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Rugby: Tasman smoke struggling Southland
Tasman have extended Southland's winless run in the national provincial championship.

BOP and Counties play out draw
Bay of Plenty and Counties Manukau have fought out an entertaining 31-31 draw.

Taranaki go second after bashing Bay
Taranaki have launched into second on the Mitre 10 Cup Premiership ladder.

Wellington stay on top in Championship
Wellington have cemented their position at the top of the championship

Canterbury charge past North Harbour
A second half surge has seen Canterbury reassert their title favouritism.

Auckland in danger of relegation after Otago loss
Relegation from the Mitre 10 Cup Premiership looms as a real possibility for Auckland

Counties bounce back to beat Hawke's Bay
Four second half tries have carried Counties to a relieving 31-14 NPC win over Hawke's Bay

Concussion concerns return for Ngatai
Taranaki's Charlie Ngatai suffered a blow to the head and failed a subsequent HIA test.

Auckland defeat struggling Southland
Jerome Kaino and the Auckland forwards have laid the platform for a much-needed NPC win.

Harbour strike late to beat Northland
North Harbour's perfect Mitre 10 Cup season remains on track, but their biggest test looms

Bark in the park! Dogs free to attend Wellington game
Every man and his dog will be at Westpac Stadium this weekend.

Tasman stun Wellington while Otago thrash Bay
Wellington's unbeaten run came to an end while Otago romped to a record win.

Auckland's season of misery continues
Auckland's season of misery continued at Eden Park this afternoon.

Canterbury savage Southland, keep Shield
Canterbury have scored 61 points in the second half to romp to an absolute thrashing.

Harbour edge Counties to remain unbeaten
North Harbour have maintained their perfect start to the Mitre 10 Cup season.

Jerome Kaino returns to rugby
Jerome Kaino will play his first match for Auckland since 2010 on the weekend.

Atrocious Auckland annihilated at Albany
Auckland's atrocious season continues to sink to new lows, following a 57-10 thumping.

Naholo double breaks Counties hearts
An 80th-minute try helped an unconvincing Taranaki to an unlikely win over Counties.

Northland, who are good now, crush Southland
20 years on, it looks like Northland may once again have a winning team on their hands.

Otago rebound from Shield heartbreak
Jona Nareki had three tries, as Otago beat Manawatu for their first NPC win of the season.

Wellington remain unbeaten
Wellington remain unbeaten in the Mitre 10 Cup Championship after thrashing Bay of Plenty

Waikato win sloppy encounter at Eden Park
Auckland's sluggish start to the season continued, falling against Waikato tonight.

Nine All Blacks made available for NPC duties
Nine members of the All Blacks squad are free to play Mitre 10 Cup action this week.

Canterbury retain Shield despite illness
An illness-stricken Canterbury team have clung on to the Ranfurly Shield against Otago.

Turbos take toll on short-handed Tasman
Manawatu have toppled premiership side Tasman 35-20 in an NPC cross-over match.

Auckland get scrappy win over Northland
Auckland have earned their first win of the Mitre Cup 10 season but it wasn't pretty.

Two tries for Aumua in win over Taranaki
Baby Blacks hooker Asafo Aumua continued to impress in Wellington's win over Taranaki.