{"id":3321,"date":"2015-11-26T09:50:12","date_gmt":"2015-11-25T20:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rugbyheartland.co.nz\/wp\/?p=3321"},"modified":"2015-11-26T13:10:47","modified_gmt":"2015-11-26T00:10:47","slug":"provincial-rugby-sponsor-itm-has-been-red-carded-from-next-years-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rugbyheartland.co.nz\/wp\/2015\/11\/26\/provincial-rugby-sponsor-itm-has-been-red-carded-from-next-years-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Provincial rugby sponsor ITM has been red-carded from next year&#8217;s series."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RedefinedRugby\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Follow @RedefinedRugby<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyheartland.co.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/e-2286-enz_2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3322\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rugbyheartland.co.nz\/wp\/2015\/11\/26\/provincial-rugby-sponsor-itm-has-been-red-carded-from-next-years-series\/e-2286-enz_2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyheartland.co.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/e-2286-enz_2.jpg?fit=343%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"343,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"e-2286-enz_2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyheartland.co.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/e-2286-enz_2.jpg?fit=206%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyheartland.co.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/e-2286-enz_2.jpg?fit=343%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3322\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyheartland.co.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/e-2286-enz_2.jpg?resize=259%2C378&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"e-2286-enz_2\" width=\"259\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyheartland.co.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/e-2286-enz_2.jpg?w=343&amp;ssl=1 343w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyheartland.co.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/e-2286-enz_2.jpg?resize=206%2C300&amp;ssl=1 206w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyheartland.co.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/e-2286-enz_2.jpg?resize=103%2C150&amp;ssl=1 103w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/a>Provincial rugby sponsor ITM has been red-carded from next year&#8217;s series.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The building supplies company began its involvement in 2006, backing the national provincial series and the Heartland championship.<\/p>\n<p>That sponsorship rose to competition-naming rights in 2010 when the company stepped up as major sponsor after the previous group withdrew.<\/p>\n<p>The ITM Cup, as it became known, started its six-season schedule. That deal ended this season but the company wanted to renew its sponsorship.<\/p>\n<p>ITM put in a bid but has been told by New Zealand Rugby that it has not been successful.<\/p>\n<p>ITM did not get a chance to match the investment from a new sponsor and has not been given any reason why it was overlooked for the twin provincial series next year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Naming history:<\/strong><br \/>\n1976-2005: National Provincial Championship<br \/>\n2006-2009: Air New Zealand Cup<br \/>\n2010-2015: ITM Cup<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RugbyRedefined\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/11\/fb_follow.jpg?resize=196%2C117\" alt=\"fb_follow\" width=\"196\" height=\"117\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rugbyheartland.co.nz\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17721 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/rugbyredefined.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/01\/rhladrr.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"rhladrr\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Follow @RedefinedRugby Provincial rugby sponsor ITM has been red-carded from next year&#8217;s series. The building supplies company began its involvement in 2006, backing the national provincial series and the Heartland championship. That sponsorship rose to competition-naming rights in 2010 when the company stepped up as major sponsor after the previous group withdrew. The ITM Cup,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2019,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Provincial rugby sponsor ITM has been red-carded from next year's series.\r\nhttp:\/\/wp.me\/p4wlzH-Rz","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4,5,33,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-heartland-championship","category-itm-cup","category-npc","category-rugbyheartland-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyheartland.co.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/rhlad_news1.jpg?fit=1024%2C356&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4wlzH-Rz","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3346,"url":"https:\/\/rugbyheartland.co.nz\/wp\/2015\/12\/14\/mitre-10-unveiled-as-new-sponsor-of-national-provincial-rugby-competitions\/","url_meta":{"origin":3321,"position":0},"title":"Mitre 10 unveiled as new sponsor of national provincial rugby competitions","author":"admin_hland","date":"December 14, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"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\u2019s Provincial Championship from 2016 Five year partnership through to 2020 81 stores and 5,000 employees to get behind competitions New Zealand-owned home\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Heartland Championship&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Heartland Championship","link":"https:\/\/rugbyheartland.co.nz\/wp\/category\/heartland-championship\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyheartland.co.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/mitre10.jpg?fit=1024%2C356&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyheartland.co.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/mitre10.jpg?fit=1024%2C356&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyheartland.co.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/mitre10.jpg?fit=1024%2C356&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyheartland.co.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/mitre10.jpg?fit=1024%2C356&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":677,"url":"https:\/\/rugbyheartland.co.nz\/wp\/2014\/08\/12\/2014-womens-provincial-championship\/","url_meta":{"origin":3321,"position":1},"title":"2014 Women\u2019s Provincial Championship","author":"admin_hland","date":"August 12, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Follow @RedefinedRugby Two new teams boost 2014 Women\u2019s Provincial Championship Selected matches to be broadcast as ITM Cup curtain raisers Final WPC Draw released Nine teams will compete in this year\u2019s 2014 Women\u2019s Provincial Championship (WPC) which kicks off next Saturday 23 August. * Televised Curtain Raiser to ITM Cup\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;ITM Cup&quot;","block_context":{"text":"ITM Cup","link":"https:\/\/rugbyheartland.co.nz\/wp\/category\/itm-cup\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyheartland.co.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rhld_nzNews.jpg?fit=1024%2C356&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyheartland.co.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rhld_nzNews.jpg?fit=1024%2C356&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyheartland.co.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rhld_nzNews.jpg?fit=1024%2C356&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyheartland.co.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rhld_nzNews.jpg?fit=1024%2C356&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":624,"url":"https:\/\/rugbyheartland.co.nz\/wp\/2014\/08\/05\/itm-cup-2014-season-launched\/","url_meta":{"origin":3321,"position":2},"title":"ITM Cup 2014 season launched","author":"admin_hland","date":"August 5, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Follow @RedefinedRugby ITM Cup 2014 season launched New game priorities for referees It\u2019s almost here!\u00a0 The 39th season of New Zealand\u2019s premier domestic competition \u2013 the ITM Cup - kicks off in nine days\u2019 time with all teams raring to get their 2014 campaigns under way. 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