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The four top performers from round eight of the Hilux NPC
Wellington had five New Zealand reps in 1884: Henry Roberts, Edwin “Ned” Davy, John Dumbell, Peter Webb and Hart Udy.
Adam Julian
20 Sep 2026, 16:05
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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
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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.
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Fissler Confidential: Leicester's top recruitment priority; Quins raid Champ
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ITV schedule revealed for first half of PREM Rugby season
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Jon Newcombe
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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
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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
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‘Pre-season seems to contain a mind-altering opiate that erases all ills from the past season and floods the brain with enriching optimism’
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Neil Squires
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'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
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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…
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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
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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
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