Follow @RedefinedRugby WAIKATO TEAM TO PLAY THAMES VALLEY… The first Waikato team of 2016 has been named to defend the Ranfurly Shield against the Thames Valley Swampfoxes in Paeroa on Monday 6 June. The squad features six uncapped players in the run on side with another potential five debutants named on the bench. Melville
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Mitre 10 unveiled as new sponsor of national provincial rugby competitions
Follow @RedefinedRugby Mitre 10 unveiled as new sponsor of national provincial rugby competitions Teams to compete in Mitre 10 Cup, Mitre 10 Heartland Championship and Mitre 10 Women’s Provincial Championship from 2016 Five year partnership through to 2020 81 stores and 5,000 employees to get behind competitions New Zealand-owned home improvement and garden retailer, Mitre
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Shield challenge falls short
Follow @RedefinedRugby For 55 minutes last night, Mid Canterbury winning rugby’s Ranfurly Shield didn’t look like a far-flung dream. But when the final whistle blew in their challenge against Hawke’s Bay in Napier, the score-line read 57-12 and the boys and green and gold had been taught a lesson in how to
Hammers up for challenge
Follow @RedefinedRugby Mid Canterbury’s starting line-up for tonight’s Ranfurly Shield rugby challenge against Hawke’s Bay has been named. At number eight, Jon Dampney returns from injury to take on the role of captain again, a year after captaining the side in a Ranfurly Shield challenge against Counties-Manukau, where the men in green