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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
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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
Exclusive
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
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
Bay of Plenty sniff history: 'Times might have changed, the Shield hasn’t'
Bay of Plenty has a sorry Ranfurly Shield record with only two wins in 25 matches stretching back more than a century.
Adam Julian
13 Aug 2026, 22:06
Opinion
The three performers of the week from Hilux NPC round one
Northland are second after pulling clear of Manawatu 40-14. All Blacks Sevens winger Brady Rush touched down twice.
Adam Julian
02 Aug 2026, 13:49
Watch: Waikato score stunning try less than two minutes into NPC season
It took Waikato less than two minutes to score the opening points of the 2026 National Provincial Championship season.
Finn Morton
30 Jul 2026, 18:42
James Ramm among 10 Western Force players bound for NZ’s NPC
Wallabies hopeful James Ramm will play for New Zealand side Northland during the 2026 National Provincial Championship.
Finn Morton
29 Jul 2026, 22:03
Olympic medallists headline stacked All Blacks Sevens contingent in NPC
More than a dozen current and former All Blacks Sevens representatives will feature in the opening round of the 2026 NPC season.
Finn Morton
29 Jul 2026, 20:19
Richie Mo'unga named on Canterbury bench for NPC return
Returning All Blacks star Richie Mo'unga will be eased back into NPC rugby off the bench as the headliner of the first team naming…
Ned Lester
28 Jul 2026, 22:48
Opinion
The U20 Junior World Championship - Team of the tournament
The best young players on the planet duked it out in Georgia for the bragging rights of being the best U20 team in the world, but …
Joe Byrnes
21 Jul 2026, 13:32
The final 16-team standings at the World Rugby Junior World Championship
The battle for the minor placings at the World Rugby Junior World Championship 2026 has been finalised after five rounds of compet…
Neil Fissler
18 Jul 2026, 12:58
New Zealand U20 break 9-year Junior World Championship England hoodoo
Finn McLeod scored two tries and was sin-binned as the Baby Blacks won their first meeting against England for nine years to claim…
Neil Fissler
18 Jul 2026, 9:16
'This isn't a fixture that comes around that often'
England skipper Aiden Ainsworth-Cave admits that they are relishing the prospect of facing the New Zealand haka.
Neil Fissler
17 Jul 2026, 4:25
New Zealand U20 make five changes to starting team for bronze final
New Zealand U20 head coach Kane Jury has named his matchday 23 to face England in the Junior World Championship bronze match.
Ned Lester
16 Jul 2026, 22:13
