Follow @RedefinedRugby Northland v Hawkes Bay 8:05pm The second match will be at Toll Stadium in Whangarei and sees Northland playing host to the new holders of the Ranfurly Shield, Hawkes Bay. Northland has started their season with a win and two losses but that win was memorable, a thrashing of Wellington. Friday 5 September,…
Follow @RedefinedRugby Napier Test match sold out Chance for fans to touch Ranfurly Shield at McLean Park The All Blacks Test match against Argentina at Napier’s McLean Park this Saturday night, is officially, a sell-out. With temporary seating increasing capacity at McLean Park to 22,150, New Zealand Rugby has today confirmed the venue is an…
Follow @RedefinedRugby Otago v North Harbour Current Odds HEAD 2 HEAD as at 10.37am 15/08/2014 Otago 1.22 / North Harbour 4.00 | Bet Now Saturday 2:35pm | Bet Now The first of three games on Saturday sees Otago hosting North Harbour in a Championship game. Tony Brown’s Otago had a brief flirtation with the Ranfurly…
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 The Counties Manukau Steelers season will play their second Ranfurly Shield match in a week Wednesday 9 July 6pm when they play Mid Canterbury at ECOLight Stadium. After their 68-0 win over Thames Valley last week, the Steelers are expecting the Meads Cup winners to be a tougher opposition and know they will…
Follow @RedefinedRugby ITM Cup 2014 draw released Taranaki will open this year’s ITM Cup season by hosting Ranfurly Shield holders Counties Manukau at Yarrow Stadium on Thursday 14 August. “New Zealand Rugby has today released the final 2014 draw for the nine-week plus playoffs competition.” The first round of the 11-week competition also sees the Southland…
Follow @RedefinedRugby Life doesn’t get any easier for the relegation-bound Bay of Plenty side as they take on the Ranfurly Shield holders Counties Manukau in Rotorua on Sunday. WALKING WOUNDED: Bay of Plenty will be without flanker Tanerau Latimer who has answered the All Blacks’ SOS call from Argentina. But off-setting his loss to a…
Follow @RedefinedRugby 37 25 The Ranfurly Shield magic lives on in Pukekohe. Counties Manukau ensured their tenure with the prized trophy lasts until at least the final round of the ITM Cup with a 37-25 bonus-point win over Waikato on Saturday afternoon. If surviving their first season in the top flight wasn’t enough motivation for…
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 24 v 27 South Auckland’s 58-year wait is over. The Ranfurly Shield is finally on its way. Shield fever is set to hit Pukekohe after Counties Manukau snatched provincial rugby’s most prized trophy, defeating holders Hawke’s Bay 27-24 in Napier on Saturday. Future generations will tell tales of the day Sikeli Nabou scored…
Follow @RedefinedRugby 24 v 27 Full Match Report to Follow Hawke’s Bay halfback Alby Mathewson – Source: Photosport Fulltime: Hawkes Bay 24 Counties Manukau 27 – Wow! It’s all over, Counties hold on and they have won the Ranfurly Shield for the first time in their history. 77 mins: Hawkes Bay 24 Counties Manukau 27 –…
Follow @RedefinedRugby Forsyth Barr Stadium is to be renamed for Otago’s first defence of the Ranfurly Shield against Hawkes Bay on Sunday. The stadium will be called ”Tony Brown’s Place” for the day, recapturing the spirit of a previous campaign involving the Otago coach and former player.” Party at Tony Brown’s Place” was the catchy,…
Follow @RedefinedRugby On the eve of the ITM Cup, allblacks.com takes a look at some of big questions that shall be answered in the coming weeks, as New Zealand’s premier domestic competition gets set for another bumper season with as much intrigue and excitement hovering around the 14 teams as ever before. From the Ranfurly…
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