Some well-known and respected names are missing from Argentina's squad to start the Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship against the All Blacks in Cordoba on Sunday (NZT).

The Farah Palmer Cup presented by Bunnings Warehouse has concluded in 2023 with the Auckland Storm winning the Premiership for the 16th time and Northland winning the Championship for the first time.

Four unbeaten teams, Bay of Plenty, Hawke's Bay, Taranaki and Canterbury, are setting the pace after two rounds of the Bunnings NPC.