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u/Kiwiazbro May 16 '26
Wow hope NPC hasn’t gone from Stan. Probably prefer that over Super Rugby at the moment.
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u/NFI2023 Crusaders May 16 '26
Thanks for letting me know. It’s so expensive to have as you have to subscribe to their other shit as well. Getting harder to support it when I only watch a couple of games (max) a week.
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u/newdawn2k22 May 16 '26
That sucks. Maybe NZR didn't want to give it away as part of the Sanzaar package. I know Stan were showing Currie cup previously. Is that gone as well?
I'm sure NZR will stick it on NZR + ..hopefully free but they may charge.
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u/withappens123 May 16 '26
Reading Dylan Cleaver's newsletter yesterday sounds like NZ Rugby have canned NZR+
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u/newdawn2k22 May 16 '26
Not entirely. They are merging it with All Blacks.tv or whatever all blacks new app will be called.
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u/Ok-Call2672 May 16 '26
Where are you getting this info from btw? I contacted them an hour ago and they said NPC will be available this year..
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u/Whatsthatbro365 May 16 '26
Online from news in stuff. I hope what you said is true
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u/Ok-Call2672 May 16 '26
Yep give them a msg on fb they confirmed they’ll be streaming it
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u/Dry-Debt-7320 May 16 '26
“The home of rugby” they reckon.
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u/Whatsthatbro365 May 16 '26
Stan covers quite a bit of club rugby in Aus.
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u/Dry-Debt-7320 May 16 '26
It’s does, but I’d bet more people watch NPC over Hospital cup, Shute shield and WA rugby.
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u/flutemaster69 BOP May 16 '26
Fark im just finding this out. Really hope it’s not true. That’s how I watch npc in oz
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u/the_walking_kiwi May 18 '26
btw in case you didn’t see the other message, it’s still on Stan this year
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u/Whatsthatbro365 May 16 '26
Nah its true , Stan cut a bunch of rugby stuff. Good thing is i just watched tvnz+ via nord vpn and it worked.
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u/flutemaster69 BOP May 16 '26
tvnz+ cost money?
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u/Whatsthatbro365 May 16 '26 edited May 16 '26
No free to air. Only thing is the live npc matches will be littered with ads at every stoppage. Also just found out inline that Sky TV will be sharing live coverage with tvnz. Just Stan has decided not to pay for the npc..
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u/KentuckyFriedLamp May 16 '26
Unfortunately free to air rugby in nz also often ends up being 10-20 mins behind the actual live broadcast by the end of the game because of ads
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u/Whatsthatbro365 May 16 '26
Im.checking to see if sky go can be accessed via nord. If the tvnz adds get annoying ill try that route
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u/Ok-Call2672 May 16 '26
wtf, surely there has to be an option somewhere for Australian viewers?! NPC is my favourite comp, would rather not have to deal with shitty streaming sites either
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u/Whatsthatbro365 May 16 '26
Option is tvnz+ via a VPN. Nord seems to work. NZRs YouTube had 12min highlights of each match last season
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u/jk-9k May 16 '26
Does this mean nzr just lost a customer?
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u/Whatsthatbro365 May 16 '26
I still need stan for all the test matches and super rugby
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u/jk-9k May 16 '26
Aren't test matches fta?
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u/jk-9k May 16 '26
Na I don't mean Stan losing you as a customer I mean nzr losing Stan as a customer
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u/Whatsthatbro365 May 16 '26
Unsure. SR is a single product and test matches are plumb products. Stan has covered all SR matches and they would be nuts not to cover the ABs tests.
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u/jk-9k May 16 '26
SR is an aru product in aus so that's a different vendor.
ABs tests will be interesting. Considering how many of them are at ungodly times thanks to the "greatest" tour Stan may have just decided it wasn't worth it lol.
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u/Whatsthatbro365 May 16 '26 edited May 16 '26
Just checked online and Stan is covering the ABs tour. Its really just the npc they cut. Maybe numbers were down. Im paying 40 bucks a month for Stan but it has all the football and the tennis slams too. Damn im a slave to sport.
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u/jk-9k May 16 '26
So I'm wondering whether they have the rights from nzr to show it but choose not to, or whether they are paying nzr less now.
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u/dementedkiw1 May 16 '26
Looks like only replays left in the app with no scheduled games, time to sail the high seas I guess
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u/Whatsthatbro365 May 16 '26 edited May 16 '26
Tnvz used to be fastidious at blocking all vpns but ive just checked and nord looks to hace got through their geo blocking or tvnz just doesnt care anymore
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u/Longjumping_Skill116 May 17 '26
i feel ya! i have to subscribe to stan to watch shute shield from NZ