All Blacks v Springboks: Quinn Tupaea re-signs with NZ Rugby and Chiefs

By Ben Francis

Journalist·NZ Herald·

8 Sep, 2025 11:30 PM2 mins to read

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Unfinished business and the desire to play at the 2027 Rugby World Cup were the main motivators for Quinn Tupaea re-signing with New Zealand Rugby and the Chiefs on a two-year deal.

The 26-year-old’s new deal will see him stick around until the end of the 2027 season, joining
a plethora of fellow All Blacks who have re-signed in recent months, including Chiefs teammates Wallace Sititi, Damian McKenzie and Anton Lienert-Brown.

Tupaea earned an All Blacks recall for July’s test series against France, ending a near three-year exile after dropping down the pecking order after a serious knee injury.

During the first Bledisloe Cup test in 2022, a reckless tackle by Wallabies lock Darcy Swain left him with a ruptured medial cruciate ligament (MCL) and a partial tear of his left knee’s anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), forcing him into a long recovery period.

He made his return to the Chiefs in 2024, but struggled for confidence before hitting top gear this season, earning a call-up to Scott Robertson’s side where he’s featured four times.