To help secure the future of the sport, New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and Provincial Unions have today cancelled all provincial representative rugby tournaments including the 2020 Mitre 10 Heartland Championship. The cancellations include the Meads Cup and Lochore Cup (Heartland Championship), Jock Hobbs Memorial National Under 19 Tournament, TECT National Sevens
NEW ZEALAND RUGBY: UPDATE ON RUGBY IN NEW ZEALAND
NEW ZEALAND RUGBY UPDATE ON RUGBY IN NEW ZEALAND Following the New Zealand Government’s lifting of the coronavirus alert status to level 3, all rugby in New Zealand will be suspended for the foreseeable future. SANZAAR, New Zealand Rugby (NZR), New Zealand’s Super Rugby Clubs and the New Zealand Rugby Players Association
New Zealand Rugby Statement: 17 MARCH 2020
17 MARCH 2020 New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has decided to postpone all club and community rugby until Saturday, 18 April, effective immediately. The postponement includes all rugby matches. Non-contact training activities can continue at least in the short term while we continue to monitor the situation with the Ministry of Health. All team-based
New Zealand Rugby announces changes to domestic club and school rugby
New Zealand Rugby announces changes to domestic club and school rugby New Zealand Rugby (NZR) is future-proofing the sport with several changes to school and club rugby, the first phase to roll out for the 2020 season. The changes will ensure more matches kick off, introduce new ways to play and improve
West Coast fall at final Hurdle
South Canterbury withstood the toughest of wild Greymouth weather and the desire of the West Coast side and their home supporters to lift the Lochore Cup with a 23-19 victory at John Sturgeon Park this afternoon. Claiming the Mitre 10 Heartland Championship's secondary trophy for the second time in their history,
Exciting semifinals set up big weekend of Domestic Competition Finals
A thrilling weekend of semifinal action has seen the 2019 Mitre 10 Cup, Mitre 10 Heartland Championship and Farah Palmer Cup finalists confirmed. Tasman will host their first premiership Final, against Wellington next Saturday. A hard-fought semifinal victory over Auckland secured a spot in the Final for Tasman, with late tries to
#RED&WHITEs secure Home Lochore Semi Final !
Thames Valley finished top of the table in the Mitre 10 Heartland Rugby championship when beating King Country 37-15 on Saturday. That ensured the defending Meads Cup champions home advantage in next week's semifinals. Only three points separated the top four teams who will contest the trophy They will face a tough
West Coast ‘Line Up’ vs Wanganui {14/9/19}
West Coast remain on Top !
Heartland Championship's third round sees several try-scoring thrillers none more so than at John Sturgeon Park. Greymouth fans who chose to go to John Sturgeon Park instead of staying home to watch the All Blacks vs Tonga, they got their money's worth. Trailing 31-14 at halftime, West Coast engineered a stunning comeback
