Hawke's Bay

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...

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: Hawke's Bay v Counties Manukau

Sensational Lima Sopoaga try to give Waikato the victory in the opener of the NPC

HE'S BACK 🥶@LimaSopoaga and @WaikatoRugby come from all the way BACK!🎥 @skysportnz pic.twitter.com/WJCzsvDdWD — Bunnings NPC (@BunningsNPC) July 31, 2025

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...

Smith re-commits to Force until 2027

The Western Force have re-signed 20-year-old tighthead prop Josh Smith on a two-year deal after impressing across the first half of the 2025 SMARTECH Super Rugby Pacific campaign. Smith joined the Force...

50 up for Umaga-Jensen & Rakete-Stones

Peter Umaga-Jensen & Pouri Rakete-Stones set to bring up 50 games for the Hurricanes  The Hurricanes are back at SKY Stadium for Round 9 vs the Crusaders and an amazing spectacle is planned for...

Taine Robinson names in Highlanders Super Rugby Squad

The Highlanders are excited to announce their squad for the 2025 Super Rugby  Pacific season, as Head Coach Jamie Joseph returns to lead the team. Joseph, who previously coached the Highlanders...

O'Donnell signs new deal with the Brumbies

Mercurial outside back Ben O’Donnell has signed a one-year contract extension with the Safeguard Global ACT Brumbies until the end of the 2025 season.   O’Donnell, 29, first joined...

14 All Blacks available to play in NPC quarter-finals

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,...

All Blacks returning for final round-robin stage of NPC

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...