Whanganui claimed sole ownership of the top of table, albeit by one point, in the Bunnings Heartland Championship after round three at the weekend. Claiming a try-scoring bonus point in a 34-18 win over Ngāti Porou East Coast was enough for it to maintain that one-point lead over South Canterbury. The southern
All Blacks named for Rugby Championship Test against Argentina in Hamilton
All Blacks selectors Ian Foster, Joe Schmidt and Jason Ryan have announced the match-day 23 for the second Test against Argentina at FMG Stadium in Hamilton. The run-on side is again unchanged, while first five-eighths Beauden Barrett and lock Brodie Retallick have been brought in to provide cover as they make
BUNNINGS HEARTLAND CHAMPIONSHIP: ROUND 2 RESULTS
North Otago, Whanganui and South Canterbury are setting the early pace in the Bunnings Heartland championship two weeks into the competition. But the upset of the round belonged to Ngāti Porou East Coast who travelled to Ashburton and beat the home side 36-34 to get their first victory over the Hammers
Swamp Foxes Win Centenary Match
From Foxeye in Te Aroha Thames Valley ended their Bunnings Heartland Championship match against West Coast with a try from a rolling maul which gave them a 36 – 26 victory. This was in complete contrast to their five previous tries which all came from swooping movements originating deep inside their
All Blacks fall short to Argentina in Christchurch
Applied Argentina defence carried them to a famous 25–18 win, their first on New Zealand soil, over the All Blacks in the Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship Test in Christchurch on Saturday. It was a win that puts Argentina right in the hunt to claim their first Rugby Championship, especially with Australia having