Heartland Championship

Pushing their luck to the limit, Horowhenua Kapiti held out Wairarapa Bush in the final moments to claim the Heartland Lochore Cup 26-23 in another finals thriller at Levin Domain on Sunday. Having regained the lead with seven minutes remaining, Horowhenua Kapiti made the dangerous decision to attempt to close down

Pressure play from Thames Valley during a strong second half showing paved the way for the side's first Heartland Meads Cup win when they beat South Canterbury 17-12 in Timaru on Saturday. It was a triumph for Thames Valley, who were the fourth qualifier and who had to overcome the dominant

We are down to the final two games of the 2018 Mitre10 Heartland Championship. On Saturday South Canterbury are hosting the Thames Valley Swampfoxes in Timaru as both sides vie to clinch their first Heartland title, so no matter the result we will have a new name engraved on the Colin

New Zealand Heartland XV named for 2018 New Zealand Heartland XV Coach Craig Scanlon has named the 2018 squad for two matches in November. The New Zealand Heartland XV is; Player Provincial Union Alex Bradley Thames Valley Scott Cameron Horowhenua Kapiti Carl Carmichael King Country Dean Church King Country Craig Clare Wanganui Cam Crowley Wanganui Ralph Darling North Otago James Goodger Wairarapa Bush Campbell Hart Wanganui Shaun Hill Thames Valley Sione Holani West Coast Meli Kolinisau North Otago Seta