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Counties Manukau have claimed the men's NZRL National Premiership title with a 46-nil thumping of Canterbury in Auckland

12 October 2025

Counties Manukau have claimed the men's NZRL National Premiership title with a 46-nil thumping of Canterbury in Auckland

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Counties Manukau's late season surge has been halted by Canterbury in their NPC quarter-final in Christchurch
	12 Oct: Counties Manukau's late season surge has been halted by Canterbury in their NPC quarter-final in Christchurch... more

Canterbury appear poised to maintain an attacking mindset during Sunday's home NPC quarter final against Counties Manukau in Christchurch
	12 Oct: Canterbury appear poised to maintain an attacking mindset during Sunday's home NPC quarter final against Counties Manukau in Christchurch... more

Bay of Plenty loose forward Joe Johnston loves what returning All Blacks have added to their NPC campaign
	12 Oct: Bay of Plenty loose forward Joe Johnston loves what returning All Blacks have added to their NPC campaign... more

Bay of Plenty loose forward Joe Johnston is touting young wing Kele Lasaqa as one to watch
	12 Oct: Bay of Plenty loose forward Joe Johnston is touting young wing Kele Lasaqa as one to watch... more

Bay of Plenty's NPC semi finals berth has come at a cost for captain Kurt Eklund
	12 Oct: Bay of Plenty's NPC semi finals berth has come at a cost for captain Kurt Eklund... more

Bay of Plenty are using last year's NPC final heartbreak as motivation, as they look ahead to Otago in next week's semifinals in Dunedin
	11 Oct: Bay of Plenty are using last year's NPC final heartbreak as motivation, as they look ahead to Otago in next week's semifinals in Dunedin... more

Taranaki coach Neil Barnes believes his first five-eighths Josh Jacomb is not ready for the All Blacks yet, heading into tonight's NPC quarter-final against Hawke's Bay in Napier
	11 Oct: Taranaki coach Neil Barnes believes his first five-eighths Josh Jacomb is not ready for the All Blacks yet, heading into tonight's NPC quarter-final against Hawke's Bay in Napier... more

Otago have knocked out Waikato in the first NPC quarter-final, now it's the turn of Bay of Plenty and Tasman to tussle at Tauranga Domain today
	11 Oct: Otago have knocked out Waikato in the first NPC quarter-final, now it's the turn of Bay of Plenty and Tasman to tussle at Tauranga Domain today... more

Big wraps from Bay of Plenty coach Richard Watt for teenage halfback Charlie Sinton ahead of this afternoon's NPC quarter-final against Tasman in Tauranga
	11 Oct: Big wraps from Bay of Plenty coach Richard Watt for teenage halfback Charlie Sinton ahead of this afternoon's NPC quarter-final against Tasman in Tauranga... more

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