Latest Heartland Championship News
Pink Batts Heartland Championship draw released
Pre-season Ranfurly Shield challenges and provincial rugby derbies will open the 2013 season of the renamed Pink Batts Heartland Championship which kicks off on Saturday 24 August.
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NZ referees tickled pink with sponsorship deal
Partnership features renamed Pink® Batts® Heartland Championship
New Zealand's referees will be stepping out in pink this year thanks to an exciting three-year sponsorship deal which includes naming rights for the Heartland Championship, the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) and Pink® Batts® announced today.
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NZ Heartland XV versus NZ Marist to be live streamed this Saturday
The NZ Heartland VX game versus NZ Marist will be live streamed from College Rifles Rugby Club this Saturday 3rd November 2012 from 12.15pm onwards.
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Thrilling end to Heartland Championship
Two tight and high scoring finals marked the end of the Heartland Championship over the weekend with exciting wins to East Coast and Buller on their home grounds.
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Historic day for triumphant Buller
In a spirited final worthy of the man the competition is named after, Buller held off South Canterbury 31-28 in the Lochore Cup final to claim the first national title in the province's history.
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East Coast comeback overwhelms Whanganui
Whanganui paid a dear price for their second sin-binning of the Meads Cup final as egged on by their big home crowd East Coast staged the comeback of the domestic season to win 29-27.
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Preview: EastCoast v Wanganui
The two best teams in this year's competition are the two sides that contested the 2011 final, but there has been a subtle shift in 2012 and East Coast topped the standings to earn home advantage. The Sky Blues hard to beat at home, where there is sure to be a large and enthusiastic crowd but Wanganui, making its seventh straight Meads Cup final appearance, is a formidable foe.
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