Tasman demolish Southland to seal semifinal spot
Tasman have punched their playoff ticket with an eight-try victory over Southland at Trafalgar Park in Nelson.
Tasman have punched their playoff ticket with an eight-try victory over Southland at Trafalgar Park in Nelson.
North Harbour need two competition points to qualify for the semifinals for the first time since 2006.
Veteran five-eighth Stephen Donald proved last night that he still knows exactly what to do when his number is called.
His penalty won us the Rugby World Cup final in 2011 and Stephen Donald is up to his heroics yet again with a match-winning try for Waikato.
Bay of Plenty have booked their spot in the Mitre 10 Cup Championship semifinals - but only just.
The Steelers have sailed into the Mitre 10 Cup Premiership semifinals with a withering second half display against Canterbury.
Otago have snapped their three-game losing streak going into the Mitre 10 Cup Championship semifinals after beating Manawatu 21-14 in Palmerston North tonight.
The Counties Manukau Steelers play an open, style of rugby that, for the most part, serves them well.
Mitre 10 Cup Premiership Counties Manukau v Canterbury ECOLight Stadium, Pukekohe Saturday, 2.35pm Counties Manukau have rolled
Live updates of the Mitre 10 Cup clash between North Harbour and Tasman from Albany.
A loss to Taranaki could have Auckland missing the playoffs for the first time since 2011.
Murphy Taramai headed north at the start of 2016 seeking an opportunity at North Harbour.
North Harbour will have their arch-rivals Auckland cheering for them in tonight's key Mitre 10 crossover clash in Albany.
The trial breakdown laws introduced to domestic rugby this year have been red carded.
The Championship playoff race in the Mitre 10 Cup will extend into the final round after Bay of Plenty this afternoon snatched a rousing
The Marty McKenzie show was on full display in the capital as Taranaki firmed as Premiership semifinalists with a dominant performance.
Hawke's Bay have been relegated from the Mitre 10 Cup Premiership after a 46-22 defeat at the hands of Waikato tonight.
Counties Manukau edged Otago 16-14 tonight in a mistake-riddled, defence-dominated match.
Counties Manukau's insipid display against the Tasman Makos last week has painted them into a corner.
You might have expected a wet Thursday at Eden Park to yield only dour rugby and a dearth of tries. You would have been badly wrong
Flanker Antonio Kirikiri grabbed four tries as Manawatu once again toppled Wellington in the Mitre 10 Cup.
Auckland may just have turned the corner in 2016, and finding their game is reflected in a starting line-up which shows just one change from the team that demolished Otago last Saturday night.
Live updates of the Mitre 10 Cup crossover clash between Northland and Waikato from Whangarei.
Canterbury held off a late Taranaki surge to tighten their grip on the Premiership competition.
That was more like it from Auckland tonight. They exploded in the first spell, comfortably their best start of any 2016 Premiership game.
The Magpies got just their second win of the 2016 Mitre 10 Cup season with a 30-21 win over Manawatu.
There are bigger fish to fry next week, but North Harbour got the job done, in some style, for their fifth consecutive victory in Albany and fourth of this Mitre 10 Cup.
Since 1999, Auckland have won no less than 15 of the 16 finals, an astonishing level of success, let alone dominance.
Wellington have secured a semifinal spot in the Mitre 10 Cup Championship after demolishing Southland 60-21 at Westpac Stadium.
The Blues are said to be in the market for a big wing. That being so, and given that Tevita Li is headed to the Highlanders, they