Free Jacks add ex-Highlanders prop to coaching staff for 2026
Former Bay of Plenty and Highlanders prop Pingi Tala’apitaga has joined the New England Free Jacks’ coaching staff ahead of th…
Finn Morton
09 Oct 2025, 19:35
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Seven All Blacks released: Team lists for NPC quarter-finals
All Blacks Samipeni Finau, Luke Jacobson and Anton Lienert-Brown headline Waikato’s team for their NPC quarter-final away to Ota…
Finn Morton
08 Oct 2025, 16:50
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
Opinion
Josh Jacomb leads NPC performers of the round with historic Eden Park showing
The third round of the NPC was wild, with Southland staging a comeback that rivalled the Wallabies in Johannesburg. Canterbury sup…
Adam Julian
19 Aug 2025, 16:02
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
Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens embraces 'win-win' of All Blacks omission
A hard-to-miss rising star in the New Zealand scene is electric fullback Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens, and while All Blacks selec…
Ned Lester
08 Aug 2025, 19:32
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
New England Free Jacks beat SaberCats to clinch historic three-peat
The Major League Rugby shield is staying in New England, with the Free Jacks securing a three-peat of titles by defeating the Hous…
Finn Morton
28 Jun 2025, 21:05
Full schedule announced for 2025 Major League Rugby season
Major League Rugby has unveiled a new-look schedule for the 2025 season, with teams competing for glory across a 16-week regular s…
Finn Morton
19 Nov 2024, 21:45
New England Free Jacks crowned back-to-back MLR champions
The New England Free Jacks have completed back-to-back MLR championships after beating Seattle Seawolves by 20-11 in San Diego at …
Ben Smith
04 Aug 2024, 15:43
New World Rugby backed MLR club to boost USA's World Cup competitiveness
USA Rugby, Major League Rugby (MLR), and World Rugby have embarked on a groundbreaking strategic partnership with the announcement…
Ian Cameron
19 Jan 2024, 5:50
Interview
‘They'll bounce back’: MLR pioneer Lance Williams confident league 'will grow’
Utah Warriors veteran Lance Williams is confident that the competition is “going to grow” in the wake of a tough period for No…
Finn Morton
10 Dec 2023, 4:21
Exclusive
'I am horrified... what it does to the national team is catastrophic'
The feel-good factor around American rugby after winning the right to stage the men’s Rugby World Cup tournament in 2031 and the…
Chris Jones
08 Dec 2023, 3:14
Ma'a Nonu's San Diego Legion downed by Free Jacks in MLR final
The Free Jacks secured their first MLR Championship title by defeating Ma'a Nonu's San Diego Legion in a thrilling match in front …
Ian Cameron
09 Jul 2023, 5:23
Exclusive
'They turned up at the airport at 1am. Oh my god, it feels amazing’
Conquering the USA is rugby’s biggest punt. Major League Rugby remains in its infancy, yet the Rugby World Cups are North Americ…
Liam Heagney
18 Jun 2023, 3:00
All Blacks, Springboks, Los Pumas and Scottish internationals star in latest round of Major League Rugby
Current and former test stars from across New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina and Scotland were among those to have stood out in …
Alex McLeod
05 Apr 2021, 19:02
