A 57-run partnership for the eighth wicket from BJ Watling and Doug Bracewell has moved New Zealand in to a competitive position at lunch on day two of the second cricket test against Bangladesh in Chittagong today.
New Zealand have made a steady and unspectacular start on the opening morning of their first cricket test against Bangaldesh in Chittagong today.
After being limited to training partner status during this year's Super Rugby campaign, Malakai Fekitoa always had his sights set on the ITM Cup.
Manawatu have kept their playoff hopes alive in the ITM Cup's Championship division following their 22-16 win over Northland in Palmerston North tonight.
Missing out on Super Rugby will be worth it for Sherwin Stowers if he wins another gold medal at next year's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow as part of Gordon Tietjens' New Zealand sevens side.
When a two-time Gillette Cup player of the year gives up playing cricket to focus on rugby, you'd have to think he has some considerable talent in the 15-man code.
In one month's time, two teams will put their names in the history books of the ITM Cup.
A growing number of players not wearing mouthguards in this season's ITM Cup was behind the crackdown during the weekend.
Manawatu have turned their ITM Cup campaign around in the space of five days.
Counties Manukau did something different this week.
When lock Josh Bekhuis crashed over for Southland's second try of tonight's 20-16 victory over Waikato a television commentator joked it was a "try-fest" for the Stags.
Auckland coach Wayne Pivac is happy his team is unbeaten after four matches in the ITM Cup, he's just not impressed with the way they have gone about it.
Beau Robinson was meant to go hunting with his father during Super Rugby's off-season.
This week could define the season for Counties Manukau.
Take a quick look at the ITM Cup ladder and you'd think Auckland had made a convincing start to the season.
North Harbour's 35-27 defeat to Wellington on Wednesday night was symbolic of their fate for the past few years.
Adam Ashley-Cooper has read the statistics and he knows they don't look pretty.
You build depth so when a crisis strikes you can navigate through the disaster.
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen doesn't boo Quade Cooper and he doesn't see why the New Zealand rugby public continues to do so.
Steve Hansen says the All Blacks machine will rumble along just fine as they build towards Saturday night's Bledisloe Cup test against Australia in Wellington despite being down to their fourth-string first-five.