Month: February 2019

Aisle be Back: Hurricanes v Brumbies

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   - By Kevin McCarthy Welcome to your consistent Hurricanes team. Week 1, win ugly. Week 2, lose ugly. Ugly doesn’t quite cut it though for the Christchurch suicide mission. There was a lot of self-harming going on there, none of which would have been the intent. The intent probably was to see how

A case for a Hurricanes region sevens tournament circuit

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  A  lower North Island community sevens circuit in the summer would prove popular. One way of bridging the increasing divide between professional and community rugby could be for the Hurricanes to throw their support behind it. It could start with a tournament in Wellington in late November - the already established Weepu

Short Passes – 25 February

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Short passes is Club Rugby’s  news in briefs and noticeboard column for 2019. If you have news, notices or want a shout-out for anything email editor@clubrugby.co.nz or send us a message on social media. Club Rugby also welcomes assistance in putting this together, so if you want to help in the news in brief-gathering process please

Aisle be Back: Hurricanes v Crusaders

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  – By Kevin McCarthy It’s almost like déjà vu all over again, with the Canes again coming up against the Crusaders early in Super rugby. Last season, it was round 3. The Canes had a first up loss to the Bulls away, a win against the Jaguares away, and then back home to

Short passes 20 February

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    Short passes is Club Rugby’s  news in briefs and noticeboard column for 2019. If you have news, notices or want a shout-out for anything email editor@clubrugby.co.nz or send us a message on social media. Club Rugby also welcomes assistance in putting this together, so if you want to help in the news in brief-gathering process please