Cap Rankings
The pecking order,
by cap midpoint.
Squads ranked by estimated total salary spend across published contracts. Bars show the low to high editorial range for each squad. Cap figures are not officially published; everything here is sourced editorial estimate.
Combined league range
$35m - $95m
25 squads
Most expensive squad
Hurricanes
mid $5.6m
Cheapest squad
Black Ferns
mid $270k
Super Rugby Pacific
6 teams
NPC
14 teams
- 01
Auckland
51 contracts
$2.0m
$1.1m - $3.3m
- 02
North Harbour
47 contracts
$1.9m
$987k - $3.1m
- 03
Waikato
45 contracts
$1.8m
$945k - $2.9m
- 04
Canterbury
43 contracts
$1.7m
$903k - $2.8m
- 05
Hawke's Bay
43 contracts
$1.7m
$903k - $2.8m
- 06
Southland
43 contracts
$1.7m
$903k - $2.8m
- 07
Northland
41 contracts
$1.6m
$861k - $2.7m
- 08
Manawatu
41 contracts
$1.6m
$861k - $2.7m
- 09
Bay of Plenty
41 contracts
$1.6m
$861k - $2.7m
- 10
Counties Manukau
47 contracts
$1.6m
$897k - $2.5m
- 11
Otago
40 contracts
$1.6m
$840k - $2.6m
- 12
Tasman
42 contracts
$1.5m
$828k - $2.4m
- 13
Taranaki
40 contracts
$1.5m
$810k - $2.4m
- 14
Wellington
43 contracts
$1.5m
$825k - $2.3m
Black Ferns
1 team
Super Rugby Aupiki
4 teams
Franchise-paid only. All Black central retainers and Test fees are paid by NZR and not counted toward team spend. Per CBA cl 56.3 the Super Rugby Component is capped at $195k per player. See methodology.