ITM Cup

Follow @RedefinedRugby Usually such matches are hailed as replays of the grand final from the season before, but while Canterbury have looked every bit the defending champions so far, the Lions in 2014 have looked to be a shadow of their most recent vintages. Squad update: Scott Robertson has, as has been

Follow @RedefinedRugby Northland have stormed Forsyth Barr Stadium with a 40-23 win over Otago to continue the fifth round of the 2014 ITM Cup. It was a remarkable second half in from Northland, who put together a good plan and turned around opening half pressure from Otago to record their third victory

Follow @RedefinedRugby 31 v 30 In what would have been an immensely frustrating afternoon at the office for Wellington head coach Chris Boyd, Auckland have defeated the Lions 31-30 at Eden Park after the tourists were unable to register a single point in the second half. The Lions, last year’s ITM

Follow @RedefinedRugby This match is one that some rugby traditionalists may think is happening in some strange parallel universe, with Auckland, the most successful New Zealand province with 16 titles and over 180 supplied All Blacks, against a Wellington team that has reached nine of the last 15 finals - the