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One sevens tournament this weekend (updated)

by clubrugby - October 17, 2019

UPDATE 2: In a case of last tournament standing, the one sevens tournament tomorrow is the Hurricanes Youth Council's School Sevens tournament, hosted by the Wairarapa Bush Rugby Union (see below for details). The scheduled Hutt Cup Sevens Hand CSW U15 Sevens tournaments (combined on the same bill) have also been cancelled

Aisle be Back: The RWC quarter-finals

by clubrugby - October 17, 2019

By Kevin McCarthy Guy who writes this blog has to confess he’s going to be stuck on a commercial plane flight right through the All Blacks’ quarterfinal against Ireland. Seriously. How do you manage to organise that rugby-watching apocalyptic scenario, you might ask. Or less politely, is he a complete idiot? Let’s

Wellington Lions: five memorable semi-final wins

by clubrugby - October 16, 2019

Above: Kemara Hauiti-Parapara and the Lions scrum will need to fire up when they play Canterbury this coming weekend. PHOTO: Hugh Pretorius. Since 1992, when the present finals format was introduced into the National Provincial Championship, Wellington has played in a number of Semi-finals. Here’s a look back at five of

Short Passes 14 October (lunch edition)

by clubrugby - October 14, 2019

Pepesana Patafilo in action for the Lions on Saturday. Short Passes thinks that he could be in a Super Rugby squad and not in Tawa's next year. PHOTO: Hugh Pretorius. A big weekend of rugby to look forward to this coming Saturday. There are three sevens tournaments - details, teams and draws

Lions and Pride make semi-finals

Rep Rugby

by clubrugby - October 11, 2019

The Wellington Lions and the Wellington Pride are both into the semi-finals of this year's National Provincial Championship. The Lions had already qualified for the Premiership semi-finals ahead of Saturday night's fixture with Waikato, sealing a home semi-final with a 39-21 win. They won the game with a three-try burst in