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By Kevin McCarthy It was fascinating but not very informative to have the last five days or so of dissection of the All Blacks thumping loss to the Wallabies in Bledisloe One. But now at least we have the team out for Bledisloe Two. Both wingers and one prop gone on
Month: August 2019
60th anniversary of Wellington’s largest rugby crowd
Athletic Park full up on 15 August 1959. PHOTO: https://www.facebook.com/photosoldwellingtonregion/ They came in their droves. Wellington's largest rugby crowd, then and now, estimated on the day at 60,000 but revised down to 59,000, packed the old Athletic Park to watch the All Blacks defeat the touring British Isles 11-8 and go two nil
Maori set and primed for season
This week in club rugby history 12-18 August
In association with the Bond Street Sports Bar on Bond Street in Wellington, some highlights from this week in Wellington club rugby history are below. 12 August 1963: Heading into today’s final round of the season, Marist (21 points), Onslow (21) and Athletic (20) are all in with a chance of winning or sharing
Short Passes 12 August
Some thrillers to start the opening weekend of the National Provincial Championship, with the exception of two matches. The first of these was Tasman's 45-8 win over Wellington. The second was Bay of Plenty's 50-7 win over Otago, after Otago had two thirds of the territory and had more possession than