Shield triumph leaves Waikato in awe

The reaction of Waikato's Ranfurly Shield virgins, after claiming it with a 46-10 belting of Taranaki, showed why it is New Zealand's most famous trophy.
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Taranaki surrender Shield to Waikato

After 409 days and seven defences with the Ranfurly Shield Taranaki were forced to hand it over after being overrun by Waikato 46-10 at Yarrow Stadium on Wednesday night.
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Preview: Taranaki v Waikato

Taranaki and Waikato have played seven previous Shield matches and the Log has changed hands once, back in 1996. But Taranaki will be dead keen to do the business one more time and become the first union outside of Auckland, Canterbury and Waikato to have it in their trophy cabinet for consecutive summers since Manawatu turned the trick in 1977.
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