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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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
NPC team lists reveal two All Blacks backs released to play
With questions circling the All Blacks’ wing selections for Saturday’s Springbok Test in Wellington, an unexpected twist has r…
Ned Lester
10 Sep 2025, 0:40
Ethan Blackadder's All Blacks recall bid clouded by season-ending injury
A Tasman Mako injury update has revealed another problem for injury-prone All Black flanker Ethan Blackadder, who will miss the re…
Ned Lester
03 Sep 2025, 15:54
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
Watch: Leicester Fainga'anuku scores twice in barnstorming NPC return
All Blacks powerhouse Leicester Fainga'anuku hasn't wasted any time reintroducing himself to the tryline in his first game on New …
Ned Lester
09 Aug 2025, 0:03
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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: Possible All Black debutant fends off 30-Test midfielder in the NPC
It wasn’t an ideal situation for Havili, who will be trying hard to impress All Blacks head coach Scott Robertson.
Henry Lee
03 Aug 2025, 18:28
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
Leicester Fainga'anuku explains loose forward role at Toulon
2023 Rugby World Cup silver-medalist Leicester Fainga'anuku is back on Kiwi soil after two seasons at Top 14 powerhouse Toulon, an…
Ned Lester
24 Jul 2025, 20:13
All Black Leicester Fainga’anuku's NPC return confirmed
The Tasman Mako have made official the return of All Blacks wrecking ball Leicester Fainga'anuku, not wanting to wait another 48 h…
Ned Lester
21 Jul 2025, 16:15
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
Bay of Plenty secure historic spot in NPC Final after beating Canterbury
Bay of Plenty are through to the NPC Final after a second-half point-scoring clinic saw them get the better of Canterbury.
Finn Morton
18 Oct 2024, 21:54
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
The ‘rogue’ reason that’s contributed to the NPC’s success in 2024
Commentator Grant Nisbett has credited “rogue” results as one reason behind the National Provincial Championship’s success i…
Finn Morton
15 Oct 2024, 17:55
