Nigel Walsh played more than 170 senior games at prop for the Pleasant Point Rugby Club. He featured in seven finals and lost seven times. Following 68 appearances for South Canterbury between 1992 and 1999 he hooked up with Marist Albion in Christchurch coaching the Colts. He guided the Dooleys to
Heartland Championship
FINALISTS FOUND IN THE BUNNINGS WAREHOUSE HEARTLAND CHAMPIONSHIP
The Heartland Championship finalists have been found with a repeat of the 2022 decider between South Canterbury and Whanganui to decide the Meads Cup. West Coast will host the Lochore Cup final against Poverty Bay who pulled a rabbit out of the hat to shock North Otago. South Canterbury: 34 (Liueli Simote 2,
Heartland-raised cyclone funds provide financial relief for rugby participants on the East Coast
While New Zealand rugby’s 12 Heartland Provincial Unions are highly competitive on the field, the strength of their bonds off it are as strong as ever following the devastation of cyclone Gabrielle earlier this year. The cyclone left thousands of rugby participants in Poverty Bay and Ngāti Porou East Coast dealing
Bunnings Warehouse Heartland Championship 2023 draw announced
Domestic rugby season preparations across the Heartland Rugby Unions are in full swing with the 2023 season draw announced for the Bunnings Warehouse Heartland Championship. Following a competitive season in 2022, which saw Ngāti Porou East Coast win the Lochore Cup, the team kick off round one playing Wairarapa-Bush in in
