Seven All Blacks released for NPC quarter-finals
Seven All Blacks will feature in the NPC quarter-finals this weekend, boosting the prospects of four of the teams competing to rea…
Ned Lester
07 Oct 2025, 15:14
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'Remember his name': Otago's 'freakish' breakout star inspires Ranfurly win
The Ranfurly Shield has been bouncing around New Zealand in 2025 and arrived at its latest home this week following a superb perfo…
Ned Lester
24 Sep 2025, 20:16
Cam Roigard and Rieko Ioane two of 13 All Blacks released for NPC
Some good news finally came the way of All Blacks fans on Wednesday morning, with the news that Cam Roigard is set for a return to…
Ned Lester
16 Sep 2025, 15:02
16 All Blacks released to play provincial rugby
The All Blacks have released 16 players from their Rugby Championship squad to join their provinces this weekend for round five of…
Ben Smith
26 Aug 2025, 14:21
Oli Mathis reveals why he missed the U20 World Championship finals
"It sucked, kind of had a delayed concussion, whacked my head in the maul, and afterwards I was just vomiting and whatnot, so yeah…
Henry Lee
10 Aug 2025, 21:01
Opinion
The five NPC performers of the week for round two
The second round of the NPC saw Bay of Plenty, Canterbury and Hawke's Bay underscore their championship credentials while defendin…
Adam Julian
10 Aug 2025, 16:14
Watch: Oli Mathis shows blistering speed in Waikato NPC defeat
Cook-Savage put the step on the covering defender, charging towards the Wellington line before being stopped just short.
Henry Lee
09 Aug 2025, 12:51
Opinion
The five top performers from round one of the NPC
The NPC is back, drawing enthusiastic crowds around the motu. Waikato opened the season with an epic Eden Park comeback.
Adam Julian
05 Aug 2025, 15:41
Watch: All Blacks Sevens ace scores stunning double in NPC nail-biter
All Blacks Sevens flyer Xavier Tito-Harris scored a scintillating double for Auckland in the NPC season opener.
Finn Morton
31 Jul 2025, 16:43
The $1 contract behind former All Black's NPC return after 3251 days
Lima Sopoaga is back in New Zealand, now repping the provincial colours of Waikato after more than 3000 days abroad, having played…
Ned Lester
30 Jul 2025, 20:41
Eight All Blacks released to play opening round of NPC
Eight All Blacks have been made available for NPC duties when the season kicks off later this week, bringing more starp ower to th…
Ned Lester
28 Jul 2025, 17:36
Interview
The Waikato young gun solving one of rugby players' 'obvious problems'
Many within the rugby fraternity will already know Tom Martin as a back-rower who cracked the Waikato NPC team in their 2021 premi…
Adam Julian
19 Dec 2024, 15:20
20-year-old sparks 'New Zealand's answer to Kwagga Smith' hype
The 2024 NPC has introduced some new faces to the wider rugby public, and perhaps the rookie stealing the most spotlight is 20-yea…
Ned Lester
27 Oct 2024, 19:10
Opinion
NPC semi-finals: Former Wales international and flanker-turned-wing star
The NPC Premiership final will be at Sky Stadium in Wellington at 2:30 pm next Saturday after Wellington beat Waikato 29-24 to set…
Adam Julian
19 Oct 2024, 14:37
The teams are in: Lineups confirmed for unpredictable NPC semi-finals
The stage is set for both NPC semi-finals with Bay of Plenty, Canterbury, Wellington and Waikato naming their teams.
Finn Morton
16 Oct 2024, 21:34
Why NPC table-toppers Wellington aren’t ‘too comfortable' before semis
Wellington finished on top at the end of the NPC regular season but they aren’t counting their chickens ahead of this weekend’…
Finn Morton
16 Oct 2024, 18:33
