Follow @RedefinedRugby We look at Week One of the 2015 Heartland Championship and we welcome to the RugbyHeartland.co.nz team the guys from RugbyData.com for helping provide us a platform to showcase this great championship. We can now offer you match by match break downs of matches between teams since the inception
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Perennial challengers Wanganui aiming for another trophy
Follow @RedefinedRugby http://wanganuirugby.co.nz Last season Wanganui claimed the Pink Batts Heartland Lochore Cup when beating North Otago 14-12 in their final played in Oamaru. North Otago, who were beaten by Mid Canterbury in last year's Meads Cup final, had a chance to claim a last-minute win with a long range penalty goal by
Mid Canterbury looking for three straight Meads Cups
Follow @RedefinedRugby http://midcanterburyrugby.co.nz/ Mid Canterbury will look to cement their reputation as the kings of the Pink Batts Heartland Championship, if they lift the Meads Cup this season it will be the third straight year the union has lifted the trophy. The proud union defended the Cup, named after All Blacks legend Sir
Poverty Bay – FROM BOYS TO MEN
Follow @RedefinedRugby POVERTY Bay coach Mutu Ngarimu is adamant Gisborne Boys’ High School players Isaia Walker-Leawere and Hunter Mokomoko have the ability to step up to senior representative level this season. Walker-Leawere (lock) and Mokomoko (winger) were yesterday named in Ngarimu’s 40-man squad to prepare for a Heartland Championship warm-up against Bay
Referees squad for 2015 ITM Cup named
Follow @RedefinedRugby New Zealand Rugby has named 16 match officials for the 2015 ITM Cup, which kicks off on Thursday 13 August, and there's an exciting blend of talent and experience in the ranks. The High Performance Referees Squad features three new referees in Jamie Nutbrown, Luke Scanlon and Cameron Stone as