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Bay of Plenty loose forward Joe Johnston loves what returning All Blacks have added to their NPC campaign

12 October 2025

Bay of Plenty loose forward Joe Johnston loves what returning All Blacks have added to their NPC campaign

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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

Bay of Plenty coach Richard Watt expects a pair of returning props to make an impact in this afternoon's NPC quarter-final against Tasman in Tauranga
	11 Oct: Bay of Plenty coach Richard Watt expects a pair of returning props to make an impact in this afternoon's NPC quarter-final against Tasman in Tauranga... more

A summer of touch rugby came with a big price tag for ACC
	11 Oct: A summer of touch rugby came with a big price tag for ACC... more

Jubilation for Otago first-five Cam Millar after nailing the game-winning penalty kick that's sent his province to the NPC semifinals
	11 Oct: Jubilation for Otago first-five Cam Millar after nailing the game-winning penalty kick that's sent his province to the NPC semifinals... more

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18 Oct: Otago have stormed into the NPC final after an emphatic 41-17 win over Bay of Plenty in their semi-final in Dunedin ++++++++++++

06 Oct: Reece Walsh has conjured up a Clive Churchill medal for player-of-the-match in the NRL league grand final to break Brisbane's 19-year premiership drought with a 26-22 win over Melbourne ++++++++++++

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

05 Oct: The Steelers have snatched a berth in the playoffs of rugby's NPC +++++++++++

05 Oct: Two-try hero Quinn Tupaea believes finally achieving back-to-back wins will do wonders for the All Blacks' confidence +++++++++++

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

14 Oct: Coach Scott Robertson has justified the emphasis on midfielders and loose forwards in the 36-strong All Blacks squad for the grand slam tour +++++++++++

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