NPC media information

Media Information

Information about the NPC Teams, Match Information and Competition Regulations.

 

Team Naming

Provincial Unions are required to announce their playing 23 publicly on Wednesday each game week. A combined team announcement will be made on the Provincial Rugby social media pages at 14.00pm that day. Teams will generally be available from the unions’ websites, unions’ media and social media channels. 

 

Teams are subject to change and the Provincial Union should be contacted in the first instance for the current team. Please contact the unions directly if you want to be added to their distribution lists of have any questions about their teams.

 

Match Officials

If you would like access to this information, please email NZR Communications Manager - Domestic Raewyn Lambert-Jones.

 

Judicial Hearings

New Zealand Rugby's Domestic Competitions Manager will coordinate all judicial matters relating to the NPC.

 

The NZR Disciplinary Rules for Disciplinary Hearings, which incorporate Work Rugby Regulation 17-20, will apply.

 

NZR Disciplinary Rules are available here: NZR-Disciplinary-Rules-with-effect-from-11-April-2025.pdf

 

World Rugby Regulations 17-20 are available here: Regulations | World Rugby

 

For all the latest judicial outcomes click here to find out more.

 

Semi-finals and final

You can find out more about the competition structure here.

 

Competition Regulations

Download New Zealand Rugby’s domestic competition regulations here.

 

Provincial Union Media Contacts 

Find an up-to-date list of media contacts for each Provincial Union here for all media enquiries.

 

Squad Information

Click on each Provincial Union below for squad information. If you need a full 2025 squad list for media and/or photography use, please email Communications Manager - Domestic Raewyn Lambert-Jones.

 

Auckland

Bay of Plenty

Canterbury

Counties Manukau

Hawke’s Bay

Manawatū

North Harbour

Northland

Otago

Southland

Taranaki

Tasman

Waikato

Wellington