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.

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.

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

North Harbour secured a well-earned 33-26 victory over Northland at North Harbour Stadium in Albany.

Bay of Plenty have continued to slide out of contention for the premiership finals after losing 25-16 to Auckland.

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Consider this: a bonus point win over Tasman last night would have had Auckland top of the premiership.

Waikato comfortably secured their fourth win on the trot defeating Otago 25-10 at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton.

Canterbury flew home with the aid of a very strong southerly wind to win their ITM Cup match 28-13 over Northland

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Hawke's Bay claimed their second Premiership scalp beating Bay of Plenty 32-13 in a bonus-point victory at Rotorua International Stadium.

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.

In the fourth of our series on New Zealand's secondary school rugby production line, Adrian Hyland visits New Plymouth Boys' High School

Taranaki have climbed to the top of the ITM Cup Premiership table with a 26-23 victory over Tasman at Yarrow Stadium.

Auckland scored 21 unanswered points in the secondhalf to triumph in the 'battle of the bridge' over North Harbour at North Harbour Stadium in Albany.