The Central Vipers were a New Zealand
rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...
team that represented the Mid-Central Zone in the
Albert Baskerville Trophy
The NZRL Men's National Competition (previously called the National Zonal Competition) is the top-level rugby league competition run by the New Zealand Rugby League. In 2010 the competition replaced the Bartercard Premiership following a Sparc
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.
Mid Central
''nzrl.co.nz'' The team drew on players from the Hawkes Bay
Hawke's Bay ( mi, Te Matau-a-Māui) is a local government region on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. The region's name derives from Hawke Bay, which was named by Captain James Cook in honour of Admiral Edward Hawke. The region is ...
, Manawatu and Taranaki
Taranaki is a region in the west of New Zealand's North Island. It is named after its main geographical feature, the stratovolcano of Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont.
The main centre is the city of New Plymouth. The New Plymouth D ...
districts. In 2010 the Central Vipers were known as Heartland. The competition was re-organised in 2016 and the districts entered teams in their own right.
References
External links
Heartland
''NZRL.co.nz''
New Zealand rugby league teams
Rugby league in the Mid Central zone
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