Opinion
Five emerging players to watch this NPC season
The 50th NPC sees Canterbury enter 2026 as champions with a roster that suggests it could repeat. There are 11 Super Rugby winners…
Adam Julian
30 Jul 2026, 19:36
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Watch: Waikato score stunning try less than two minutes into NPC season
It took Waikato less than two minutes to score the opening points of the 2026 National Provincial Championship season.
Finn Morton
30 Jul 2026, 18:42
James Ramm among 10 Western Force players bound for NZ’s NPC
Wallabies hopeful James Ramm will play for New Zealand side Northland during the 2026 National Provincial Championship.
Finn Morton
29 Jul 2026, 22:03
Olympic medallists headline stacked All Blacks Sevens contingent in NPC
More than a dozen current and former All Blacks Sevens representatives will feature in the opening round of the 2026 NPC season.
Finn Morton
29 Jul 2026, 20:19
Richie Mo'unga named on Canterbury bench for NPC return
Returning All Blacks star Richie Mo'unga will be eased back into NPC rugby off the bench as the headliner of the first team naming…
Ned Lester
28 Jul 2026, 22:48
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Springbok scrum-half Herschel Jantjies faces uncertain future
Jantjies, 30, played just under a hundred games for the Stormers before moving to Bayonne, where he has scored twice in 20 appeara…
Neil Fissler
28 Jul 2026, 8:29
PREM fixtures: Northampton start title defence at home; Monday rugby returns
The new season will start on Friday, 25 September and finish with the final at Allianz Stadium, on Saturday, 19 June.
Jon Newcombe
28 Jul 2026, 0:30
Exeter raid West Country rivals to bolster front row stocks
Former England U20 international Archie McArthur has joined the Chiefs from Gloucester for the 2026/27 season.
Neil Fissler
27 Jul 2026, 5:31
ITV remains the home of the Men's Rugby World Cup in the UK
All 52 matches from Men's Rugby World Cup 2027 will be broadcast free-to-air in the UK.
Jon Newcombe
27 Jul 2026, 1:36
Opinion
Top 20 Gallagher PREM signings of the season: Part 2 - 10 to 1
In the second of a two-part series, we start the countdown to the 20 best signings made by Gallagher PREM clubs ahead of the 2026-…
Neil Fissler
26 Jul 2026, 3:39
Fissler Confidential: James O'Connor deal close; French points-machine in big demand
James O’Connor is understood to be set to return to Western Force to finish his career where it began, when he became the younge…
Neil Fissler
25 Jul 2026, 7:00
Gloucester boss reveals talks about fresh investment are 'ongoing'
Gloucester finished eighth in the PREM last season, having not been higher up the table at any point during the campaign, and were…
Jon Newcombe
24 Jul 2026, 1:33
Ex-Tigers prop Ryan Bower lands specialist role with Gloucester
Gloucester have confirmed the appointment of Ryan Bower as their new scrum coach ahead of the 2026/27 season, a move first reporte…
Ian Cameron
23 Jul 2026, 1:46
Opinion
Top 20 Gallagher PREM signings of the season: Part 1
In the first of a two part series, we start the count down to the 20 best signings made by Gallagher PREM clubs ahead of the 2026-…
Neil Fissler
22 Jul 2026, 8:55
Nations Cup: Ex-All Blacks among 48 players introduced to the Test arena
Francisco Isaac runs through the new caps blooded during an exhilarating first phase of the World Rugby Nations Cup.
Francisco Isaac
21 Jul 2026, 8:00
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Fissler Confidential: French superstar's future unclear, England ace to snub return?
French superstar Louis Bielle-Biarrey, who has been able to speak to rival clubs since July 1, has rejected Bordeaux’s opening o…
Neil Fissler
19 Jul 2026, 3:06
