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South Islands Jaye Pukepuke gets a pass away. SI v Akld 25 September 2010. Photo: William Booth/photosport.co.nz

3 October: Summary Results for Round Six are available here

26 September: Summary Results for Round Five are available here.

24 September: Team lists for Round Five available here.

19 September: Summary results for Round Four are available here.

17 September: Team lists for Round Four are available here.

16 September: The results of the three games between Auckland and Counties Manukau which completed Round One of the National Competition are now available on the website. For the summary results please click here. For detailed results and the fully updated ladder to the end of Round Three please click here.

15 September: The final game of Round One Auckland v Counties Manukau will be played at Mt Smart No. 2 from 5pm today. For further information and the team lists please click here.

12 September: Summary results for Round Three are now available here.

10 September: Following discussions with all affected parties New Zealand Rugby League is pleased to confirm that the 15s, 17s and Premiers National Competition games scheduled for Christchurch this weekend will go ahead.

Unfortunately Rugby League Park was not able to obtain a clearance in time so the games have been relocated to two outside fields at Burnham Military Camp. For more information please read here.

9 September: Team lists for Round Three are available here.

5 September: Summary results for Round Two are now available here.

2 September: The updated version of the National Competition draw, with new times for some games can be found on the National Competiton / Our Schedule page. Please check the draw for the new time before heading out to the game.

29 August: The first games in round one of the National Competition have been played. Results can be found here. Congratulations to all our first up winners.

26 August: With only days to go until the kickoff of the new National Competition, NZRL Football Manager Tony Kemp is anticipating a competitive new look competition in all three grades, "Having been around the regions with Community camps and Hearts camps it is obvious that the passion and commitment for quality rugby league is at an all time high. There was a lot of competition for places on these teams and everyone has worked hard to prepare."

"The Zones have taken great care to choose coaches, trainers and managers with the qualifications and experience needed to get the best from their teams, the players have gone through a rigorous selection process and attended Heart Camps in their Zones. They completed a Drug and Alcohol workshop with Drug Free Sport, along with presentations about player pathways and nutrition by NZRL Football Department staff. Everyone is well prepared and we are really looking forward to seeing how they all get on."

New Zealand Rugby League formed seven Zones following a review in 2009, and the Northern, Auckland, Counties Manukau, Upper and Lower Central, Wellington and Southern Zones will field teams at all three grades in the new competition.

The Premiers will compete for the Albert Baskerville Trophy; the 17s for the Mark Graham Cup and the 15s will be competing for the Nathan Cayless Cup.

Each team has been selected based on trial performance in their Zone and will feature players from most if not all contributing districts.

The first round kicks off on 29 August when South Island take on Heartland in Christchurch and the Orcas play Waicoa Bay in Wellington.

Full details of the competition, the draw, fixtures and results can be found on the NZRL website www.nzrl.co.nz on the Our Schedule / National Competition page.