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    South Canterbury's historic run in rugby's second-tier Heartland Championship has finally ended

    South Canterbury's historic run in rugby's second-tier Heartland Championship has finally ended


    Mid Canterbury have stunned the reigning Meads Cup champions with a one-point win in the semifinals in Timaru.

    They've felled their mighty neighbours 17-16... South Canterbury hadn't lost since 2019... claiming three straight titles.

    In the other Meads Cup knockout, Thames Valley easily accounted for Whanganui, the Swamp Foxes beating the Butcher Boys 38-15 away.

    A couple of thrillers in the Lochore Cup semis... King Country saw off Ngati Porou East Coast 34-29 in Taupo... West Coast won away, beating Horowhenua-Kapiti 52-51 in Levin.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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     20 Dec: A steep challenge juggling a busy calendar for incoming Black Ferns head coach Whitney Hansen
     20 Dec: Sport New Zealand chief executive Raelene Castle has shed light on the challenge sports administrators face between balancing transparency and confidentiality
     19 Dec: The Black Ferns will have a female coach for the first time in the professional era
     19 Dec: Zac Lomax has been offered a near-million-dollar deal to sign with Super Rugby's Western Force
     18 Dec: High jumper Hamish Kerr is shaping as one of the major contenders for the Halbergs Supreme prize in February
     18 Dec: High jumper Hamish Kerr has been awarded the Lonsdale Cup for 2025
     18 Dec: Netball New Zealand's boss has stepped down, after a troubling year for the sport
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