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The blueprint for a great NPC: Why has this season been so exciting?

With the semi-finals just around the corner, it feels like the right time to take stock of this year’s NPC season, and what ...

The NPC is still New Zealand’s best sporting competition – Editorial

OPINION: Somehow, impossibly, against the tide, our NPC is still delivering.
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Otago outclass Bay of Plenty to advance to 2025 NPC final

Otago have claimed an NPC final berth for the first time in 20 years, roaring home to a 41-17 win over Bay of Plenty in front ...
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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

The 24-year-old - who's signed with the Highlanders from 20-27 - leads the domestic competition in metres gained and is the second-highest points-scorer. Barnes says test rugby is another step up.