Thames Valley pulled off the surprise result of the Mitre 10 Heartland season when ending Wanganui's three year run of success in the Meads Cup when claiming a 17-7 win at Cook's Gardens in Wanganui on Saturday. As a result, South Canterbury, who scored an impressive 58-21 win over King Country

The Maori All Blacks squad to play in the USA, Brazil and Chile for their end of year tour, has been named today. The Maori All Blacks squad (with Iwi/tribe and Province) for the tour is (*denotes uncapped): FORWARDS Front Row Chris Eves (Waikato / Tainui North) - Harbour Tyrel Lomax (Ngai Tuhoe / Muaupoko)

Black Ferns squad for November Tests named Black Ferns Head Coach Glenn Moore has called three new players into his squad to play an historic triple header Test against the USA in Chicago and two Tests against France next month. The Black Ferns squad to tour the USA and France is (Test

New Zealand claim sevens gold at Youth Olympic Games The New Zealand Under 18 sevens team has won a historic gold at the Youth Olympic Games in Argentina this morning. The team went through pool play undefeated with wins against Tunisia, Colombia, France, Canada and Kazakhstan to qualify in top spot for the gold