Thames Valley stand tall in Meads Cup

The Heartland Championship presented by Bunnings Warehouse is the soul of New Zealand rugby and finals fortnight has delivered blockbuster drama with Thames Valley and King Country lifting the major silverware. Thames Valley Tallest in Meads Cup  Thames Valley: 37 (Laulea Mau 2, Te Huia Kutia, Oneone Fa’afou tries; Quinn Collard 4 cons,

New Zealand Heartland XV squad announced

Pictured: South Canterbury's William Wright is selected for his seventh Heartland campaign The New Zealand Heartland XV has been named today, featuring fresh faces and a former All Black in the mix. Former All Black and Māori All Black Hika Elliot will add another black jersey to his collection after an impressive

THE FULL CIRCLE OF NPC RUGBY

By Johnny Ringo (Music.Sport.Life) Super Rugby does not pique the interest of a lot of rugby fans, outside the main Super Rugby centres, like the tribal nature of our wonderful NPC. Whakarua Park in Ruatoria is unrivalled when it comes to a New Zealand rugby experience, ex-All Black’s Ma’a Nonu and Hosea

All Blacks XV squad named for 2024 Northern Tour

Ten players with All Blacks experience have been named in the All Blacks XV squad, ahead of their two match Northern Tour against Munster and Georgia next month. The 29-strong squad was jointly selected by the All Blacks and All Blacks XV coaching groups with the process led by respective Head

Black Ferns named for England challenge

The Black Ferns coaching group have named their match-day 23 to play England in their second Test of the WXV1 Tournament at Langley Events Centre in Langley. Live on Sky Sport NZ: Monday 7 October, Black Ferns v England, 9.00am (NZST). Black Ferns team to play England is (Test caps in brackets); 1.