Hawke's Bay

HIGHLIGHTS: Wellington v Hawke's Bay

Great performance by the Wellington forward pack as they inspired a fantastic win over Hawke's Bay. Julian Savea opening the scoring for the home side when he crashed over the line. His try was followed...

Highlights: Hawke's Bay vs Canterbury

A tight first half as Canterbury led by just 3 points at the break (10-13).  Canterbury came out firing in the second half scoring within the first minute of the half through Marshall  Suckling.   Canterbury...

Friday Morning Round Up

Hougaard starts for Springboks South Africa made only one change to their starting XV to face Argentina in Salta as Francois Hougaard starts in the place of the injured Ross Cronje.    Los...

History of the Ranfurly Shield

Canterbury will defend the Ranfurly Shield against Otago on Sunday for the first time this Mitre 10 Cup this season. Follow the match   With that in mind, we have a look back into the history of...

Mitre 10 Cup Round Up

The Mitre 10 Cup kicked off this past weekend with some mouth-watering encounters that did not fail to excite the fans.   The opening match saw a replay of last year's Championship final as North...

ROUND 1: Hawke's Bay v Southland

Tiaan Falcon & Luke Jacobson sign with Chiefs

Hawke's Bay's world champion New Zealand under-20 rugby team's first five-eighth Tiaan Falcon has signed a two-year Super Rugby deal with the Chiefs.   Falcon's signing along with that of his Baby...

Gareth Evans signs for Hurricanes

  Hawke’s Bay loose forward Gareth Evans has signed with the Hurricanes for the next two years. The 25-year-old will join the defending Super Rugby champions after spending the past four seasons...

Ihaia West signs for Hurricanes

Hawke’s Bay & Blues flyhalf Ihaia West has signed a one-year deal with the Hurricanes.The 25-year-old will join the club for the 2018 season in what will be a homecoming of sorts for the...

Blues sign Black & Gatland for 2018

The Blues signed two young flyhalves with Otere Black and Bryn Gatland for the 2018 Super Rugby competition.   Black, 22, who played for the New Zealand Maoris and New Zealand Under-20s, has...