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Otago Injury Update

Otago will be boosted by the return of two key players this Saturday but the injury curse continues to hit Hayden Parker.   The injury to Parker is just the latest blow to a side which has had more...

Mitre 10 Cup Round 7 - Round Up

The race for playoff places heated up in Round 7 of the Mitre 10 cup, while Waikato slipped into the relegation zone.   Stat leaders   Round 7 kicked off with Northland hosting Otago...

HIGHLIGHTS: Wellington v Otago

A see-saw battle see's Wellington grab the win by just 3 points after the sides traded the lead in the second half. Some great tries on display and Otago miss an opportunity to grab the win at the...

HIGHLIGHTS: Counties Manukau v Northland

HIGHLIGHTS: Canterbury v Waikato

Canterbury claimed a comfortable 37-17 home win over Waikato to retain the Ranfurly Shield in round 7 of the Mitre 10 Cup. Canterbury opened the scoring with an early penalty and ran in their first try...

HIGHLIGHTS: Auckland v Bay of Plenty

Ravouvou put the writing on the wall early on for the Steamers as he ran in 2 sensational tries fro Auckland. The Steamers were stopped with great pressure on Delany who was unable to dictate the play...

HIGHLIGHTS: Southland v Manawatu

With nothing to lose the Stags put in a great effort and stayed in touch with the Turbo's after conceding 2 tries in the opening few minutes. The Turbo's made a number of errors keeping the home side in...

HIGHLIGHTS: North Harbour v Hawke's Bay

North Harbour edged Hawke's Bay 33-30 in a thrilling round 7 Mitre 10 Cup encounter. Hawke's Bay ran in two first half tries to one to take a 17-13 lead into the break. An early second half score...

Player Focus: The Blues new talisman Stephen Perofeta

With the departure of Piers Francis and Ihaia West the Blues will have three youngsters battling it out for no.10 jersey in the likes of Stephen Perofeta, Otere Black and Bryn Gatland next season.    Tana...

HIGHLIGHTS: Taranaki v Tasman

A fantastic result for the home side as they extend their run of unbeaten games to 5 against a strong Tasman side. Viliami put Tasman under pressure early on when he received his 2nd yellow card...