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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.
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.
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 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.

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 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.
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.
South Canterbury and Thames Valley remain unbeaten in Heartland Championship
Losses by Whanganui, Horowhenua Kapiti and Poverty Bay changed the points table in the Bunnings Heartland competition at the weekend with Mid Canterbury and North Otago the beneficiaries.
Sam Cane appears for King Country in round four of the Bunnings Heartland Championship
South Canterbury, Thames Valley and Horowhenua Kapiti retained their unbeaten records in Bunnings Heartland rugby at the weekend but South Canterbury have the competition lead due to superior bonus points.
South Canterbury and Thames Valley set the pace in Heartland Championship
South Canterbury and Thames Valley continue to set the pace in Bunnings Heartland Championship rugby after round three on Saturday.
South Canterbury and Thames Valley sit atop Heartland Championship table
Mid Canterbury provided an early thrill in the Bunnings Heartland Championship when picking off Whanganui 24-17 in Ashburton on Saturday.
Draws confirmed for the Bunnings Warehouse NPC and Heartland Championship
The Bunnings Warehouse NPC will re-start in Hamilton and the Bunnings Warehouse Heartland Championship season will belatedly kick off in Te Kuiti as provincial rugby resumes next weekend, New Zealand Rugby (NZR) announced today.
Domestic and community rugby to remain on hold
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) is working with its Provincial Unions to determine how to safely re-start and complete the Bunnings Warehouse NPC, Farah Palmer Cup and Heartland Championship seasons as the country progresses through COVID-19 Alert Levels.
All rugby postponed or cancelled this weekend, following latest COVID update
Bunnings Warehouse NPC, Farah Palmer Cup (FPC) and Heartland Championship matches, as well as all community and school rugby this weekend has once again, been cancelled or postponed due to COVID-19 restrictions, New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has announced.

All rugby in New Zealand this weekend cancelled or postponed
Bunnings Warehouse NPC, Farah Palmer Cup (FPC) and Heartland Championship matches, as well as all community and school rugby this weekend has been cancelled or postponed, New Zealand Rugby (NZR) announced today.
New Zealand Rugby COVID-19 Update
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) is working with its Provincial Unions to determine the best course of action for the Bunnings Warehouse NPC, Farah Palmer Cup and Heartland Championship following the Government’s announcement the country will move to COVID Alert Level 4 from midnight on Tuesday 17 August.

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