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.

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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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.

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.

Waikato have defeated Counties Manukau 22-15 in a scrappy encounter at Bayer Growers Stadium in Pukekohe.

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Manawatu have returned to the top of the Championship table of the ITM Cup with a hard-fought 15-10 victory over Taranaki.

Southland signed off Carisbrook's 128-year history with a strangely anti-climactic 19-12 win over Otago in the last game at the grand old ground today.