Auckland, Oct 4 NZPA - North Harbour farewelled coach Wayne Pivac in appropriate style today, reprising their reputation as New Zealand rugby's enigmatic entertainers with a free-wheeling 57-28 win over Counties-Manukau in an Air NZ Cup rugby match at Mt Smart Stadium.

Auckland, Oct 4 NZPA - Result from the 10th round Air NZ Cup rugby clash played between Counties-Manukau and North Harbour at Mt Smart Stadium here today:-

4 October 2008 - Hawkes Bay rider Jeremy Yates broke a second race record in as many weeks to extend his lead in the BikeNZ National Road Points Series in Taranaki today.

Auckland, Oct 4 NZPA - East Coast's rugby woes continued with a 46-5 loss to South Canterbury today though the Heartland Championship's whipping boys at least gave their dwindling faithful some record with just their second try of a wretched rugby season.

Auckland, Oct 4 NZPA - North Harbour and Counties-Manukau were locked at 14-14 at halftime of their 10th round Air NZ Cup rugby clash at Mt Smart Stadium here today.

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Auckland, Oct 4 NZPA - Mid Canterbury withstood an intense late charge from North Otago to upset one of the traditional Heartland Championship rugby powerhouses 15-11 win in Oamaru today.

Auckland, Oct 4 NZPA - Horowhenua-Kapiti maintained their unbeaten status in the Heartland Championship's Lochore Cup courtesy of a comfortable 36-6 rugby road win in Thames Valley today.

Wellington, Oct 4 NZPA - Poverty Bay moved closer to a home semifinal in the Lochor Cup Heartland rugby competition after they disposed off Wairarapa Bush 24-8 in Gisborne today.

Auckland, Oct 4 NZPA - The Wanganui rugby juggernaut rolled out relentlessly on the West Coast today as the unbeaten Meads Cup favourites drubbed their hosts 52-7 in a sodden Greymouth.

Auckland, Oct 4 NZPA - Scans have cleared former All Blacks No 8 Mose Tuiali'i of a serious neck injury after he was stretchered off during Canterbury's 25-6 national provincial rugby victory in Invercargill last night.