Representative Rugby – Page 9

Taranaki v Wellington XV NPC pre-season livestream

by clubrugby - July 24, 2026

A Wellington XV plays the Taranaki NPC squad in their second and final NPC pre-season match on Friday afternoon in coastal Taranaki, in a fixture dubbed the 'Battle of the Beach.' Check out the home team's livestream of the encounter below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glwCJeghjtQ The teams are: Wellington (as received): 1. Jake Turnbull (USA) 2. James O’Reilly (HOBM) 3.

New names galore in 2026 Lions squad

by clubrugby - July 21, 2026July 21, 2026

By Club Rugby contributors Wellington Lions supporters will be banking on an outside player injection being the winning formula in this year’s National Provincial Championship. The squad is in the graphic here: The five-time NPC champions will be hoping that the arrival of several new players will offset the loss of a

Aisle be Back: New Zealand v Ireland

by clubrugby - July 17, 2026July 17, 2026

By Kevin McCarthy We’ve all sussed out the All Blacks strategy this weekend. Three locks, designed to take the wind out of a decent Irish forward pack, but a potentially fragile scrum underbelly. Then in the last 20, or so, the young guns are unleashed off the bench in Anton Segner

Aisle be Back: All Blacks v France

by clubrugby - July 3, 2026July 3, 2026

By Kevin McCarthy Dave Rennie would have flunked Cuisenaire rods at school. For younger listeners, these were painted wood rods of varying units of length that basically taught you simple maths. They were also good for sucking on, and ingesting various chemicals. Unveiling his first twenty-three for the first test against France,

Hurricanes v Chiefs Final Stat Attack

by clubrugby - June 23, 2026

By Peter Marriott Final v Chiefs: Won 60-5 After waiting for nine years and 318 days the Hurricanes finally secured their second Super Rugby title. It was the Hurricanes fourth Final and the Chiefs eighth, including the last four seasons in a row, all of which they have lost. The Hurricanes 60 points