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Mitre 10 Cup
Mitre 10 Cup Championship and Heartland Finals
MITRE 10 CUP CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL IN DUNEDIN NORTH HARBOUR 17-14 OTAGO North Harbour will return to New Zealand rugby’s top flight courtesy of a last-minute drop goal from 5/8 Bryn Gatland. As in last week’s semi final, Harbour were on the wrong side of almost every match stat but unlike last week...
Brent Craig November 1, 2016
Mitre 10 Cup
Mitre 10 Cup & Heartland Championship Semi Finals
MITRE 10 CUP CHAMPIONSHIP – SEMI FINAL 1 IN DUNEDIN OTAGO 27-20 BAY OF PLENTY Otago’s better all-round game and tenacious defence proved too much for Bay of Plenty’s grinding forward play in this absorbing contest. Bay of Plenty scored first through a penalty to 5/8 Dan Hollinshead before Otago lock Tom...
Brent Craig October 26, 2016
Brent Craig October 20, 2016
Mitre 10 Cup
MITRE 10 CUP: WEEK 8 WRAP
With just one week remaining in the regular season, Canterbury will be top seed in the Premiership semi finals with Taranaki and two of Counties Manukau, Auckland, Tasman and Waikato rounding out the final four. In the Championship Otago, Wellington and Manawatu have booked their places in the semi finals and will...
Brent Craig October 11, 2016
Mitre 10 Cup
MITRE 10 CUP: WEEK 6 WRAP
Canterbury (26 points), Taranaki (25), Counties Manukau (24) and Auckland (22) have jumped clear of Waikato and Tasman (both 18) at the top of the Premiership, albeit the latter two have a game in hand. In the Championship Otago (29) and Wellington (23) are all but assured of semi final berths with...
Brent Craig September 27, 2016
Mitre 10 Cup
MITRE 10 CUP 2016: WEEK FIVE WRAP
At the mid-point of the competition Canterbury and Taranaki look certain to make the Premiership semi finals. Any two of Auckland, Waikato, Counties-Manukau and perhaps even Tasman could join them. Hawkes Bay, promoted last year, seem certain to be relegated. Otago are runaway leaders in the Championship with only Southland and Northland...
Brent Craig September 19, 2016
All Blacks
All Blacks beat dud Boks and win title
All Blacks 41+ – +Springboks 13 The All Blacks overwhelmed the Springboks in Christchurch with a six-try bonus point victory that secured The Rugby Championship for 2016 with two rounds to spare. First half The All Blacks spent the opening ten minutes in the Springbok half and mounted some promising raids, each...
Brent Craig September 18, 2016
All Blacks
Preview – All Blacks v Springboks
Will the Springboks’ famous fighting spirit in adversity be enough to overcome the rampant All Blacks when these most traditional of foes meet again in Christchurch on Saturday evening? The form New Zealand have already retained the Bledisloe Cup 42-8 in Sydney and 29-9 in Wellington; backed this up by dispatching Argentina...
Brent Craig September 15, 2016
Analysis
Mitre 10 Cup 2016: Week 3 Wrap
The need for everyone to complete their ten-match regular season in a nine week window means that in each round from here on two teams will have to back up from Wednesday night on Saturday night or Sunday afternoon. Here’s how week three played out. Otago 33-28 Northland A depleted Otago (five...
Brent Craig September 5, 2016
Mitre 10 Cup
Mitre 10 Cup 2016: Week 1 Wrap
The Mitre 10 Cup, New Zealand’s domestic rugby showpiece, got under way Thursday night. Here’s what happened. Note: In last week’s preview I stated that there would be two referees; six point tries and two point conversions, penalties and drop goals; and amended Laws 15 and 16. I based that on what...
Brent Craig August 21, 2016
Mitre 10 Cup
NATIONAL PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2016
The 41st edition of New Zealand’s domestic rugby showpiece gets under way Thursday night. There’s a new sponsor, some experimental laws, and as always a heap of new faces determined to be the next big thing in New Zealand if not World rugby. Mitre 10 will sponsor both the 14-team professional Mitre...
Brent Craig August 16, 2016
Brent Craig July 29, 2016
Rugby
Lions Roar Past Crusaders
The Lions have swept into the semi finals in style with a six tries to three, 42-25 victory over the Crusaders at Ellis Park overnight and will now host the Highlanders in the semi finals next week. Embed from Getty Images First Half Going into the match one wondered if the Lions...
Brent Craig July 24, 2016
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