Draw Announced for 2018 Mitre 10 Cup and Heartland Championship in New Zealand

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The standard bearer of New Zealand provincial rugby strength, the 2018 Mitre 10 Cup and Heartland Championship, have had their full draw announced this week. With this schedule now known, the provincial rugby unions can begin to plan for their short term futures. From the beginning, the organization will call upon it’s staffs to now begin […] READ MORE



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


Super Saturday–Final Week of Competition

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Over the course of this season, teams have been cautiously building. Some began ‘hot’ in week one while others have built into their work. That is how it has transpired over the final week of competition. In the ninth week, all 14 Mitre 10 Cup sides are focused on their objective-reaching the Semi Finals. Over in […] READ MORE


NZ Rugby Grandstand–Week Two Mitre 10 Cup

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Only after a number of weeks, you get the sense that the obsession that people say Kiwi’s have for rugby is true. It is why it is the ‘national game’. It appears to be everywhere–played in a stadium near you, down the road from you or published on a newspaper you read. That heightened awareness […] READ MORE