Great to see two Magpies in this game, one current (Devan Flanders) playing for the All Blacks XV, and one former (Brad Weber) on the Baabaas' bench.

📢 Thompson is returning to Super Rugby Pacific after a season in rugby league.

The Chiefs announced today that Tyrone Thompson is returning to the franchise for the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season. Awesome news, of course, but what Magpies fans really want to know is whether he'll return to the Bay for the 2026 NPC season as well! #NPC2026

The half-time MASCOT RACE is held tomorrow! The NPC Final between Canterbury and Otago starts tomorrow at 4.05pm and will be live on Sky Sport 1. Go Swoop!! 🖤🦅🤍 #NPC2025 #HawkesBayAllDay

The HBRU has announced the 2025 Hawke’s Bay Tui award winners: Caterina Poletti - Player's Player - Best Forward Kaya Whaitiri-Dee - Most Outstanding Player Kate Donald - Best Back #FPC2025 1/2

The HBRU has announced the 2025 Hawke’s Bay Magpies award winners: Devan Flanders – Hamilton Logan Players’ Player, Player of the Year & Magpie Man Jonah Lowe – Best Back Tom Parsons – Best Forward Zarn Sullivan – Rookie of the Year Congrats to Devan, Jonah, Tom and Zarn! #NPC2025

🎥 Highlights of last night's semi-final attached. Immensely proud of what the Magpies achieved this season –4th & semi-finalist– and it was a pleasure to watch each & every game. Wishing the players, coaches & staff a good offseason & looking forward to next season already! Hawke's Bay All Day!⚫⚪

80' | Game and season over. The Magpies gave it their all, but it wasn't to be. Congrats to Canterbury, who will deservedly host next week's final. Full time: Canterbury 43 - 19 Magpies #semifinal #NPC2025 #CANvBAY

79' | Chay Fihaki converts. Canterbury 43 - 19 Magpies #semifinal #NPC2025 #CANvBAY

78' | Try to Tom Christie. Canterbury 41 - 19 Magpies #semifinal #NPC2025 #CANvBAY

73' | Andrew Tauatevalu replaces Zarn Sullivan. Canterbury 36 - 19 Magpies #semifinal #NPC2025 #CANvBAY

71' | The ball hits the post. Lincoln McClutchie can't convert the try. Canterbury 36 - 19 Magpies #semifinal #NPC2025 #CANvBAY

70' | Try to Jonah Lowe! Canterbury 36 - 19 Magpies #semifinal #NPC2025 #CANvBAY

67' | Chay Fihaki converts. Sub: Manahi Goulton, Frank Lochore and Ere Enari replace Joe 'Apikotoa, Devan Flanders and Folau Fakatava. Canterbury 36 - 14 Magpies #semifinal #NPC2025 #CANvBAY

65' | Try to Daniel Lienert-Brown. Canterbury 34 - 14 Magpies #semifinal #NPC2025 #CANvBAY

58' | Sub: Lukas Ripley replaces Anaru Paenga-Morgan. Canterbury 29 - 14 Magpies #semifinal #NPC2025 #CANvBAY

58' | Chay Fihaki converts. Canterbury 29 - 14 Magpies #semifinal #NPC2025 #CANvBAY

57' | Try to Dallas McLeod. His second. Canterbury 27 - 14 Magpies #semifinal #NPC2025 #CANvBAY

56' | Subs: Kianu Kereru-Symes and Isaia Walker-Leawere have replaced Jacob Devery and Geoff Cridge. Canterbury 22 - 14 Magpies #semifinal #NPC2025 #CANvBAY

53' | Sub: Hadlee Hay-Horton has come on for Pouri Rakete-Stones Canterbury 22 - 14 Magpies #semifinal #NPC2025 #CANvBAY

52' | Chay Fihaki converts the try. Canterbury 22 - 14 Magpies #semifinal #NPC2025 #CANvBAY

51' | Try to Dallas McLeod. Canterbury 20 - 14 Magpies #semifinal #NPC2025 #CANvBAY

Only a single point separating the teams. Anything is possible. Defence and discipline will be key in the second half. That, and a lot of heart! COME ON THE BAY! ⚫⚪ #semifinal #NPC2025 #CANvBAY

40+1' | It's time for the oranges! Half time: Canterbury 15 - 14 Magpies #semifinal #NPC2025 #CANvBAY

35' | Lincoln McClutchie converts! Canterbury 15 - 14 Magpies #semifinal #NPC2025 #CANvBAY

34' | Try to Folau Fakatava!! Canterbury 15 - 12 Magpies #semifinal #NPC2025 #CANvBAY

26' | Lincoln McClutchie converts! Canterbury 15 - 7 Magpies #semifinal #NPC2025 #CANvBAY

25' | Try to Neria Fomai!! Canterbury 15 - 5 Magpies #semifinal #NPC2025 #CANvBAY

20' | 🟨 Yellow card for Canterbury's Ngane Punivai for a deliberate knock on. Canterbury 15 - 0 Magpies #semifinal #NPC2025 #CANvBAY

19' | Chay Fihaki converts. Canterbury 15 - 0 Magpies #semifinal #NPC2025 #CANvBAY

18' | Sam Darry scores Canterbury's second try of the game. Canterbury 13 - 0 Magpies #semifinal #NPC2025 #CANvBAY

17' | Ngane Punivai dots down his second, but the TMO gets involved again. The try is disallowed. Foot in touch. Canterbury 8 - 0 Magpies #semifinal #NPC2025 #CANvBAY

Or grounded on the dead ball line. Result is the same. No try. 😥

14' | Bugger. No try. Knock-on. Canterbury 8 - 0 Magpies #semifinal #NPC2025 #CANvBAY

13' | Try to Devan Flanders? Ref says "try". TMO ... Canterbury 8 - 0 Magpies #semifinal #NPC2025 #CANvBAY

10' | Chay Fihaki can't convert. Canterbury 8 - 0 Magpies #semifinal #NPC2025 #CANvBAY

9' | Try to Ngane Punivai. Canterbury 8 - 0 Magpies #semifinal #NPC2025 #CANvBAY

7' | Tom Parsons close to scoring, but the ref says "held-up". Canterbury 3 - 0 Magpies #semifinal #NPC2025 #CANvBAY

5' | Chay Fihaki kicks a penalty goal. Canterbury 3 - 0 Magpies #semifinal #NPC2025 #CANvBAY

Here we go: KICK-OFF!! Gooooooooo Magpies! 🦅🙌 Late change in the midfield: Kienan Higgins starts at 12; Anaru Paenga-Morgan moves to 13. Unfortunately, Nick Grigg is ruled out with an injury. Referee: Ben O'Keeffe #semifinal #NPC2025 #CANvBAY #IWL50th

Not long now. Half an hour until KICK-OFF! #semifinal #NPC2025 #CANvBAY

It's SEMI-FINAL GAME DAY! Good luck to our Magpies, who are in Christchurch to take on Canterbury for a spot in the 2025 NPC Final! 🦅🙌 🏉 Canterbury v Magpies 🕖 7.15pm NZT 🏟️ Apollo Projects Stadium, Christchurch 📺 Sky Sport 1 COME ON THE BAY! ⚫⚪ #CANvBAY #NPC2025 #IWL50th

The Magpies team for the Semi-Final v Canterbury has been named! This game will be Isaia Walker-Leawere's 50th Magpies game! Congrats to Izzy! 🏉 Canterbury v Magpies 📅 Sat 18 October 2025 🕖 7.15pm 🏟️ Apollo Projects Stadium, Christchurch 📺 Sky Sport 1 Go Magpies! 🦅 Bay all day!⚫⚪ #NPC2025 #CANvBAY

Congrats to Folau Fakatava, Devan Flanders and Isaia Walker-Leawere on being named in the All Blacks XV squad! The team will play the Barbarians, England A and Uruguay on their Northern Tour! Good luck! ⚫⚪ #MagpiesinBlack

🎥 Highlights of the Magpies' quarter-final v Taranaki! #NPC2025 #BAYvTAR

The Magpies held the Bulls try-less. Our defence was awesome! Hopefully, Devan Flanders' injury isn't too bad, because we really need him next week! Pouri Rakete-Stones, too. #NPC2025 #BAYvTAR

80+1' | The Magpies win the game and progress to the semi-final!! How good!!! Woohoo! Full time: Magpies 26 - 12 Taranaki #NPC2025 #BAYvTAR

78' | Sub: Ere Enari replaces Folau Fakatava. Magpies 26 - 12 Taranaki #NPC2025 #BAYvTAR

73' | The call is "short", "no try"! Magpies 26 - 12 Taranaki #NPC2025 #BAYvTAR

73' | Try to Taranaki? On-field decision is "no try". TMO? Magpies 26 - 12 Taranaki #NPC2025 #BAYvTAR