NPC

5 players with Fijian roots will feature in NPC semi finals

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The proud rugby island nation of Fiji will be represented in this weekends fixtures in the NPC semi-final. Five players with links to Fiji will be featuring in for three of the four teams taking part. Emoni...

All Blacks who represented Wellington and Waikato

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The penultimate round of the NPC is set to get underway this weekend. Bay of Plenty will lock horns with Canterbury in the days first semi-final. The final match of the day will take place between two...

14 All Blacks available to play in NPC quarter-finals

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

As the Bunnings Warehouse NPC finals series kicks off, fourteen players from the All Blacks squad announced this week will be available to represent their teams in the quarter-finals.Top qualifier, Wellington,...

Cam Regard returns to the All Blacks ahead of November tests

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

All Blacks Head Coach Scott Robertson and his co-selectors have named their All Blacks squad for the 2024 Lipovitan-D Challenge Cup and the Northern Tour.    The Northern Tour squad...

All Blacks returning for final round-robin stage of NPC

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Sixteen members of the All Blacks Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship squad will represent their Provincial Unions in the final round-robin stage of the Bunnings Warehouse NPC this weekend.George Bower will...

NPC Round 6 wrap up: Tasman make first ‘log o wood’ defence

3 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Tasman had a Sunday to remember in the NPC, Week 6 when defending the Ranfurly Shield for the first time to be the only unbeaten team, but still two points behind Wellington who have played an extra game. Wellington...

12 All Blacks released to play NPC

3 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Twelve members of the All Blacks Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship squad will represent their Provincial Unions this weekend during Round 6 of the Bunnings Warehouse NPC.George Bell and Ethan de Groot will...

NPC Round 5 Wrap: Tasman make Ranfurly Shield history

3 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Blenheim's Lansdowne Park will be the place to be in next weekend's NPC, as new Ranfurly Shield holders Tasman will defend the trophy against Wellington, the only other unbeaten side in the competition. Tasman...

NPC Round 3 review

3 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Tussle. Tension, Tenacity this weekend's games produced it all. Developing combinations and understanding were evident among several sides as high scores were featured in the third weekend of the Bunnings...

Ranfurly Shield safe as Magpies play out high-scoring win

3 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Ranfurly Shield remains in Hawke’s Bay hands after a night of more than a point-a-minute pure rugby spectacle at McLean Park. Twelve tries were scored across the teams as the Magpies ran out...