NZ Rugby Grandstand–Fantastic Finals Footy

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It has been 12 full-on weeks of competition, and over the last two days there have been some fantastic finals footy played in New Zealand. In both Mitre 10 Cup and the Heartland Championship, teams were crowned for each division of the National Provincial Championship. Last Word On Rugby have closely followed the progress of […] READ MORE


Heartland Championship–Grassroots Grand Final

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For some provincial rugby fans, the 7:35pm kick-offs are for ‘big city’ rugby fans. More suited to Super Rugby than Heartland Championship–for these loyal fans, the Grassroots Grand Final on Saturday holds all their attention. The Mitre 10 Heartland Championship is essentially the old division three and four national provincial competitions. Played for today between […] READ MORE


NZ Rugby Grandstand–Mitre 10 Cup Semi Finals

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With the regular season behind them, the qualifying teams put all their efforts into the Mitre 10 Cup Semi Finals this weekend in New Zealand (NZ). Four teams competed this weekend for Premiership semi final places, as four teams competed for the Championship places; within their division. These eight were the best performing sides after […] READ MORE


Provincial Rugby–Heartland Championship Week Five

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New Zealand Rugby has a wealth of talent, with quality matches played from International level through to the grassroots, provincial rugby. In this area, the Heartland Championship captures the emotion and hard-graft that immortalizes the provincial level. The competition is now into it’s fifth week of an eight round championship. Teams have jostled for position, […] READ MORE