Pink Batts Heartland Championship Week Six review

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…

Mid Canterbury, Thames Valley unbeaten

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,…

Changing of the guard in Heartland rugby

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…

Lively start to Heartland Championship

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.…