Follow @RedefinedRugby 12 v 06 Manawatu secured just their third win of the season with a 12-6 victory over Taranaki in Palmerston North on Saturday night. It was Old Timer’s Day at FMG Stadium and poor overhead conditions ensured the match would live up to the tough, physical and grinding encounters seen so frequently in…
Follow @RedefinedRugby The last time these two teams met was to contest the Ranfurly Shield in a one-sided encounter. Expect enough brutality from a Manwatu side desperate to get revenge. MISSING IN ACTION: Jason Emery’s continued absence sees Hamish Northcott get a chance at centre for Manawatu. Rob Foreman’s return to the starting hooker role.…
Follow @RedefinedRugby 21 v 03 Try for Taranaki: Blade Thomson Taranaki scored two unanswered tries to beat Bay of Plenty 21-3 in Saturday’s ITM Cup clash at Yarrow Stadium. The result sees Taranaki provisionally climb above Waikato (who have a game in hand) in the Premiership standings while Bay of Plenty are rooted to the…
Follow @RedefinedRugby Jamison Gibson-Park: At nine for Taranaki Taranaki coach Colin Cooper has made five changes to his side for Saturday’s bottom-of-the-table ITM Cup clash with Bay of Plenty in in New Plymouth. Out go hooker Rhys Marshall, lock Jarrad Hoeata, scrum-half Smylie, fly-half Daniel Brooks and inside centre Ope Peleseuma. In come Timo Tutavaha,…
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…
Follow @RedefinedRugby 44 v 07 The Shield has found a home. At least for another week. Having passed through four different provinces in the space of a fortnight, Counties Manukau broke the trend when they saw off the challenge of Taranaki 44-7 in Pukekohe on Sunday. After witnessing the passion with which the minnows defended…
Follow @RedefinedRugby 23 v 10 – Taranaki have secured their second win of the ITM Cup with a 23-10 victory over Hawke’s Bay in atrocious conditions at Yarrow Stadium on Wednesday evening. Andre Taylor kicked three penalties and two conversions to finish with 13 points as the hosts prepared for their encounter with Ranfurly Shield…
Follow @RedefinedRugby The last time these two sides met was for the Ranfurly Shield – two words Hawke’s Bay would rather forget for the time being. MISSING IN ACTION: Taranaki’s Andre Taylor returns from injury to start at centre while Seta Tamanivalu moves to the wing. Nemia Soqeta and Beaudein Waaka return to the 22…
Follow @RedefinedRugby Coming up this week Well The Ranfurly Shield got on another Plane last week and now it is in unfamiliar surrounds , Counties-Manukau and on Sunday they get to Defend ye’ol Log’o’Wood for the First time ever against Taranaki. Who themselves begin week 5 with a home match against the previous Shield Holders…
Follow @RedefinedRugby 15 v 51 – Auckland have continued their unbeaten record with an impressive 51-15 victory over Taranaki at Yarrow Stadium in New Plymouth on Saturday. While other victories have been less convincing, Saturday’s six-tries-to-two win ensured the visitors ended their week with three straight victories within seven days. It’s a sign of a…
Follow @RedefinedRugby Starts: Piri Weepu Auckland head coach Wayne Pivac has made five changes to his line-up for Saturday’s clash with Taranaki in New Plymouth, with Piri Weepu in the XV. A number of those changes are injury enforced, while a short three-day turnaround between fixtures has prompted coach Pivac to act. Blues props Sam…
Follow @RedefinedRugby Coming up this week Auckland kick off Week Four tonight when they host Counties-Manukau while again we look at a Ranfurly Shield Challenge , this time the first defence by Hawkes Bay in 44 Years. Will the Shield move Again ? Will Hawkes Bay break Wellingtons long standing record of shortest tenure ?…
Follow @RedefinedRugby 14 – 15 Taranaki gained their first win of the ITM Cup when beating Southland 15-14 in a lacklustre game in Invercargill on Saturday night. While Southland mounted an attempt to steal a victory in the last quarter, Taranaki had reward for banking their opportunities earlier in the game and their defence,…
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