Follow @RedefinedRugby French media reports that former All Black Jerry Collins has died in a car crash in France. “We at RugbyRedefined knew Jerry from his day’s here in Wellington , we pass on our sincere condolences to the Collins family “ Statement on Jerry Collins from New Zealand Rugby and Tim Castle New Zealand…
Follow @RedefinedRugby Accolades are flowing for the All Blacks most capped centre and Hurricanes captain Conrad Smith, who has today confirmed he is leaving New Zealand rugby at the end of the 2015 season. 33-year-old Smith will join French club Pau on a two-year deal at the end of what will be his 12th season…
Follow @RedefinedRugby 31 v 30 In what would have been an immensely frustrating afternoon at the office for Wellington head coach Chris Boyd, Auckland have defeated the Lions 31-30 at Eden Park after the tourists were unable to register a single point in the second half. The Lions, last year’s ITM Cup Premiership finalists,…
Follow @RedefinedRugby This match is one that some rugby traditionalists may think is happening in some strange parallel universe, with Auckland, the most successful New Zealand province with 16 titles and over 180 supplied All Blacks, against a Wellington team that has reached nine of the last 15 finals – the two bottom sides of…
Follow @RedefinedRugby Manawatu shock Wellington in the capital The Turbos have got their season back on track with a 27-21 win at Westpac Stadium tonight, recording their second win in three games, while Wellington, the 2013 Premiership finalists, are without a victory so far this campaign. It was simple stuff by Manawatu in the end,…
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 Wellington v Waikato Current Odds HEAD 2 HEAD as at 10.37am 15/08/2014 Wellington 1.22 / Waikato 4.00 | Bet Now Saturday 6:35pm | Bet Now Saturday night in the capital city sees last season’s beaten finalists, Wellington, pitted against Waikato. Coach Chris Boyd, who takes over at the Hurricanes next season, has had…
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 Wellington missed out to Manawatu 28-29 in an ITM Cup pre-season match at the Hutt Recreation Ground on Friday afternoon. Played in a blustery wind, Wellington trailed 14-19 halftime, came back to lead late in the match, but conceded a late try to the visiting side. Manawatu out-scored Wellington five tries to four.…
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