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Rugby: Shield safe in the 'Naki' over summer
Taranaki completed their championship campaign with a 29-11 victory over Hawke's Bay at New Plymouth.
Rugby: BOP end season with sixth win
Bay of Plenty flicked the flair switch to beat Southland 29-17 in a ITM Cup rugby match at Invercargill today.
Rugby: Canterbury advance to final
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.
Rugby: Stowers hattrick seals Counties victory
Counties Manukau have ended their 2011 campaign on a high with a 39-19 win over Northland at Bayer Growers Stadium in Pukekohe.
Rugby: Waikato finals bound after rolling Auckland
Waikato are finals bound after rolling past traditional national provincial championship rugby rivals Auckland 26-19.
Livescoring: Saturday rugby
nzherald.co.nz has live updates of all the rugby from ITM Cup and Tri-Nations action.
Rugby: Lions pip Harbour to stay up
Wellington's threat of relegation has been extinguished with a nailbiting 29-28 win over North Harbour at North Harbour Stadium in Albany.
Rugby: Cruden the best of a poor lot
The hectic, jam-packed provincial rugby schedule may be taking a toll, on the evidence of the past few days.
Rugby: Taranaki get hands back on Shield
Taranaki wrestled the Ranfurly Shield away from Southland in a double dose of disappointment for the Stags.
Rugby: Magpies smash Steelers
Hawke's Bay have cemented second position on the Championship table with a comprehensive 44-14 win over Counties Manukau
Rugby: Otago sneak home against Tasman
Tasman and Otago are level at halftime of their round 11 ITM Cup match at Trafalgar Park in Nelson.
Rugby: Cruden propels Turbos past Waikato
First five-eighth Aaron Cruden guided Manawatu to an emphatic 54-20 win over Waikato.
Rugby: Second win for Harbour
North Harbour secured a well-earned 33-26 victory over Northland at North Harbour Stadium in Albany.
Rugby: Steamers blow cold in Auckland
Bay of Plenty have continued to slide out of contention for the premiership finals after losing 25-16 to Auckland.
Livescoring: Saturday rugby
nzherald.co.nz bring livescoring of today's ITM Cup and NRL games.
Rugby: Tasman hold on in last gasp thriller
Consider this: a bonus point win over Tasman last night would have had Auckland top of the premiership.
Rugby: Waikato leapfrong Taranaki to reach top of table
Waikato comfortably secured their fourth win on the trot defeating Otago 25-10 at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton.
Rugby: Canterbury surge back after battling wind
Canterbury flew home with the aid of a very strong southerly wind to win their ITM Cup match 28-13 over Northland
Rugby: Dagg scores on return to keep Steamers at bay
Hawke's Bay claimed their second Premiership scalp beating Bay of Plenty 32-13 in a bonus-point victory at Rotorua International Stadium.
Rugby: Fiery Harbour fall short in cool south
A try to Jason Rutledge in the first minute of injury-time deprived North Harbour of an historic second Ranfurly Shield win in Invercargill today.
Rugby: Pride born of isolation sets 'Naki apart
In the fourth of our series on New Zealand's secondary school rugby production line, Adrian Hyland visits New Plymouth Boys' High School