First five-eighth Aaron Cruden guided Manawatu to an emphatic 54-20 win over Waikato.

North Harbour secured a well-earned 33-26 victory over Northland at North Harbour Stadium in Albany.

Bay of Plenty have continued to slide out of contention for the premiership finals after losing 25-16 to Auckland.

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Consider this: a bonus point win over Tasman last night would have had Auckland top of the premiership.

Waikato comfortably secured their fourth win on the trot defeating Otago 25-10 at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton.

Hawke's Bay claimed their second Premiership scalp beating Bay of Plenty 32-13 in a bonus-point victory at Rotorua International Stadium.

A try to Jason Rutledge in the first minute of injury-time deprived North Harbour of an historic second Ranfurly Shield win in Invercargill today.

In the fourth of our series on New Zealand's secondary school rugby production line, Adrian Hyland visits New Plymouth Boys' High School

Taranaki have climbed to the top of the ITM Cup Premiership table with a 26-23 victory over Tasman at Yarrow Stadium.

Auckland scored 21 unanswered points in the secondhalf to triumph in the 'battle of the bridge' over North Harbour at North Harbour Stadium in Albany.

Manawatu have returned to the top of the Championship table of the ITM Cup with a hard-fought 15-10 victory over Taranaki.

Southland signed off Carisbrook's 128-year history with a strangely anti-climactic 19-12 win over Otago in the last game at the grand old ground today.

Canterbury outflanked Tasman 36-32 to record a bonus-point victory at Lansdowne Park in Blenheim.

Bay of Plenty have cemented their spot at the top of the ITM Cup ladder with a 32-0 victory over Wellington at Bay Park Stadium in Mt Maunganui.