Month: March 2019

Rugby this weekend

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For Wellington clubs, this coming Saturday 16 March is the penultimate round of pre-season fixtures before the first round of the Premier Swindale Shield and Premier Reserve Harper Lock Shield competitions. For others around the Hurricanes region, it is the opening round of the season proper. Both Manawatu and Hawke's Bay

Club Rugby A-Z 2019

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Above: Northern United players celebrate their 2018 opening win over Petone. Norths went on to win the Swindale Shield and make the final of the Jubilee Cup. PHOTO: NZ Lenz.  The 2019 club season gets underway across the province next weekend, with the first round of the now-abridged Premier Swindale Shield

Short Passes 11 March

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  The anticipation for the opening round of the Swindale Shield is gathering momentum. Wellington Premier club rugby kicks off on Saturday 23 March. View the draw HERE  Some encouraging pre-season hit-outs this past weekend, at home and away. Local clubs Tawa and Paremata-Plimmerton, Wainuiomata and Poneke and Wellington and Oriental-Rongotai met in full

The Peltzman Effect

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 - By Touchline. Over the past decade, the number of Under 13 grade children playing Rugby Union in the Wellington region has halved. In 2009, the region boasted 31 Under 13 teams, of which 21 were weight-restricted. 10 years later, all of the 21 weight-restricted teams have disappeared, to be replaced