The Black Ferns were punished immediately. A shallow clearance gifted England a lineout inside the Black Ferns half. England ...

A rash of last-round scoring resulted in the number of points centurions reaching four at the end of regular season play in New Zealand's Bunnings National Provincial Championship at the weekend.

Marcel Renata was a late addition to the Māori All Blacks squad in 2015, called up to face the New Zealand Barbarians at Eden Park and the Ngāti Whānaunga prop joined the fray from the bench.

Wellington finished top of the Bunnings NPC ladder, sharing 40 points with Taranaki after the final round of play and, courtesy of its win over Taranaki earlier in the season took top place.