Former New England Patriots player joins Major League Rugby giant
Former New England Patriots player Justus Tavai has joined the Seattle Seawolves ahead of the 2027 Major League Rugby season.
Finn Morton
21 Oct 2026, 16:09
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The five top performers from the Hilux NPC semi-finals
Canterbury are 15-time title winners and are on a seven-game win streak. In their 38-28 semi-final win against Taranaki, they were…
Adam Julian
18 Oct 2026, 12:30
Interview
Playoffs arrive for Otago and the most unique name in the NPC
Sam Nemec-Vial, 22, might have the most unique name in New Zealand first-class rugby. In the second edition of Clive Akers' behemo…
Adam Julian
08 Oct 2026, 22:01
Hilux NPC scores big wins in 2026 match attendance and social media engagement
The 2026 Hilux NPC regular season has concluded with significant growth in several key metrics, including a 57 per cent rise in ma…
Ned Lester
06 Oct 2026, 20:50
Opinion
The three top performers from round nine of the Hilux NPC
Big city provinces Auckland, Wellington and Otago were all beaten. Auckland lost to Manawatu (40-34) for only the third time since…
Adam Julian
27 Sep 2026, 20:07
Beauden Barrett among fourteen All Blacks released for final Hilux NPC round
The squeeze is on for Dave Rennie's 34-man Bledisloe Cup squad, which is named on Tuesday.
Henry Lee
27 Sep 2026, 18:15
Opinion
The four top performers from round eight of the Hilux NPC
Wellington had five New Zealand reps in 1884: Henry Roberts, Edwin “Ned” Davy, John Dumbell, Peter Webb and Hart Udy.
Adam Julian
20 Sep 2026, 16:05
Opinion
The three top performers from round seven of the Hilux NPC
The openside flanker is the heartbeat of North Harbour, featuring in 45 of their last 49 games.
Adam Julian
13 Sep 2026, 17:41
Opinion
The three top performers from round six of the Hilux NPC
With 12 tries in six games, he’s only three short of the record for most tries by a player in a single NPC Division I season of …
Adam Julian
06 Sep 2026, 14:30
Opinion
The four top performers from round five of the Hilux NPC
Northland retained the Ranfurly Shield with a 20-10 win against Tasman that looked like it came out of the other side of a hangove…
Adam Julian
30 Aug 2026, 15:40
USA Eagles hopeful goes first overall in 2026 MLR College Draft
With the first pick in the 2026 Major League Rugby College Draft, Old Glory DC have taken hard-working loose forward Logan Balling…
Finn Morton
27 Aug 2026, 16:18
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Aussie presence in NPC grows as RA’s high-performance director weighs in
Rugby Database reported on X that there had been 27 Australian-born players in the provincial competition across the opening three…
Finn Morton
26 Aug 2026, 20:50
The international prospects chasing their dreams in MLR College Draft 2026
The Major League Rugby College Draft 2026 is less than 24 hours away, with four New Zealanders looking to realise their profession…
Finn Morton
26 Aug 2026, 18:07
Opinion
The three top performers from round four of the Hilux NPC
The Log o’ Wood was last played in Whang?rei on September 22, 1979, when North Auckland lost to Auckland 9-3.
Adam Julian
23 Aug 2026, 14:47
Interview
Jona Nareki on the All Blacks' new 'beast', Otago's new star and Wellington's woes
For Otago winger Jona Nareki, losing the Ranfurly Shield to Canterbury and then also to Manawatu in the same week would have been …
Adam Julian
20 Aug 2026, 22:38
Canterbury grind past Otago to regain Ranfurly Shield for 18th time
All Blacks first-five Richie Mo'unga was a steady hand for the away side on Sunday afternoon, while Jamie Hannah and Brodie McAlis…
Henry Lee
08 Aug 2026, 20:57
