Heartland Championship

Follow @RedefinedRugby The 2016 Mitre10 Heartland Championship season has once again shown how important this competition is, in the fabric of the New Zealand rugby culture. CHECK out the Full article with Stats/Images in the latest Hardcopy of RUGBYNEWS (NZ) edition {12 Dec 2016 , available at News Agency Outlets} MEADS CUP Wanganui once

Follow @RedefinedRugby So there we go , Wanganui are your 2016 Meads Cup Champions this season and retain the Heartland Championship crown , while North Otago sort their revenge on last years defeat by King Country to wrestle the Lochore Cup off the Rams in Te Kuiti. James Lash ends the season

Follow @RedefinedRugby Winning finals is something Wanganui have made into an art form and they did it again when winning the Mitre 10 Heartland Meads Cup final 20-18 over Buller in Wanganui on Saturday. In 11 years of Meads Cup play under the format Wanganui have appeared in all but two finals,

Follow @RedefinedRugby Wanganui and King Country both have the chance to secure back-to-back titles when the Meads Cup and Lochore Cup finals are played on Saturday. Wanganui have the chance to become the first team to capture five Meads Cup titles when they take on Buller at Cooks Gardens. Buller weren’t highly

Follow @RedefinedRugby The Semi-Finals have been played and now we look forward to two great finals this weekend as the Lochore Cup see's King Country host North Otago in a repeat of last years final at Te Kuiti, while last years champions Wanganui get to host Buller at home in Wanganui