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
$34m - $82m
25 squads
Most expensive squad
Hurricanes
mid $4.9m
Cheapest squad
Blues Women
mid $444k
Super Rugby Pacific
6 teams
NPC
14 teams
- 01
North Harbour
47 contracts
$1.5m
$966k - $2.2m
- 02
Auckland
47 contracts
$1.4m
$945k - $2.2m
- 03
Hawke's Bay
41 contracts
$1.3m
$861k - $2.0m
- 04
Manawatu
40 contracts
$1.3m
$840k - $1.9m
- 05
Southland
41 contracts
$1.3m
$840k - $1.9m
- 06
Northland
40 contracts
$1.2m
$819k - $1.9m
- 07
Counties Manukau
46 contracts
$1.2m
$834k - $1.8m
- 08
Bay of Plenty
41 contracts
$1.2m
$798k - $1.8m
- 09
Canterbury
37 contracts
$1.2m
$756k - $1.7m
- 10
Otago
35 contracts
$1.1m
$735k - $1.7m
- 11
Taranaki
37 contracts
$1.0m
$684k - $1.5m
- 12
Waikato
37 contracts
$992k
$651k - $1.5m
- 13
Tasman
35 contracts
$948k
$639k - $1.4m
- 14
Wellington
28 contracts
$788k
$534k - $1.2m
Black Ferns
1 team
Super Rugby Aupiki
4 teams
Franchise-paid only. All Black and Black Fern central retainers and Test fees are paid by NZR and not counted toward team spend. All Blacks' Provincial Union contracts are excluded from team cap totals — the union doesn't pay during AB duty. Black Ferns on Aupiki squads are included at a small participation contribution, reflecting the hub retainer that sits alongside the central NZR deal. Per the 2020 CBA cl 56.3 the Super Rugby Component is capped at $195k per player. See methodology.