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    Waikato have won back-to-back Farah Palmer Cup Premierships

    Waikato have won back-to-back Farah Palmer Cup Premierships


    They've beaten Canterbury 19-13 in a pulsating rugby final in Hamilton.



    There's a key battle for finals spots raging as the regular season of the men's NPC winds down.

    Seventh-placed Waikato and visiting Northland are all tied up at 19-19 late on ... the Taniwha are clinging on to the eighth and final playoffs place.

    Champions Wellington can't make it now ... they've been dethroned, the Lions failing to roar in the second half as Bay of Plenty came from 21-7 down at halftime to win 33-26 in Porirua.

    The Steamers climb up to third ... Otago are top, for now, after ending Auckland's dismal season with a 51-17 road victory.

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    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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     04 Oct: All change for Leicester Fainga'anuku as he returns to the All Blacks tonight against the Wallabies in Perth
     04 Oct: Former Wallaby Justin Harrison is sizing up the impact of Will Skelton ahead of their second Bledisloe Cup test against the All Blacks in Perth tonight
     04 Oct: A frustrated Codie Taylor is hoping tonight's the night for the All Blacks to finally win back-to-back games in the Rugby Championship
     04 Oct: Codie Taylor expects a fired-up Australian side trying to send off some veterans with a victory tonight in the second Bledisloe Cup test
     04 Oct: Scott Barrett has declared himself ready to go as he slots straight back into the All Blacks' starting side
     04 Oct: To rugby's NPC - on Gold Sport
     03 Oct: The final weekend of the Rugby Championship will go down to the wire, with just a point separating the table-topping Springboks and the All Blacks ... and with the Wallabies only three points behind them
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