Follow @RedefinedRugby Tryscorer Ace Malo, pictured here against Thames Valley, and his Wanganui teammates could not find a way through in windy conditions in Oamaru on Saturday. PHOTO/FILE. After eight straight years of Meads Cup finals appearances, it is time to start thinking about the Lochore trophy. A mistake-riddled second half lowered Steelform Wanganui’s flag…
Follow @RedefinedRugby ROUND 6 WINNERS Three teams share Heartland lead Mid Canterbury, Wairarapa Bush and West Coast sit atop the Pink Batts Heartland championship after six rounds of play. Mid Canterbury travelled away to claim a 32-17 win over King Country in the latest round while West Coast proved too strong for Thames Valley at…
Follow @RedefinedRugby ROUND 4 WINNERS Mid Canterbury and Thames Valley can no longer boast an unbeaten record after falling to North Otago and King Country respectively. There was only one point in it at half-time in Oamaru, in favour of the visitors. But Mike Mullins will be proud of his side, which edged home 19-18…
Follow @RedefinedRugby Round 3 Winners Mid Canterbury extended its lead in the Pink Batts Heartland championship on Saturday when beating closest rival Wairarapa Bush 29-23 at Ashburton. Mid Canterbury had to come from behind, however, as they were down 9-17 at half-time. However, two tries to wing Dwayne Burrowes and good goal-kicking from Murray Williams,…
Follow @RedefinedRugby Coming up this week Round 3 of the 2013 Heartland Championship The head-to-heads below are from the Heartland Championship, which kicked off in 2006. EAST COAST v NORTH OTAGO Sat 7 September, 2.30pm, Whakarua Park, Ruatoria Played: 7, 2006-2012 | East Coast wins: 2 | North Otago wins: 5 Last match:…
Follow @RedefinedRugby A changing of the guard appears underway in the Pink Batts Heartland Championship. Wanganui and North Otago, two of the perennial strong sides in the competition suffered their second losses on Saturday. Wanganui went down to Buller 11-15 while South Canterbury beat North Otago 21-15. The early pace setters are Mid Canterbury, who…
Follow @RedefinedRugby Round One Winners It was a day of upsets on the opening day of the Pink Batts Heartland Championship today. Perennial hard nuts Wanganui were beaten 17-16 by King Country while Wairarapa Bush beat North Otago 20-18. And East Coast were pushed all the way by Horowhenua Kapiti before taking a 25-24 win.…
Follow @RedefinedRugby Two legends of the game – Sir Brian Lochore and Sir Colin Meads – have kicked off the Pink Batts Heartland Championship season for 2013. Sir Brian and Sir Colin, who have lent their names to the championship’s key trophies, were guests of honour at the official season launch at Waikanae Rugby Football Club this…
The Heartland XV team to play New Zealand Marist at College Rifles Rugby Club in Auckland on Saturday 3 November has been named. WEST COAST RFU Website has Live Stream on Saturday @ http://westcoastrfu.com/news/news212.htm Starting XV: 1. Matt Fetu South Canterbury 2. Ngarimu Simpkins East Coast 3. Shaun McDonough Wanganui 4. Ben Coman Buller 5.…
20/10/2012 East Coast will play Wanganui in the final of the Meads Cup and South Canterbury will play Buller in the Lochore Cup section of the Heartland Championship next weekend. Wanganui 23 (Phil Chase, Jon Smyth tries; Nick Harding 2 con, 3 pen) Wairarapa Bush 20 (Nathan Hunt try; Glen Walters con, pen). HT: 16-10…
13/10/2012 East Coast finished on top of the Heartland championship at the end of the regular season and will play North Otago in next week’s Meads Cup semi-finals. EAST COAST vs NTH OTAGO WANGANUI vs WAIRARAPA BUSH Wanganui, who finished on the same points as East Coast, but who lost the game between the two,…
Oct 13, 2012 East Coast 24 Poverty Bay 14 East Coast used their get out of jail card, not once but twice, to beat Poverty Bay 24-14 and secure a bonus point in their Heartland Championship rugby match at Gisborne today (Sat). Trailing 14-12 with two minutes remaining, Coast left winger Mike King scored two…
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