Tuesday, 27 October 2026

The All Blacks squad for the November Northern Tour leg of the Nations Championship has been officially named! With a heavy injury list claiming several key stars, Dave Rennie and the selectors have recalled big-name returnees like Leicester Fainga'anuku while handing opportunities to standout NPC performers. We break down the full squad, the notable absentees,…

Gerry Thornley and Liam Toland join Eoin Sheahan for Monday Night Rugby to dive into the Dan Sheehan experiment! Monday Night Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank Of Ireland | To become a member and access our exclusive content simply click: here: All the perks right here: Have you downloaded the Off The Ball…

Leicester Fainga’anuku is back - and he could give the All Blacks a fascinating option for their northern tour. Could he cover midfield, wing AND the loose forwards in a 6–2 bench split? I break down the big injury absences, the relief of seeing Richie Mo’unga and Quinn Tupaea included, and the selection puzzle around…

Looking for more All Blacks press conferences? Watch every interview on AllBlacks.com. Hear from All Blacks Head Coach Dave Rennie as he speaks to the media after naming his squad for the Nations Championship Northern Series, featuring Tests against Scotland, Wales and England, before the inaugural Nations Championship Finals weekend.

The latest All Blacks squad has officially dropped! Join DSPN Rugby's Martin Devlin and Jamie Wall, plus special guest Marc Hinton from Stuff as we break down every selection, surprise omission, and tactical talking point from the team naming, followed by our full live reaction and analysis of Dave Rennie's press conference. What does this…

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England teammates Henry Pollock and Ollie Chessum, as well as Alex Coles and Freddie Steward, got into quite the scuffle during the Leicester Tigers v Northampton Saints East Midlands Derby!

One NZ Stadium hosts the 2026 Hilux NPC Final as Canterbury host Northland to decide the champions. ------------------------------------ Hilux NPC Rugby — New Zealand Provincial Rugby Updates, Highlights & Full Games This is the home of Provincial Rugby on YouTube - covering the Hilux NPC, the Farah Palmer Cup presented by Hilux and the Hilux…

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Watch the extended highlights from Harlequins v Saracens in the Gallagher PREM 2026/27 Round 4.

Ben Youngs and Dan Cole are back to react to Steve Borthwick’s latest England squad announcement! Who’s made the cut, who’s missing out, and what do the selections tell us about England’s plans? Plus, the boys rank the weekend’s derby games on the SPICE METER 🌶️ Which rivalry delivered the biggest fireworks, which game lived…

Extended highlights from Bristol Bears v Exeter Chiefs - Round 4 of the Gallagher PREM 2026/27

Munster head coach Clayton McMillan & captain Tadhg Beirne speak to media after their 24-18 loss to Leinster in the Aviva Stadium on Saturday evening. Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank Of Ireland | To become a member and access our exclusive content simply click: here: All the perks right here: Have you downloaded…

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen & player Jamie Osborne speak to media after their 24-18 win over Munster in the Aviva Stadium on Saturday evening. Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank Of Ireland | To become a member and access our exclusive content simply click: here: All the perks right here: Have you downloaded…

We are four rounds into the United Rugby Championship and the table is starting to take shape, but who is actually finding their form? After returning to league action following European Cup fixtures, we break down all 16 URC teams from bottom to top, analyzing the momentum, team performances, and how current form compares to…

Jaque Fourie joins The Fan Van to look back on an incredible Springbok career, from growing up in Nigel and breaking into the Lions to becoming the South African public’s choice for the Springbok Dream Team outside centre. He shares stories from his early days, his 2003 World Cup debut, the infamous Kamp Staaldraad experience,…

Extended highlights from Leicester Tigers v Northampton Saints - Round 4 of the Gallagher PREM 2026/27. Watch live on ITV4 | @ITVSport

Moments to watch

• 2:25“Next time Northampton go into Leicester 22, they come away with three or five or seven, suddenly the game's starting to get away with you, so bank some of your chips if you can.”
• 4:22“Northampton's backs have got to get round there, otherwise they'll be outnumbered.”
• 9:52“Lester are going to win this East Midlands Derby and in some second half style.”

Extended highlights from Newcastle Red Bulls v Sale Sharks - Round 4 of the Gallagher PREM 2026/27

Moments to watch

• 0:04“Wins domestically over Saracens and Harlequins, but even in victory through a wall of tune drizzle the Red Bulls mark their return to Newcastle.”
• 2:21“Dom Hansen studies the ball and George Ford blasts it through into the teeth of the Newcastle winds tonight after the Nations Championship break and the November start of December.”
• 8:05“And George McWigan in amongst the whole herd of red bulls has plunged another try.”

Extended highlights from Gloucester v Bath - Round 4 of the Gallagher PREM 2026/27

Moments to watch

• 0:02“Gloucester been raving about some of their attack, but that's a big stat for them.”
• 4:47“And Gloucester have got to put more bodies behind the ball here.”
• 8:45“ROBSON ATKINSON LITTLE DELAY FROM ATKINSON WITH EVERYONE thinking they're going to go long just that short ball keeps Cleallen in a one-on-one and he's big, powerful, gets through the first one and then just rolls on the floor with the place.”

Highlights & reaction from Harlequins v Saracens in the Gallagher PREM 2026/27 Round 4.

Moments to watch

• 0:02“And the final derby of this Gallagher Prem Derby weekend maybe one of the sharpest.”
• 3:50“Heavyweight engines helping to drive that Saracens line and the man who started the Saracens looking to put together a few phases, but oh, frustrating for them as far as it goes.”
• 5:32“Yeah, forwards were good, defensively you were good but especially that attack cuz I know both yourself and Jason Gill were saying in the week that it felt like things were starting to click.”

EGGCHASERS LIVE: follow link to tickets at REFUND CLUB: Find out if you are due a refund in 60 seconds at England have named a 36 man training squad ahead of the Nations Championship. Some key men in...and out! I think it could make a significant difference to England's fortunes...but the selection will have to…

Moments to watch

• 0:18“This is just a squad for a couple of days of training and the proper Nations Championship squad will be named in due course.”
• 4:30“And Capu Tuipulotu, when a couple of weeks ago I predicted my England World Cup squad for a year's time, I had Capu Tuipulotu in it alongside Jamie George and Luke Cowan-Dickie.”
• 13:31“So, to to recap, guys that have been dropped from the Nations Championship squad and have been properly dropped, Theo Dan, Jamie George has come in, Ben Spencer uh with Archie MacParlan coming in and Ted Hill.”

The All Blacks are heading into the Nations Championship with 19 players injured — 11 out for the season — including their captain. How do you select a squad of 34 when half your first-choice side is on the sidelines? Martin Devlin sits down with Tim from Egg Chasers to unpack the All Blacks' injury…

Moments to watch

• 0:48“And this isn't counting guys that we think could make the All Blacks like a guy like Caleb Tangatau who got injured uh during Super Rug.”
• 5:29“You know, we don't have to beat them four times in a row, which gives every single country, including Australia, who just beat them, a hell of a lot of hope.”
• 7:18“Um, and just like every player who can make a mistake, just like every coach who can get things wrong, it happens.”

Canada’s 31–22 win over England wasn’t a fluke, it was a statement. England have been punched on the nose again, and now the pressure is on John Mitchell to fix what’s become disjointed, fast. David Pembroke, Steve Hansen and Ewen McKenzie break down how Canada used width, tackling and smart touches (including a tap try)…

Moments to watch

• 5:52“The ability to put yourself in position, the ability to make the hard, you know, not just tack, not just tackle, but make a aggressive tackles, you know, defend the line, keep them behind the advantage line, etc.”
• 9:28“So um I don't Yeah, I think it's just a matter of getting used to but there is like it's not it's not grass doesn't give it doesn't give it scrum time and things like that.”
• 29:31“Yeah, look, I think it was a great example of of uh one team winning very very easily the week before, the other team making some changes, bringing back players who had been suspended.”

All Blacks vs Scotland rugby MINIMATCH: New Zealand host Scotland with Jonah Lomu, Tana Umaga and Christian Cullen leading the attack. Watch every try, big hit and line break as Scotland’s forwards battle an All Blacks side determined to play with ball in hand.

Moments to watch

• 1:34“Now big Richard Medcast as Scotland pin the All Blacks inside their 22 early on.”
• 3:20“Referee playing an advantage here for Scotland as Nicholls sends it away wide for Towns and now Lesley.”
• 10:27“And both times it started from a very standstill situation where he's actually pushed off an opponent, pushed off a second and had enough speed to make it to the goal line.”

Catch all the action from the Hilux NPC 2026 Final as Canterbury host Northland under the roof at One New Zealand Stadium in Christchurch on Labour Day. Canterbury are chasing back-to-back titles, while the Northland Taniwha are out to claim their first ever NPC crown. ------------------------------------ Hilux NPC Rugby — New Zealand Provincial Rugby Updates,…

Moments to watch

• 3:51“Jordan Trainer great depth on that support line and he crashes over and it goes and up goes Gardner again for Canterbury the Londor to start the final.”
• 5:47“We've had five tries, three of those to Northland who find themselves in front against Canterbury by 21 points to 10.”
• 10:50“Dom Gardner who has been almost the best player in this whole season with the final pass to Isaac Hutchinson who has made such an impact since coming on for this Canterbury side James Parsons.”

The 2026 NPC Grand Final is in the books! Northland’s fairytale season fell just one match short as Canterbury delivered a relentless second-half performance inside a sweltering indoor stadium to seal a 43-24 victory. We break down how Northland built their impressive first-half lead, where the tide turned, and how Canterbury turned the screws when…

Moments to watch

• 1:39“Needed to get a little bit more bent, which put Canterbury under a lot of pressure because they'd been tackling quite a few phases as Northland were trying to get some momentum back into the game.”
• 6:21“They got a line out deep down their own end northland and then they proceeded to lose the line out like you've just held out Canterbury.”
• 8:23“Uh Canterbury drive, Northland um winging for a touch, which is probably their best moment to kind of stop Northland any potential comeback and then Hutchinson gets his second from McNickel.”

Like Aotearoa Rugby Pod? Check out for exclusive deep-dives With the All Blacks' northern tour squad about to be named, some big names are facing disappointment. Injuries, emerging talent and fierce competition have created some huge selection dilemmas. Ross and James debate the toughest calls, who deserves a chance and which players could be the…

All Blacks Squad for the November matches of the Nations Championship 2026 has been announced by coach Dave Rennie

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🏉 SQUAD NAMED: Dave Rennie's 36-man All Blacks squad for the UK tour! Big ins: Leicester Fainga'anuku and Christian Lio-Willie both return 🇳🇿 Richie Mo'unga is back from his calf injury to take the first-five spot, and George Bell earns a call-up after a standout NPC final for Canterbury. 📋 Key talking points: • Sola…

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Are the Raeburn and Utrecht Shields the rugby titles fans actually want? 🛡️ 🏉

Moments to watch

• 0:52“And this is one of those obvious scenes like it's it it's a great example of having something that we can get excited about regardless of who's playing for it.”

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Moments to watch

• 0:44“England England seemed to be we saw in the second half they they did a bit better.”

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• 0:15“And you know, like once you identify someone as being on your list, you should be doing everything you possibly can to keep them in your in your You cannot use the excuse, "Oh, well, we we spoke to him too late."”
• 1:34“Um cuz essentially what happens is that the rugby league teams um you know, fund the education of these athletes.”

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Moments to watch

• 0:22“If Steve's out there talking to young kids and shaking hands of next the next potential players, that's a critical it's a critical moment to be able to then retain talent and and get people keep people interested in the game.”