NZ Schools and Barbarian Schools coaches announced

Follow @RedefinedRugby New Zealand Schools and Barbarian Schools coaches announced Porirua City to host matches Crusaders Assistant Coach Dave Hewett has been appointed coach of this year’s New Zealand Schools team and Hurricanes Development Coach Darren Larsen has been named coach of the New Zealand Barbarian Schools team; both sides to play Fiji

ITM CUP | Preview | Waikato v Taranaki

Follow @RedefinedRugby Preview: Waikato v Taranaki 27th August 2014 - BET NOW Tawera Kerr-Barlow: First Waikato appearance since 2012 All Blacks scrum-half Tawera Kerr-Barlow will make his first Waikato appearance since 2012 when they face Taranaki in Hamilton on Wednesday. Waikato veteran Marty Holah will take over the captaincy in place of regular number nine

Report | Buller v North Otago

Follow @RedefinedRugby 23 August 2014 Buller 17 v 09 North Otago The opening round of the 2014 Heartland Championship saw Buller pull off one of the biggest upsets of the competition's history by beating North Otago 17-9 in Westport. It was first time the country's smallest union has beaten North Otago since

Report | Mid Canterbury v West Coast

Follow @RedefinedRugby Second half blitz a winner 23 August 2014 Mid Canterbury 52 v 27 West Coast Mid Canterbury’s rugby fans would have been wondering where their championship team had got to as the teams left the field at half-time in their Heartland match against West Coast on Saturday. To read more click

Ten All Blacks released to ITM Cup teams

Follow @RedefinedRugby The third round of the ITM Cup will be boosted with the presence of ten All Blacks, with New Zealand's coaching team confirming that a group of players would be released from the squad. The list is below, with Auckland the chief beneficiary with three All Blacks available. Hawke's Bay, who