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 ...

In a stunning game of rugby in Hamilton on Saturday afternoon , Waikato swept aside the All Black-laden Canterbury side 59-41 to retain their lead on the NPC First Division. Rugby does not come much ...

Moane Pasifika and North Harbour prop James Lay has announced he will retire from all rugby at the end of the NPC season. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The players in contention for this year's Air New Zealand NPC Most Valuable Player award have been confirmed. The 27 provincial winners were selected by their local sports journalists for consistent ...

Bay of Plenty failed to match their historic victory over Wellington last week as they went down to Auckland in their latest NPC clash. Last year's second division champions once again proved they ...

Otago's 15-man rugby caused the biggest upset of the NPC first division rugby season when they eliminated hot favourites Canterbury 37-22 in the first semifinal tonight. Halfback Chris Smylie was a ...