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Six great NPC 'breakout' stars
A breakout season is characterised by a sudden significant improvement or increase in popularity. The Bunnings National Provincial Championship (NPC) always throws up a bundle of exciting new prospects who ‘breakout.’READ MORE
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Heartland XV named for New Zealand Police challenge
The New Zealand Heartland XV squad has been named ahead of their upcoming match against the New Zealand Police on Sunday 6 November, at Owen Delany Park in Taupō.READ MORE
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Ngāti Porou East Coast win Lochore Cup final
Manawanui means to be steadfast, stout-hearted, tolerant, patient, unwavering, resolute, persistent, committed, dedicated, unswerving, staunch, dogged, and tolerant.READ MORE
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Wellington complete NPC title and Ranfurly Shield double
Seventh time lucky was the reward for Wellington when beating Canterbury 26–18 in Christchurch on Saturday to claim the Bunnings NPC title for the first time since 2000.READ MORE
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South Canterbury clinch Meads Cup
Discipline issues, notably when suffering a sin-binning three-quarters of the way through the game, proved costly for Whanganui as it had to bow to South Canterbury's superior control in their 47-36 win to retain the Meads Cup in the Heartland final at Pleasant Point on Saturday.READ MORE
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Meads Cup and Lochore Cup finals: Team Lists
It’s finals weekend in the Bunnings Warehouse Heartland Championship.READ MORE
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Bunnings NPC Final Preview: Canterbury v Wellington
Two of New Zealand’s biggest provincial rivals clash in the Bunnings NPC final in Christchurch on Saturday night.READ MORE
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Remembering the champion Wellington Lions 2000 side
Ahead of the Canterbury v Wellington Bunnings NPC final on Saturday, we remember the champion Wellington side which beat Canterbury 34-29 in the 2000 final.READ MORE
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Was the 2000 final the greatest NPC game ever played?
Since the dawn of the new millennium, Canterbury (199 from 265) and Wellington (165 from 238) have won more games in the NPC than any other provinces.READ MORE
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Wellington and Canterbury set for final showdown
Canterbury, a virtual caretaker of the Bunnings NPC competition this century and with 14 championships since 1976, will host Wellington with four championships, the last in 2000, in next weekend's final in Christchurch.READ MORE