NZ Heartland XV 2021

New Zealand Heartland XV named: team to support vaccination efforts for NZ Barbarians match

The New Zealand Heartland XV team has been named for this weekend’s match…

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Nominees announced for 2021 ASB Rugby Awards
New Zealand Rugby’s (NZR) top performers of 2021 will be recognised in an ASB…
Players rewarded with New Zealand Barbarians squad selection
The New Zealand Barbarian Rugby Club has today announced the 2021 New Zealand…
Waikato and Taranaki crowned Bunnings NPC champions
Waikato capped their centennial season by claiming their third Bunnings…
Bunnings NPC FINALS: Team lists & Match Appointments
The grand finale is here! Taranaki are gunning for 10 wins on the trot in 2021…
Waikato to host Bunnings NPC Premiership final in Hamilton
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has confirmed Waikato will host defending Bunnings…

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Premiership Final | Waikato v Tasman (Bunnings NPC 2021)
In their 100th year, Waikato have pulled off a remarkable victory over two-time…
Championship Final | Taranaki v Otago (Bunnings NPC 2021)
Check out the action from the thrilling Championship final!
HIGHLIGHTS: South Canterbury v Thames Valley (Meads Cup Final 2021)
South Canterbury have created history in the Bunnings Heartland Championship…
HIGHLIGHTS: Whanganui v North Otago (Lochore Cup Final 2021)
Whanganui have been crowned Lochore Cup champions in the Bunnings Heartland…
Semi Finals | Waikato v Canterbury (Bunnings NPC 2021)
Waikato have set up a home Premiership final against Tasman after holding out…
Semi Finals | Hawke's Bay v Tasman (Bunnings NPC 2021)
The Tasman Mako have upset Hawke's Bay in a semi-final thriller at McLean Park…
Semi Finals | Taranaki v Southland (Bunnings NPC 2021)
Check out the highlights from the big semi final match between Taranaki…
Semi Finals | Manawatu v Otago (Bunnings NPC 2021)
Check out the the highlights from the dominating semi final match up between…
NZ 5 Semi Finals | Taranaki v Southland (Bunnings NPC 2021)
Check out the highlights from the big semi final match between Taranaki…
Semi Finals | Manawatu v Otago (Bunnings NPC 2021)
Check out the the highlights from the dominating semi final match up between…
Bunnings Heartland Championship: Mainfreight Rugby (EP 8, 2021)
Catch up on all the action from Round 8 of the Bunnings Heartland Championship…
RD 10 HIGHLIGHTS | Taranaki v Southland (Bunnings NPC 2021)
Catch up on the action from the final regular season game of the 2021 Bunnings…
RD 10 HIGHLIGHTS | Hawke’s Bay v Northland (Bunnings NPC 2021)
Hawke’s Bay have tuned up for the Premiership semifinals with a strong display…
RD 10 HIGHLIGHTS | Tasman v Wellington (Bunnings NPC 2021)
A place in the Bunnings NPC Premiership semi-finals was up for grabs in this…
RD 10 HIGHLIGHTS | Waikato v Otago (Bunnings NPC 2021)
Check out the highlights from the thrilling match between Waikato & Otago!
Bunnings Heartland Championship: Mainfreight Rugby (EP 7, 2021)
Catch up on all the action from Round 7 of the Bunnings Heartland Championship…
RD 8 HIGHLIGHTS | Bay of Plenty v Northland (Bunnings NPC 2021)
In their rescheduled Round 8 clash, Bay of Plenty and Northland battle it out…
RD 9 HIGHLIGHTS | Otago v Wellington (Bunnings NPC 2021)
It was only a 'friendly' but there was certainly no love lost in this…
RD 9 HIGHLIGHTS | Bay of Plenty v Waikato (Bunnings NPC 2021)
Check out the highlights from this tight contest between Bay of Plenty and…
RD 9 HIGHLIGHTS | Southland v Northland (Bunnings NPC 2021)
Check out the highlights from this try-fest between Southland and Northland!

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New Zealand Heartland XV named: team to support vaccination efforts for NZ Barbarians match
The New Zealand Heartland XV team has been named for this weekend’s match against the New Zealand Barbarians, with the side set to wear jerseys in support of regional Covid-19 vaccination efforts.
Nominees announced for 2021 ASB Rugby Awards
New Zealand Rugby’s (NZR) top performers of 2021 will be recognised in an ASB Rugby Awards TV event, with nominees announced today.
Players rewarded with New Zealand Barbarians squad selection
The New Zealand Barbarian Rugby Club has today announced the 2021 New Zealand Barbarians squad that will assemble in Taupō this week.
Waikato and Taranaki crowned Bunnings NPC champions
Waikato capped their centennial season by claiming their third Bunnings National Provincial Championship Premiership title by beating Tasman 23-20 in Hamilton on Saturday night.
Bunnings NPC FINALS: Team lists & Match Appointments
The grand finale is here! Taranaki are gunning for 10 wins on the trot in 2021 against an impressive Otago outfit who defeated Manawatū away from home last weekend. Waikato are finally back at home after several weeks on the road, as they try and stop the Tasman Mako from going for a three-peat. It promises to be an entertaining Saturday of footy.
Waikato to host Bunnings NPC Premiership final in Hamilton
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has confirmed Waikato will host defending Bunnings Warehouse NPC Premiership champions Tasman Mako at their home ground FMG Stadium Waikato this Saturday 20 November at 7.05PM.
Historic victory for South Canterbury in Bunnings Heartland Championship
South Canterbury claimed the Meads Cup, and the Bunnings Heartland Championship, for the first time when beating Thames Valley 35-16 in Timaru on Sunday.
Waikato and Taranaki to host respective Bunnings NPC finals
Waikato will host defending premiership champion Tasman in the final of the Bunnings NPC at the weekend while Taranaki will host Otago in the Championship final.
Heartland Championship finals: Team lists
The Heartland Championship comes down to the crunch on Sunday with finals for the Meads and Lochore Cups and the Bill Osborne Taonga to be unveiled following the fifth-place final in Gisborne.
Bunnings NPC SEMI-FINALS: Team lists & Match Appointments
We’re down to our final eight teams in what has been an unprecedented NPC season. Manawatū and Otago kick off proceedings on Friday night in Palmerston North ahead of a Super Saturday, with the remaining three semi-finals taking place in Inglewood, Napier and Rotorua.
Bunnings Heartland Championship introduces Bill Osborne Taonga and Ian Kirkpatrick Medal
Iconic All Blacks Bill Osborne and Ian Kirkpatrick have had newly created Bunnings Warehouse Heartland Championship awards named after them New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has announced.

New Zealand Heartland XV team selected for 2021
New Zealand Heartland XV Head Coach Nigel Walsh has named 23 players and seven non-travelling
reserves for the upcoming match against the New Zealand Barbarians next month.
Semifinalists confirmed in the Bunnings NPC
Semifinal action in the Bunnings NPC should ensure an action-packed end to the New Zealand domestic season.
Finalists locked in for Bunnings Heartland Championship
Whanganui and North Otago, joined South Canterbury and Thames Valley as confirmed finalists for the Meads and Lochore Cups in Bunnings Heartland Rugby next weekend.
Bunnings NPC Round 10 Match Appointments and Team Lists
There is everything to play for in the final round of the Bunnings NPC with Hawke’s Bay the only side assured of a semifinal spot in the Premiership.
Mid Canterbury player Adam Williamson suspended for five-weeks
Mid Canterbury player Adam Williamson has received a five-week suspension from the New Zealand Rugby (NZR) judiciary.
Canterbury keeps playoff hopes alive
Canterbury and Southland lodged late bids to claim semifinal berths in the Bunnings NPC at the weekend.
Bunnings Heartland Championship Meads Cup finalists confirmed
South Canterbury and Thames Valley will contest the final of the Bunnings Heartland Meads Cup in a fortnight after their bonus point wins in week seven of the competition.
Bunnings NPC Round 9: Match Appointments & Team Lists
We’ve made it to the penultimate regular season round of the Bunnings NPC, with Canterbury and Tasman kicking things off in an important Premiership clash in Christchurch on Friday night.

Nigel Walsh named 2021 New Zealand Heartland XV Head Coach
Following a year hiatus due to COVID-19, New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has today confirmed the New Zealand Heartland XV will be back in 2021, with South Canterbury’s Nigel Walsh named as Head Coach.

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