Gilmore: Better preparation behind Harlequins' 10/10 start to the season
Harlequins sit proudly at the top of Group B in the PREM Rugby Cup after bonus-point wins in their opening two fixtures.
Jon Newcombe
13 Sep 2026, 3:32
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Fissler Confidential: Leicester's top recruitment priority; Quins raid Champ
Leicester Tigers are keen to tie down England lock Ollie Chessum to a new long-term contract and keep him at Welford Road after he…
Neil Fissler
11 Sep 2026, 9:21
Rugby World Cup hopeful Shannon Frizell named for Tasman return
Shannon Frizell's All Blacks return bid is finally set to get underway this weekend when Tasman venture south to face Otago in a h…
Ned Lester
09 Sep 2026, 15:17
ITV schedule revealed for first half of PREM Rugby season
ITV's coverage of the Gallagher PREM this season will begin in round one with a heavyweight clash at Mattioli Woods Welford Road, …
Jon Newcombe
08 Sep 2026, 3:07
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
SVNS Watch: All Blacks Sevens stars in action as NPC ramps up
RugbyPass gives a low down on the action this weekend in the world of sevens, and key players set to make a splash.
Nick Wasiliev
04 Sep 2026, 15:27
PREM Cup: Vunipola debuts for Leicester, Green back for Quins
One of the most eye-catching moves of the summer was Mako Vunipola's return to the PREM from France after signing for Leicester.
Jon Newcombe
04 Sep 2026, 6:12
Opinion
‘Pre-season seems to contain a mind-altering opiate that erases all ills from the past season and floods the brain with enriching optimism’
With no annoying league table to offer a crushing reality check, a swirling world of possibilities await every club for the campai…
Neil Squires
04 Sep 2026, 5:21
Gloucester address rumours of a Ross Byrne return to Irish rugby
Gloucester boss George Skivington has said that former Ireland fly-half Ross Byrne, who has been linked with moves to France, is s…
Neil Fissler
03 Sep 2026, 3:51
'I think an Anglo-Welsh league would be brilliant': Rob Baxter
Ever since Cardiff and Swansea played rebel friendly fixtures against English sides in front of decent crowds in the late 90s, the…
Jon Newcombe
02 Sep 2026, 7:12
Opinion
Johnnie Beattie: 'Royal Marines, sabotaged rowing machines and drinking from cement mixers' - a player's eye view of pre-season
From night watches on a Royal Air Force camp to scoffing oysters in the port of Montpellier, pre-season is a demanding, eventful a…
Johnnie Beattie
02 Sep 2026, 2:58
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
Interview
Tasman back firepower against surging Northland with Ranfurly Shield on line
Ranfurly Shield fever has gripped Northland after the Taniwha demolished defending NPC champions Canterbury 36-12 in Christchurch …
Adam Julian
29 Aug 2026, 4:09
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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
Gloucester deliver huge update on Jack Singleton's future a year after cardiac event
Gloucester have provided a major update on England international Jack Singleton, with the hooker entering the final phase of his r…
Josh Raisey
24 Aug 2026, 5:12
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
