The fifth season of the National Rugby Championship (NRC) got underway last weekend, with first up wins from an impressive looking Fijian Drua, Western Force, and reigning champions Queensland Country.

Although it is likely to be buried amongst the avalanche of interest surrounding the Sydney club rugby grand finals – in New South Wales at least, the fifth season of the National Rugby Championship (NRC) gets underway this Saturday.

The fifth season of the National Rugby Championship (NRC) gets underway in just eight days time, and the eight competing teams in 2018 are slowly releasing their squads. We’ve already taken a look at Brisbane City, Queensland Country and the Western Force, so let’s see how things are panning out down in the nations’ capital at the Canberra Vikings.