Follow @RedefinedRugbyi FINALS TIME! This update features your ITM Cup information for the Finals: IN CASE OF A DRAW… If teams are tied on points at full time, the following rules apply in order until a winner is declared: a) an additional 10 minutes of extra time each way b) the team scoring the most…
Follow @RedefinedRugby 24 vs 29 Hawke’s Bay will challenge Tasman in next week’s championship final after defeating Otago 29-24 at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Less than 24 hours after the All Blacks and Wallabies set the same ground alight with breathtaking rugby, the two provinces fancied their chances of producing a similar spectacle.…
Follow @RedefinedRugby 2013 ITM Cup Semi-Finals Wellington have finished as the highest qualifier, losing just one match to grab top spot after the regular season finishing ahead of defending champions Canterbury, who claimed the second home spot in the ITM Premiership. The Ricoh Lions will welcome Tana Umaga’s Steelers, who locked up the Ranfurly Shield…
Follow @RedefinedRugby 35 vs 24 Hawke’s Bay displayed incredible resolve to hold off Wellington 35-24 in Napier on Thursday night. Having led 17-0 in the opening quarter, the Magpies fell behind late in the second half before scoring two unanswered tries to put the result beyond doubt. Replacement Adam Bradey edged his side ahead when…
Follow @RedefinedRugby 10 from 10 on the 10th ? Wellington’s goal WALKING WOUNDED: Hawke’s Bay have made three changes with looshead Adrian Barone making way for Max Lahiff. Karl Lowe replaces Mark Atkins at No 8 while Zac Guildford will employ his lethal counterattacking abilities in the No 15 jumper vacated by Trinity Spooner-Neera.Chris Boyd…
Follow @RedefinedRugby The Ricoh Wellington Lions’ final ITM Cup round-robin match for 2013 brings with it a special milestone for Alapati Leiua. Tomorrow night’s match against Hawke’s Bay in Napier will be the dynamic winger’s 50thappearance for the Lions.Having recently returned from injury, Leiua said the achievement had been a long time coming. “It means…
Follow @RedefinedRugby 15 v 23 Mistake-ridden Southland paid the price for poor skills when beaten 15-23 by Hawke’s Bay in their vital ITM Cup Championship game in Invercargill on Thursday. Hawke’s Bay left Rugby Park with the advantage in the race for a home play-offs semi-final while Southland are not even assured of making the…
Follow @RedefinedRugby Jockeying for places in the Championship play-offs is high on the agenda this weekend and Southland could wrap up their place when meeting Hawke’s Bay tonight in Invercargill. WALKING WOUNDED: Southland still have a concern over first five-eighths Marty McKenzie. He is bracketed with Scott Eade, but if McKenzie is fit, Eade will…
Follow @RedefinedRugby 55 v 10 Hawke’s Bay boosted their chances of a first-place finish to the season after demolishing North Harbour 55-10 in Napier on Sunday. Doubts were raised after last week’s hiccup against Tasman, but they are now just two points behind the championship leaders after leapfrogging Otago and Southland to second place. With…
Follow @RedefinedRugby WALKING WOUNDED: Hawke’s Bay have made just one change to their starting lineup with journeyman halfback Alby Mathewson returning to his spot in the No 9 jumper. Meanwhile, North Harbour’s only change is also at halfback where Bryn Hall has been given the nod ahead of Brenton Helleur. FORM: Hawke’s Bay were left…
Follow @RedefinedRugby 18 v 09 Tasman secured a scintillating 18-9 victory over Hawke’s Bay to move to the top of the Championship ladder. A lack of tries didn’t equate to a lack in quality as both sides illustrated a high skill-set befitting a top-of-the-table clash. With offloads aplenty and a superb kicking display the…
Follow @RedefinedRugby Another fantastic top-of-the-table clash is on the cards this Sunday afternoon in Nelson. MISSING IN ACTION: Robbie Malneek is elevated to the starting fullback’s position after usual No.15 Marty Banks was unavailable through illness. Tom Marshall also returns from swine flu that saw miss their clash against North Harbour and he will assume…
Follow @RedefinedRugby ITM Cup Week 6 information for the week: This week the action kicks off on Wednesday night, with Bay of Plenty and Southland playing twice and Waikato challenging Counties Manukau for the Ranfurly Shield. Coming up this week Waikato have a chance for Redemption with a Shield Challenge 3 weeks after losing it…
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