Rugby Union

After four quarter-finals last weekend we’re down to the final four teams standing. Otago and Waikato set the tone early with a high scoring affair. Hawke’s Bay got the job done over Taranaki, the Steamers made light work of the Mako and Canterbury barely scrapped past Counties Manukau. It sets up two cracking semi-finals so we’re going to do something a little different this week. Rather than the best bet, next best, same game multi and four leg multi, I’m just going to preview both games with a bet and same game multi for each. Let’s get into the first…

New Zealand Rugby and Jamie Joseph have announced the All Blacks XV side that will go on the Grand Slam tour to play a couple of games in the Northern Hemisphere in the coming weeks. With the squad now released, I thought it would be an interesting exercise to get inside the coaching staff’s mind and come up with a 23-man squad that could run out for their first game of the year. So, without wasting any more time, let’s crack on and see what that side could look like. 2025 All Blacks XV squad 🔥The All Blacks XV will…

Only eight teams remain as the quarter-finals get underway this weekend. The pre-tournament favourites, Tasman, head away to take on Bay of Plenty. The Hawke’s Bay hosts Taranaki, who have been looking extremely dangerous. The number one team, Canterbury, will host Counties and Otago will welcome Waikato to the deep south. Let’s get into our best plays for the weekend! Hawke’s Bay vs Taranaki Saturday, 7:10pm | McLean Park Best Bet: Taranaki to Win | $2.05 Taranaki would have been one of the punters’ favourites to win the comp before we got underway two months ago. They’ve looked dangerous all…

That wraps up the regular season of the 2025 NPC, with each team having played 10 games and the playoff spots now confirmed ahead of next weekend’s quarter-finals. This means it’s the final week of player ratings, and we’ll soon complete our table for players of the season. But before that, we’ve still got five players from round 10 to hand points to, so let’s get stuck into those. 5. Stanley Soloman (1 Point) Another product of the New Zealand Under-20 system, Wellington Lions outside back Stanley Soloman has well and truly announced himself on the professional rugby scene this…

The All Blacks wrap up the Rugby Championship with what was, in some ways, a dominant win against Australia in Perth. The 28–14 scoreline was rather flattering for the Australians, as the All Blacks had the potential to pile on plenty more points that ultimately got away from them. It was a match where a couple of the youngsters really stood up and carried the load, while some of the more experienced names wilted under the bright lights. With that said, we are going to dive into our player ratings for the last time in the 2025 Rugby Championship. Tamaiti…

We’ve made it to the last round of The Rugby Championship, and unless the Pumas can upset the Springboks at Twickenham and New Zealand beat the Aussies in Perth, the South Africans will lock up The Rugby Championship for another season. Plenty of changes for New Zealand heading into this last round, with the Bledisloe Cup secured already, Razor can afford to try a couple things this weekend. I’m excited to see how they go about this weekend so let’s dive into our picks for the games. Australia vs New Zealand Saturday, 10:45pm | Optus Stadium, Perth Leroy Carter Anytime…

One round to go, and the top six are set. But the last two spots are still up for grabs, and we have seven playing eight in a fixture to decide it. North Harbour may just get their first and only win of the season when they play Southland, who have had 50+ scored on them for four weeks in a row. We were 1 for 2 with our best last week but also got up the $11 value same game multi. The aim for this week, to nail the four-leg round multi. Let’s get stuck in for the final…