Registrations for the 2025 season are now open. Please register now at www.merivalepap.co.nz.

NZ Rugby have introduced a new system for player registration and competition management, so please note that the process is different to previous years. The new platform is called Rugby Xplorer.

Participants will only need to sign up with Rugby Xplorer once with their contact details, rather than having to complete a form each season and for each role they have in rugby (eg if you play and coach).

You will create an account and then register to play with our Club – Merivale Papanui.

Please note – you will be asked for a photo.

Parents / legal guardians can manage their children through a linked account. When registering a family, you are encouraged to set up a parent as the primary account holder, with children linked to their account – you will need to do this to receive a family discount to your subs.

A step by step guide is available here, or you can watch a two-minute YouTube video supplied by NZ Rugby to support setting up a profile for the first time: Rugby Xplorer: How to sign up.

If you have any difficulties registering, please contact us at info@merivalepap.co.nz.

Article added: Monday 17 February 2025