinedRugby Tasman v Hawke’s Bay Current Odds HEAD 2 HEAD as at 12.29pm 16/08/2014 Tasman 1.45 / Hawkes Bay 2.60 | Bet Now Sunday 2:35pm | Bet Now Two matches on Sunday to complete the opening round and first up its Tasman at home to Hawkes Bay. Tasman were good enough to be promoted…
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…
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…
Follow @RedefinedRugby Two new teams boost 2014 Women’s Provincial Championship Selected matches to be broadcast as ITM Cup curtain raisers Final WPC Draw released Nine teams will compete in this year’s 2014 Women’s Provincial Championship (WPC) which kicks off next Saturday 23 August. * Televised Curtain Raiser to ITM Cup fixture Bay of Plenty return…
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…
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…
Follow @RedefinedRugby 26 – 25 Tigerish, unrelenting Tasman defence denied an impassioned Hawke’s Bay 80-minute assault to claim a 26-25 win in the final of the ITM Championship final at Trafalgar Park in Nelson on Friday. Hawke’s Bay did finally break out from their own line in the 79th minute to score a try set…
Follow @RedefinedRugby Tasman stand on the threshold of rich reward for a lively campaign when the meet Hawke’s Bay in the ITM Cup Championship final at Nelson’s Trafalgar Park on Friday night. WALKING WOUNDED: Inspirational Tasman captain Shane Christie returns to the side from a concussion while Tevita Koloamatangi, the blindside flanker, is ruled out…
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