Heartland Championship

Upsets for Buller and Poverty Bay in Heartland while West Coast snatch Rundle Cup Win West Coast's 125th jubilee celebrations were capped off in style with an upset 21-7 win over Buller in Greymouth in the Heartland Championship. It also saw them grab back the Rundle Cup, the region's symbol of the

Follow @RedefinedRugby We look at Week Two of the 2015 Heartland Championship and Poverty Bay are the early front-runners after their big win in Ruatoria. Mid-Canterbury though have announced their intentions for 2015 with the win over Hanan Shield opponents South Canterbury and this week they travel to Wanganui in a

Follow @RedefinedRugby New Zealand Heartland XV to face Australian Barbarians; coaches appointed Mid Canterbury Coach Grant Keenan has been appointed Head Coach of the New Zealand Heartland XV today, and will be assisted by Poverty Bay Head Coach Mutu Ngarimu. The team selected from Pink Batts Heartland Championship sides at the end of

Follow @RedefinedRugby WAIRARAPA-BUSH's Heartland championship rugby fixture with North Otago at Memorial Park, Masterton, on Saturday will have its share of historical significance. It will be the first game in this competition to be played on an artificial turf and, what's more, it will be under lights with a start time of

Follow @RedefinedRugby A strong second half allowed Mid Canterbury to break clear of a 17-17 halftime score to beat South Canterbury 34-17 in Ashburton on Saturday. The defending Meads Cup champions scored five tries to two with Murray Williams scoring a try and adding nine points with his boot. Buller, the beaten finalist