Week 8 of the Mitre10 Heartland championship kicks off Saturday from 2pm and we will not know the full Semi Final outcomes till 8.30pm , a huge day of Heartland Rugby , where 5 of the match-ups have not met since 2015 and two sides, Thames Valley and East Coast
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So’oialo’s goal-kicking downs Wanganui
Follow @RedefinedRugby Horowhenua Kapiti's first five-eighths James So'oialo booted five penalty goals to help his side to a 15-8 win over Wanganui in Mitre 10 Heartland Championship game in Levin on Saturday. The win maintained Horowhenua Kapiti's hold on second place in the competition, three points behind South Canterbury who had a
Never-say-die Taranaki lift Ranfurly Shield
Follow @RedefinedRugby Taranaki wrote themselves into the rich history of Ranfurly Shield rugby with one of the most outstanding challenges to end Canterbury's reign with a 55–43 win at AMI Stadium in Christchurch on Friday. It defied belief that Taranaki could come back from 0-24 down after only 19 minutes of the
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South Canterbury remain on top of Heartland Championship
Follow @RedefinedRugby A star turn by halfback Willie Wright against West Coast saw South Canterbury retain their lead in the Heartland Championship. Wright scored a hat trick of tries and didn't miss a shot at goal, landing seven straight, in their 45-38 win. His personal haul of 30 points in a Heartland game was also