Heartland Championship

Head coach Nigel Walsh has named his New Zealand Heartland XV squad which features 11 potential debutants to don the black jersey. The 23-man squad comprises of the best players from across the country rewarded for their standout performances in the 2023 Bunnings Warehouse Heartland Championship competition. Walsh confirmed his squad following

South Canterbury has won the Meads Cup for a third consecutive year with a 40-30 victory over a gallant Whanganui. Down 33-30 the Butcher Boys were pressing hard for victory in the last ten minutes until a careless penalty was conceded at the breakdown. With momentum, and approaching the hosts 22,

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

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,