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The Central Vipers were a New Zealand rugby league team that represented the Mid-Central Zone in the Albert Baskerville Trophy. [1] The team drew on players from the Hawkes Bay, Manawatu and Taranaki 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.

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References

  1. Mid Central nzrl.co.nz