Auckland

Canterbury NPC Side to take on Auckland

Fresh off an impressive opening-round victory over defending champions Wellington, Canterbury returns to home soil this weekend to face long-time rivals Auckland. Lock Sam Darry moves into the starting...

Fireworks in Round One as Bunnings NPC Returns

Early season blues were not obvious in an exciting opening round of Bunnings NPC over the weekend. Waikato, Manawatu, Canterbury, Otago, Taranaki, Bay of Plenty and Hawke's Bay set the early pace with...

All Blacks name squad for Rugby Championship

All Blacks selectors Scott Robertson, Scott Hansen and Jason Ryan have named their squad for the 2025 Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship.  The squad is as follows: (age, Super Rugby club, province,...

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All Blacks Back for NPC Round One | Injury Update & Player Returns

Eight players from the All Blacks Lipovitan-D French series squad will be available to play in the opening round of the Bunnings Warehouse NPC starting on Thursday. The new season of the NPC starts...

All Blacks players available for NPC

Eight players from the All Blacks Lipovitan-D July Series squad will be available for the opening round of the Bunnings Warehouse National Provincial Championship.      The NPC kicks...

Black Ferns name 33-strong squad for Rugby World Cup in England

Black Ferns coaches Allan Bunting, Tony Christie, Steve Jackson, Dan Cron and Riki Flutey have selected 33 players to defend their title at the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 in England next month.The...

Rassie names 3 Junior Springboks in 37 man squad for Australia Tests

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus selected a strong 37-man squad for the first two Tests in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship against Australia, featuring 24 Rugby World Cup-winners and five players who...

Scotland make six changes to starting line-up for Samoa

Ahead of Scotland’s first match in Auckland since the 2011 Rugby World Cup, Gregor Townsend has made six changes to the team that lost against Fiji last weekend. Scotland last...

Jasper Wiese banned for four matches

Springbok No 8 Jasper Wiese has been suspended for four matches following a World Rugby disciplinary hearing on Tuesday for the red card he received in last week’s 45-0 victory against Italy.   Wiese...