Four teams remain unbeaten in the Farah Palmer Cup heading into round four of the competition. Wellington and Canterbury in the South and Counties Manukau and Waikato in the North. What will the situation be after the weekend? For any games outside of the Auckland region, crowds can attend, so make sure to go out and support your local team.
For this week’s FPC Fast Five we catch up with Counties Manukau playmaker Hazel Tubic. The 29-year-old is one of the most experienced players running around in the domestic game and is eyeing a return to the Black Ferns ahead of next year’s Rugby World Cup.
Every week throughout the Farah Palmer Cup, allblacks.com will chat with the Black Ferns coaches about their thoughts on the competition as they build towards Rugby World Cup 2021 in New Zealand.
The Ranfurly Shield moves up north and Taranaki have their first defence of 2020 against Otago in Inglewood on Sunday afternoon. While in the Farah Palmer Cup, the Wellington Pride and Counties Manukau Heat will be looking to go three from three in their respective pools as the battle for top spots in the North and South heats up.
Round three of the Farah Palmer Cup sees some mouthwatering match-ups, with the southern derby between Canterbury and Otago and the Auckland battle between the Storm and Counties Manukau Heat.
Every week throughout the Farah Palmer Cup, allblacks.com will chat with the Black Ferns coaches about their thoughts on the competition as they build towards Rugby World Cup 2021 in New Zealand.
In a season in which Ranfurly Shield holder Canterbury faces a full-scale assault from New Zealand's rugby heavyweights if it is to retain the trophy, its first defence, against Taranaki on Saturday at 4.35 pm, is full of potential fish-hooks.
Round two kicks off on Friday night when defending champions Tasman meet a Northland side who showed their danger with a thrilling bonus point win over Manawatu last week.