All Blacks captain Richie McCaw is part of a high-powered rugby delegation in Dunedin to negotiate a...

Hawke's Bay will play premiership rugby next season after a pulsating 35-30 win in the ITM Cup championship final.

Live updates of today's ITM Cup championship final and NRL games.

Canterbury have clinched their fourth straight domestic title with a 12-3 victory over Waikato at Waikato Stadium.

A recap of live updates of the ITM Cup Premiership Final at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton.

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.

nzherald.co.nz has live updates of all the rugby from ITM Cup and Tri-Nations action.

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.