Month: February 2019

Community sport receives another warning

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    By Touchline. In what appears to be a further sign of the continued decline of organised amateur sport in the community, of the 177 Incorporated Societies already dissolved by the Registrar in 2019, nearly a third (a total of 52), are amateur sports clubs. Incorporated Societies are dissolved when the Registrar

Central 7s tournament this weekend

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    Clubs and school teams from Wellington, Manawatu, Wanganui and Wairarapa-Bush. as well as several Hawke's Bay clubs and invitational teams, will descend on Central Park, Waipukurau, this Saturday for the 37th annual Hawke's Bay Sevens tournament. The one-day tournament features Men's, Colts, Women's and a new Barbarians (over 35 years) grades,

NZ Development Men’s and Women’s 7s teams head to Japan

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  The New Zealand Men's and Women's 7s Development teams will assemble this weekend to travel to Okinawa, Japan for matches against the Japanese national sevens teams. The All Blacks Sevens Development team is Losi Filipo Wellington Dan Fransen Canterbury Taylor Haugh Otago Jacob Kneepkens Taranaki Peni Lasaqa Bay of Plenty James Little North Harbour Josh Moorby Waikato Curtis Reid North Harbour Adam Simpson Wellington Te Puoho Stephens Tasman Te Rangatira

Aisle be Back: Super Rugby underway this weekend

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  - By Kevin McCarthy Disappointing that we have to wait until early February to get the rugby season underway but that’s just the way it is I guess. The Northerners for example, they’re out of the blocks already and running hard. More on that later, but if starting early is the key to

Northern United national club sevens champions

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  Wellington's club sevens champions are now New Zealand title holders. Northern United won the 2019 National Club Sevens tournament hosted by Eden Rugby club in Auckland this weekend, winning their maiden Middlesex County Wavell Wakefield Cup title. Norths defeated 2013 champions and Auckland club Pakuranga 28-14 in the final. Junior Time Taotua (2), Johnny