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Wednesday Morning Round Up

Ashton banned for 13 weeks   Saracens wing Chris Ashton has been suspended for 13 weeks after he was found guilty of biting Northampton prop Alex Waller on Saturday.   "Having considered...

Mitre10 Highlights: Bay of Plenty v Northland (Round 4)

Bay of Plenty secured a thumping 52-25 home win over Northland in week 4 of the Mitre 10 Cup. Bay of Plenty ran in three first half tries to one to take a 19-11 lead into the break. Things opened up in...

Mitre10 Highlights: Northland v Canterbury (Round 3)

Mitre10 Highlights: Otago v Northland (Round 3)

Otago secured a 33-28 win over Northland in round 3 of the Mitre 10 Cup. The first half was a tight affair with a try on the stroke of halftime for Otago giving them a 19-11 lead at the break. Northland...

What's on TV this weekend

A mammoth weekend rugby is upon us, so check out our personalised rugby TV guide for this weekends fixtures.  Times below are UK/IRE.   Friday: Southland vs Auckland (08:35) - Sky Sports...

Weekly Round Up

Auckland grab first win   Auckland got their season on track after claiming a 37-15 victory over Northland at Eden Park today.   The game was riddled by injuries for Northland with...

Mitre10 Highlights: Auckland v Northland (Round 2)

A fantastic game played by both teams today with Auckland prevailing victorious after beating Northland by 37 points to 15 at home. A game riddled by injuries for Northland with Pryor going off early which...

Best tries of Mitre 10 Cup - Round 1

The first week of what was formally the ITM Cup, now Mitre 10 Cup, was played this past weekend in New Zealand. Since it was also the first round of the Rugby Championship, much of the attention was focused...

Mitre10 Highlights: Northland v Manawatu (Round 1)

A superb game in the end with Manawatu Turbo's getting the better of Northland by 34-27 in these two teams first game of the Mitre Cup 2016. Manawatu began the game strong with an early 17-0 lead...

All Blacks 'scrappy' ahead of Wallabies test

REACTION: All Blacks coach Steve Hansen feels his side was scrappy at times in their three-way friendly against Northland and Counties ahead of the Rugby Championship.