Southland

Canterbury Chase Ranfurly Shield Record

Canterbury will have All Blacks hooker George Bell back on deck but must do without captain Cullen Grace when they challenge Southland for the Ranfurly Shield in Invercargill on Saturday. Bell is set...

Canterbury NPC Side to take on Southland

This weekend, Canterbury make the journey to Invercargill for a Ranfurly Shield challenge against the Southland Stags The Shield hasn’t been in Canterbury since 2019, but with some familiar faces...

Southland Stags do the unthinkable and take the Ranfurly Shield off Waikato

Watch the moment Southland lift the Ranfurly Shield after a solid win over Waikato who held the shield for just on a week. Southland will put the shield up next week as Canterbury make their way to Stags...

Sixteen All Blacks available for round 5 of NPC

Sixteen members of the All Blacks Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship squad will represent their Provincial Unions in the Bunnings Warehouse National Provincial Championship this weekend.    Round...

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: Bay of Plenty v Southland

Waikato win the Shield and Canterbury march on unbeaten

Canterbury sits alone, unbeaten, at the head of the Bunnings NPC after four rounds, while Waikato lifted the Ranfurly Shield from Taranaki in inflicting a first loss on the New Plymouth-based side this...

Josh Moorby returns to Hurricanes ahead of 2026 campaign

Josh Moorby returns to Hurricanes ahead of 2026 campaign The Hurricanes are pleased to confirm that outside back Josh Moorby will return to the side on a two-year deal from next season. Moorby returns...

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,...

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: Southland v Otago