ITM Cup

Follow @RedefinedRugby   WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2014 It was a night to forget for Auckland, not only on the scoreboard, but on the injury front as well as they went down to a record ITM Cup loss, 18–41, to Counties Manukau at Pukekohe on Wednesday. The record win over Waikato in their last outing

Follow @RedefinedRugby ITM Cup 2014 Round 9 A look at the permutations and the contenders for semifinals The stats team and number crunchers have been working on how the results from this last round, starting tonight, could affect final seedings for deciding the ITM Cup 2014 semifinal match-ups. Three semifinalists have been confirmed for

Follow @RedefinedRugby All eyes on the last week of round robin play in the ITM Cup will be on Taranaki who host a Canterbury team needing to get back on the rails. That is likely to be made a little easier by the return of some heavy artillery from injury and know

Follow @RedefinedRugby Monday, October 6, 2014 In a battle between the two Hurricanes franchise unions Manawatu came out on top with a convincing 29-3 win and claim top spot in the race for promotion to the ITM Cup Premiership. The Turbos will face Otago on Friday night while Hawke's Bay will play Southland

Follow @RedefinedRugby Getty Images STAGS STAR: Lima Sopoaga was one who got away from Wellington's setup. The Wellington Rugby Football Union has launched an independent review into all aspects of its operations. WRFU chairman Tony Duffin made the announcement to staff yesterday. Duffin, and chief executive James Te Puni, stressed that the review was