Ngane Punivai rugby player
Ngane Punivai rugby player

Ngane Punivai

30th Aug 1998 1.91m/100kg Fullback

Riley Hohepa returns to the Hurricanes for Super Rugby 2025

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

Returning Hurricanes legends, NPC standouts and All Black debutants - Hurricanes Head Coach Clark Laidlaw has named his 38-strong squad to take on the 2025 DHL Super Rugby Pacific competition. After...

Canterbury Side to take on the Bay of Plenty Steamers 

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

After a thrilling win last weekend Canterbury have named an unchanged backline to take on Bay of Plenty. With players returning to All Blacks duty there has been a shuffle in the forwards; notably captain...

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

2 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...

George Bell starts for Canterbury

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Canterbury will head down south again, this time to take on Southland for Round 6 of the Bunnings Warehouse NPC.A magnificent mix of experienced players alongside the fresh blood of this season’s...

Taranaki stumble on wet weekend; NPC Round 2 Wrap up

3 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Defending champions Taranaki suffered their first loss of the NPC season at the weekend when going down to Wellington 26-19 in Porirua. Bay of Plenty, who played twice in the week, Wellington, Tasman...

Super Rugby Pacific 2024 Round Five teams

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Kids Round is here as all 12 teams battle it out as part of Round Five of Super Rugby Pacific. It begins in Palmerston North as the top of the table Hurricanes host the Melbourne Rebels. The ACT Brumbies...

Hurricanes 2024 Super Rugby Pacific squad named

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Hurricanes have welcomed a group of exciting new talent into their 38-man squad for the 2024 DHL Super Rugby Pacific season which kicks-off on 24 February. Wellington’s James O-Reilly, Canterbury’s...

Canterbury’s NPC squad announced for 2022 season

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

New Zealand Under 20 representatives George Bell, Seb Calder and Joel Lam are the three newcomers to Canterbury’s Bunnings Warehouse NPC squad.      Lam (Burnside) will...

50 up for Lentjes against the Rebels

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

A tumultuous week will end with the Highlanders playing in the bustling western suburbs of Sydney rather than the tranquillity of Queenstown.   Due to the recently extended travel ban between NZ...

Highlanders defeat Queensland Reds in Dunedin

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Queensland Reds have fallen 40-19 to the Highlanders in the opening round of the Harvey Norman Super Rugby Trans-Tasman competition.  The hosts scored six tries to three in a polished display...