Auckland

Boks arrive in Auckland in high spirits

The Springboks arrived in Auckland close to midnight local time on Wednesday in high spirits and excited about the challenge of facing their arch-rivals, the All Blacks, in back-to-back Test matches in...

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...

Erasmus sticks with tried and tested players for New Zealand Tour

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus stuck to the players who did duty for the team in their opening two Rugby Championship matches against Australia for their tour to New Zealand, where they will play back-to-back...

Pollard praises Bok teammates for CT rebound

Springbok flyhalf Handre Pollard, who was named the man of the match on Saturday following the team’s 30-22 victory against the Wallabies in Cape Town, which saw them retain the Nelson Mandela...

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: Auckland v Northland

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...

Win restores Springbok momentum but NZ task unchanged

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus welcomed a morale-boosting victory over Australia at DHL Stadum in Cape Town on Saturday, but said the hopes of retaining the Castle Lager Rugby Championship still rested...

Pacific Nations Cup 2025 round one preview

The Pacific Nations Cup 2025 gets underway in Calgary on Friday as Canada take on USA in the first match of the tournament, while Tonga kick-off their challenge against Samoa in Nuku’alofa. Here’s...

Springbok Women name strong side for RWC opener

The Springbok Women will open their Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 campaign with a squad laden with Test and World Cup experience when they take on Brazil at Franklin’s Garden in Northampton...

McReight to captain the Wallabies in Cape Town

Wagga Wagga junior Corey Toole will make his Wallabies debut against South Africa in Cape Town on Saturday evening local time. An Olympian with the Australia Sevens program in 2024, Toole, who plays for...