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Taupō players fill Heartland XV
King Country Rams and Taupō Marist loose forward Reeve Satherly is just a couple of games away from winning everything he’s been involved with this season.
Breaking the sound barrier
At 45, Joe thought his days of wearing the black jersey were behind him. But this week, He’s heading to Tokyo with the New Zealand Deaf Blacks Sevens squad for the third World Deaf Rugby Sevens Championship, running from October 31 to November 3.
Making the most of summer
Forget everything you have ever learned about weather and seasons – as far as Taupō is concerned, it’s Labour Weekend and summer is here.
Meads Cup comes homes
It may have taken 20 years, but King Country finally has their hands on the Meads Cup.
KC Rams rumble on
The Paparata Farms King Country Rams continued their superb Heartland Championship campaign with a convincing 57–12 victory over a valiant Buller side at the Taumarunui Domain.
Rams draw big Taupō crowd
The Paparata Farms King Country Rams remain at the top of the Heartland Championship table after overpowering Ngāti Porou East Coast 52–10 under lights at Owen Delany Park in Taupō.
The Rams roll on
King Country remains top of the Heartland Championship after a thrilling 54-38 victory over Wairarapa Bush in Masterton – and finally got their hands on the Lochore/Meads Scroll.
Rams storm to the top
Paparata Farms King Country Rams 55 – South Canterbury 22
Tough loss at Oamaru
The Paparata Farms King Country Rams had a heartbreaking loss to North Otago on Saturday being pipped 32-31 at Oamaru.
King Country Rams retain the hardware
The Paparata Farms King Country Rams have made a flying start to their Heartland Championship campaign, retaining the Bill Osborne Taonga and reclaiming the Centurions Cup with an impressive 48–29 victory over Thames Valley at Te Kūiti.
The Taonga Returns
The Paparata Farms King Country Rams have brought the Bill Osborne Taonga back to King Country after a thrilling 45–41 victory over Horowhenua-Kapiti in Levin on Saturday. Having surrendered the taonga to the same team last season, the Rams produced an impressive opening performance in the Heartland Championship to reclaim it.
Rams charge into the season
The Paparata Farm King Country Rams begin their 2026 Heartland Championship campaign on Saturday, August 15, when they travel to Levin to take on Horowhenua-Kapiti.
Coach Aarin Dunster will take his Heartland squad into the opening encounter, fresh and keen after just one warm-up match.
A global sensation
The Global Games New Zealand Junior Rugby Festival has been named Sports Event of the Year and Sustainable Event Initiative of the Year at the New Zealand Event Awards.
Global Games founder Tyrone Campbell says the awards mark the realisation of an idea that first took shape while travelling overseas nearly two decades ago.
Global Games a national success
A youth sports festival hosted in Taupō has been recognised alongside some of New Zealand's most prestigious sporting events.
A young life to celebrate
A service on Sunday for 19-year-old Jed Walker who died last month from what his family believe was a seizure will be an opportunity to remember his life and the many things he was involved in.
A legacy of teaching and sport
Alongside a 35-year career in teaching, including 18 years as principal of Waipahihi Primary School, Bevan Arthur Choat will be remembered in Taupō for his unceasing dedication to reporting on sport in the district and recording its history.
Taupō awash with junior rugby players
Thousands of junior rugby players kick-started their school holidays in style by taking part in the country’s largest junior rugby festival in Taupō over the weekend.
Hold on to your seats, the juniors are coming
Thousands of budding young footy stars from across the country are arriving in Taupō this weekend for the New Zealand Junior Rugby Festival at Owen Delany Park from September 18-21.
A rugby weekend not to be missed
It’s a big rugby weekend for Taupō with hundreds of younger players in town for the annual Heartland Under 16’s Carnival and the King Country Rams playing their only Taupō game of the Bunnings Heartland Rugby Championship.
Movie night funds sevens trip
There is only a slight parallel between the 1993 film Cool Runnings which depicts the Jamaican bobsleigh team’s efforts to get to the 1988 Winter Olympics and a team of college girls from Taupō heading to Hong Kong to play sevens.
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