Provincial bragging rights are back up for grabs when the Heartland Championship kicks off in August.

The New Zealand Heartland XV has been named, featuring fresh faces and a former All Black in the mix.

King Country will head into the Lochore Cup semifinals on the back of reclaiming the Bill Osborne Taonga.

The Heartland Championship's Meads Cup semifinals are almost set after another round of big scores.

Defending Meads Cup champions South Canterbury the first to secure a top-four Heartland Championship finish.

Running rugby was the phrase of the day in the latest round of the Heartland Championship.

It seems that no Heartland Championship team wants to keep the Bill Osborne Taonga.

Hawke's Bay show the difference between internationals and hardened NPC players against a Heartland side.