Ric Salizzo talks to the Herald about the return of SportsCafe. Video / Ben Dickens The Hawke’s Bay Magpies will be without at least four more of their most experienced regulars for the 2024 NPC rugby ...

Gallagher Insurance becomes national partner for all teams Revenue will be split evenly across 14 provinces Auckland boss confident more deals are on the way The 14 provincial rugby unions have landed ...

Wellington are the kings of provincial rugby in New Zealand, beating Bay of Plenty 23-20 in a nerve-jangling NPC final that went into extra-time in Wellington on Saturday afternoon. The men from the ...

Matches in rugby's National Provincial Championship are on track to appear on a free-to-air platform. As Sky and New Zealand Rugby near renewal of their broadcast contract - the Herald reports ...

Canterbury will only get their full Mitre 10 Cup squad together for the first time on Monday as outgoing coach Scott Robertson plots the defence of their Premiership title and a possible eighth crown ...

Rugby coach Peter Russell, most credited with reviving Magpies’ fortunes with an historic first NPC top division semi-final in his first season at the helm Hawke’s Bay in 2007, died suddenly on ...

A couple of weeks ago the Welsh Rugby Union took the difficult decision to cut its Exiles programme. The WRU have replaced it with a system it feels is better placed to persuade the best ...

Knewstubb's 4:20 bronco yesterday for the Highlanders isn't his fastest in his career, previously hitting the 4:11 mark, ...

Leicester Fainga'anuku scored twice to help Tasman comfortably beat Manawatu 49-17 in Nelson today. The returning All Black, who last played in a test match at the 2023 Rugby World Cup, made his ...

Fullback Johnny McNicholl scored two tries, as the nine-time winners took a step towards No.10.

No.8 Malachi Wrampling is enjoying his second stint with the New Zealand Under-20s in the Rugby Championship tournament that continues on Tuesday when playing Argentina. Wrampling said he took a lot ...