Māori All Blacks Coach Clayton McMillan has named a strong squad ahead of their two-match series against Manu Samoa. It will be the first time the sides have met since 2008, with matches at Sky Stadium in Wellington (June 26) and an exciting double header alongside the All Blacks and Tonga

Victory over the Bay and centenary celebrated A major motion picture could be made of it. Ngati Porou East Coast beat Civil Project Solutions Poverty Bay 28-21 to ice the sky-blue-and-white centenary cake by breaking their five-year duck against their oldest rivals. It was the first victory — home or away — for

Ngati Porou East Coast players and supporters would have been grateful for the long weekend to recover after their victory over Poverty Bay on Saturday. In front of a bumper home crowd, NPEC delighted the spectators on their way to a historic 40th win, 28-21, in the ongoing battle for supremacy

NPEC Coach Hosea Gear has named his 22 for the Centenary Match this weekend against Poverty Bay at Whakarua Park at 2pm. Several new caps have been included with the stand out being Nehe Milner-Skudder who will debut for the Sky Blues at Fullback. On the Reserves Bench we see: Jo16. Cap