Taranaki completed their championship campaign with a 29-11 victory over Hawke's Bay at New Plymouth.

Bay of Plenty flicked the flair switch to beat Southland 29-17 in a ITM Cup rugby match at Invercargill today.

Canterbury have booked their place in next week's ITM Cup final after a 29-16 victory over Otago at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin.

Counties Manukau have ended their 2011 campaign on a high with a 39-19 win over Northland at Bayer Growers Stadium in Pukekohe.

Waikato are finals bound after rolling past traditional national provincial championship rugby rivals Auckland 26-19.

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Wellington's threat of relegation has been extinguished with a nailbiting 29-28 win over North Harbour at North Harbour Stadium in Albany.

The hectic, jam-packed provincial rugby schedule may be taking a toll, on the evidence of the past few days.

Taranaki wrestled the Ranfurly Shield away from Southland in a double dose of disappointment for the Stags.

Hawke's Bay have cemented second position on the Championship table with a comprehensive 44-14 win over Counties Manukau

Tasman and Otago are level at halftime of their round 11 ITM Cup match at Trafalgar Park in Nelson.

There wasn't a wet eye in the North Harbour house when they came to farewell Luke McAlister last week.

First five-eighth Aaron Cruden guided Manawatu to an emphatic 54-20 win over Waikato.