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  •   Home > News > Sports > Rugby

    To provincial rugby ... on Gold Sport ..

    To provincial rugby ... on Gold Sport ..


    Yes, Canterbury have beaten their hosts Bay of Plenty to win their third straight NPC game ... the red and blacks led 14-7 at the break and now top the table from the Steamers.

    The Tasman Mako have won their second game, beating the Northland Taniwha 28-14 in Whangarei.

    In the women's Farah Palmer Cup, the Manawatu Cyclones beat the Bay of Plenty Volcanix 45-31 in Tauranga.



    Meanwhile, Mid Canterbury have exacted revenge for last year's Meads Cup final defeat to Thames Valley ... they've beaten the Swamp Foxes 50-34 in Waihi, in the men's second-tier Heartland Championship opener.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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     24 Aug: Otago have moved to fourth on the NPC ladder after a 33-19 victory over the winless Counties Manukau in Dunedin
     24 Aug: A former World Cup winning coach is pleading for calm as the All Blacks head home from Argentina into the eye of a Springboks storm next weekend at Eden Park
     24 Aug: All Blacks coach Scott Robertson is confident his side can turn things around in less than two weeks as they look towards a blockbuster clash against the Springboks at Eden Park
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