NPC Rugby: Bay of Plenty Steamers end Hawke’s Bay Magpies’ season
October 12, 2024
The Magpies’ Bunnings NPC season ended after an intense quarter-final saw the Bay of Plenty Steamers claim a 19-17 victory in a back-and-forth affair at Tauranga Domain on Saturday.Determined to avoid last season’s heartbreak, the Steamers set the tone early, applying pr...
The Hawke’s Bay Magpies’ dreams of securing a home NPC quarter-final were dashed after a determined Wellington Lions side clawed back from an early deficit to win 46-28 on Saturday afternoon.Despite leading 21-0 after the first 20 minutes, H...
NPC Rugby: Hawke’s Bay Magpies clinch thriller against Auckland
September 28, 2024
The Magpies stared down the barrel of a fourth consecutive defeat but sparked an epic comeback to win 36-35 against Auckland at McLean Park on Saturday.It wasn’t all sunshine for the Hawke’s Bay team as Auckland piled on the pressure throughout the game but couldn’t ho...
Hawke’s Bay Magpies thumped by 40-plus points for second time in two weeks as Taranaki put them to the sword
September 22, 2024
A dream start for the Magpies has quickly turned into a nightmare as they tasted defeat for the third time in as many weeks to Taranaki.The 63-19 thumping was almost exactly the same deficit as last week’s 50-5 away loss to Waikato, but this time it came in front of a home...