Rugby Union

That is officially the first half of the NPC season in the books, and with another weekend behind us, it is time for us to update our competition power rankings. 14. Wellington | 0-6 | Previous Ranking: 13 Wellington looked to be in line for an upset as they started with a roar against Tasman in Blenheim. However, as their starting XV began to fatigue, their lack of depth came to the forefront. The Mako eventually handed Wellington their sixth loss of the season. 13. Southland | 1-5 | Previous Ranking: 12 Southland were showing plenty of positive signs to…

The ABs will officially leave South Africa 2-1 down in the series and will require a win in the Baltimore Test to have a chance of sharing the spoils of Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry Tour. As we have done throughout the whole season, we are looking at the best performers in the black jersey from each game. After some thinking, the five from Johannesburg are ready to go. 1 Point – Asafo Aumua Asafo Aumua once again made his presence felt around the park this weekend, showing why so many wanted him to become the outright starting hooker from now on.…

Join Archie Wilson as he breaks down the third All Blacks Test of the Greatest Rivalry Tour. 0 Days 0 Hours 0 Mins 0 Secs Rugby's Greatest Rivalry Sunday 6th Sep South Africa $1.45 vs New Zealand $2.70 Rugby's Greatest Rivalry odds correct as of 03/09/2026 and subject to change. South Africa vs New Zealand 3:00am Sunday | FNB Stadium Over 55.5 Total Points @ $1.90 The Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry Tour is poised exactly where the neutral fan would want it, with the series evenly split at 1-1 heading into the final Test in South Africa at FNB Stadium. The…

Archie Wilson breaks down every game of Round 6 and provides his best betting plays of the weekend. 0 Days 0 Hours 0 Mins 0 Secs New Zealand NPC Thursday 3rd Sep Taranaki $1.27 vs Auckland $3.50 New Zealand NPC odds correct as of 03/09/2026 and subject to change. Taranaki vs Auckland 7:10pm Thursday | Stadium Taranaki Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens, Kaylum Boshier OR Jesse Parete 1st Try Scorer (WAS $5.14) @ $6.00 Taranaki played their best game of footy this season, as they handled Canterbury, sending them into a mid-season spiral while perhaps finding something to build on heading into the…

That is officially the first half of the NPC season in the books, and with another weekend behind us, it is time for us to update our competition power rankings. 14. Wellington | 0-5 | Previous Ranking: 13 In the battle for the wooden spoon, the Lions came out red-hot, flying to a two-score lead on the back of some of their more exciting players getting involved. That lead quickly evaporated, though, and Counties were able to win the track meet in Wellington, leaving the Lions comfortably at the bottom of the rankings. 13. Counties Manukau | 1-4 | Previous…

Well, Test two did not go to plan for the All Blacks, as they came up short in a 33-26 loss to the Springboks in Cape Town. It was an error-filled display from the All Blacks, who might still take some positives from the performance because, regardless of their inaccuracies, they were still in with a chance down the stretch. Regardless, it is just about time to move on to the third Test, but before we do, we have our top five players in the black jersey series from yesterday’s Test to discuss. 1 Point – Quinn Tupaea Quinn Tupaea…

Join Archie Wilson as he breaks down the second All Blacks test of the Greatest Rivalry Tour. 0 Days 0 Hours 0 Mins 0 Secs Rugby's Greatest Rivalry Sunday 30th Aug South Africa $1.50 vs New Zealand $2.50 Rugby's Greatest Rivalry odds correct as of 28/08/2026 and subject to change. South Africa vs New Zealand 3:00am Sunday | DHL Stadium New Zealand To Win @ $2.50 Test one is in the books, all the midweek games are complete, and I think every New Zealand footy fan would be lying if they said they were not over the moon with the…

Archie Wilson breaks down every game of Round 5 and provides his best betting plays of the weekend. 0 Days 0 Hours 0 Mins 0 Secs New Zealand NPC Thursday 27th Aug Southland $8.50 vs Hawke’s Bay $1.06 New Zealand NPC odds correct as of 27/08/2026 and subject to change. Southland vs Hawke’s Bay 7:10pm Thursday | Invercargill Rugby Park Over 64.5 Total Points @ $1.90 Southland will face the tall task of taking on the best side in the competition, the Hawke’s Bay Magpies. The main silver lining for the Stags is that they are at their fortress in…