Heartland Championship

Follow @RedefinedRugby Mid Canterbury enjoyed a 50-32 four-try bonus point win over East Coast in Ashburton which allowed them to move four points clear of Wanganui. However, South Canterbury, with a 35-19 win over Thames Valley slipped into second place two points behind neighbours Mid Canterbury. Horowhenua Kapiti put some points between

Follow @RedefinedRugby Latest Heartland championship statistics are - Individual points - 65 Brandyn Laursen (H-K), 46 Hagen Schulte (Buller), 45 Ewen Scott (MC), 42 Tim Priest (WB), 41 Zayn Tipping (KC), 40 Ben Palmer (NO), 34 Nik Cumming (WC), 28 Trinity Spooner-Neera (Wang), Murray Williams (MC), Kahu Tamatea (PB), Jonnie Te Ruki

Follow @RedefinedRugby We continue our look at our new Stats that could get some people talking. We have calculated every Heartland Result since 2006 and have developed a Rankings Table , same as WORLD RUGBY (IRB) use to rank Test Country Rankings. So here we can see the possible Rankings for our Heartland

Follow @RedefinedRugby We look at Week Five of the 2015 Heartland Championship and Mid Canterbury are still the only un-beaten side in the 2015 Heartland Championship as their defence of the Meads Cup for the third consecutive year gains momentum . We highlight this week our Match of the Round , as Horowhenua-Kapiti versus North Otago

Follow @RedefinedRugby A great article in today's 'Herald on Sunday' , by Neil Reid looks into Three trailblazing women who are leaving a revolution in rugby's heartland, breaking down gender barriers around the national sport's tables of power. Bridget Belsham says she has put more pressure on herself to succeed as