Heartland Championship - news
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Great to see players go back to their home province!
New Zealand sevens star Andrew Knewstubb to play for Horowhenua-Kāpiti
New Zealand Sevens representative Andrew Knewstubb will be named at centre in the Horowhenua-Kāpiti rugby team to play West Coast at Greymouth on Saturday.
Knewstubb, who turns 26 today, played his schoolboy rugby for Paraparaumu College and was a Horowhenua-Kāpiti age-grade representative, so he had always harboured hopes of one day playing for Horowhenua-Kāpiti.
His old brother Corey had played for Horowhenua-Kāpiti at halfback in 2008.
"I want to take this opportunity because I might never get the chance again," he said.Knewstubb would be available for only the first few Heartland games before taking up NZ seven commitments again, but said he hoped to contribute and learn as much as he could in that time.
I haven't seen a final squad list for Horo-Kap, but the training squad has a few familiar names in it:
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Week 1
Sat 18 Sep 2021 - 2.00pm - John Sturgeon Park, Greymouth
West Coast v Horowhenua KapitiSat 18 Sep 2021 - 2.30pm - Victoria Square, Westport
Buller v South CanterburySat 18 Sep 2021 - 2.30pm - Whitestone Contracting Stadium, Oamaru
North Otago v East CoastSat 18 Sep 2021 - 2.30pm - Trust House Memorial Park, Masterton
Wairarapa Bush v Thames ValleySat 18 Sep 2021 - 2.30pm - Cooks Garden, Whanganui
Whanganui v Poverty BaySat 18 Sep 2021 - 2.30pm - Rugby Park, Te Kuiti
King Country v Mid Canterbury
I assume all games will be livestreamed.
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Well, well, well. Look @Stockcar86 @Nepia @Higgins @Number-10 who's wearing the 4-jersey for East Coast!!
By the way, I noticed there's a Jacob Lowe in the West Coast squad. Coincidence and just someone with the same name, or is that the brother of Karl and Jonah?
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@stargazer said in Heartland Championship - news:
I will fortunately get to watch this game as a key member of the King Country Rugby "Security Detail".
Up the Rams!.."
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Round 2 games, Sat 25 Sep 2021:
East Coast v Thames Valley - 2.30pm - Whakarua Park, Ruatōria
Horowhenua Kapiti v North Otago - 2.30pm - Levin Domain, Levin
King Country v West Coast - 2.30pm Owen Delany Park, Taupō
Mid Canterbury v Whanganui - 2.30pm Ashburton Showgrounds, Ashburton
Poverty Bay v Buller - 2.30pm - More FM Rugby Park, Gisborne
South Canterbury v Wairarapa Bush - 2.30pm - Alpine Energy Stadium, Timaru -
Livestream will be on this channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCG6oUn5ps0N6pcDSeTve4w/featured