The "Heartland Invincibles" of 2016 played their part in helping Wanganui become the first union to reach 100 victories in the Heartland Championship.
The "Heartland Invincibles" of 2016 played their part in helping Wanganui become the first union to reach 100 victories in the Heartland Championship.
Last Saturday's win over West Coast allowed Steelform Wanganui to become the first Mitre 10 Heartland Championship union to click over a very significant milestone.
It has only taken 11 months longer than anticipated, considering Wanganui's upset loss to Thames Valley in the 2018 Meads Cup semifinal was followed bythree straight defeats to start the 2019 campaign, but the win over the Coasters was the home side's 100th victory in the history of the competition.
Starting with the 65-18 victory over Thames Valley at Spriggens Park on August 19, 2006, the debut weekend for Heartland rugby, Wanganui has maintained an impressive 76 per cent winning record over the 132 games they have played.
That equates to 100 wins, 30 losses and two draws in that time.
The side's longest winning streak was 18 games, while the longest time without a win was the aforementioned four recent matches.
