With some 50 tries between them in 2025, Esi Komaisavai and Harmony Kautai were worthy winners of the club rugby Best & Fairest competitions this year. By Scott MacLean & Steven White The winners of the two big individual club awards from Monday night's Wellington Rugby awards were Paremata-Plimmerton’s Esi Komaisavai
Year: 2025
Sideline Conversions 13 October (some news and information to start the new week in rugby)
Heartland semi-finals and Manawatu Pacific 10s this Saturday
By Scott MacLean and Steven White All three lower North Island Heartland Championship teams are in action tomorrow in the Heartland Championship Meads and Lochore Cups semi-finals, including two playing against each other. Tomorrow also sees the annual Manawatu Pacific 10s tournament in Palmerston North. A short preview of this follows below. Heartland
Wellington Lions v Bay of Plenty facts and figures
Stanley Solomon was Wellington's top try scorer in 2025 with eight tries and finished the regular season in second-equal place on the try scorers list. Each week throughout the NPC, Hurricanes and Wellington statistician Peter Marriott provides the numbers and statistics, records and happenings that you need to know about the game that
Sideline Conversions 6 October (some rugby news and information to start the week)
The Wellington Lions gather in one of their last huddles of the year on Saturday at Porirua Park. Photo: @Braydzmedia_ That is the end of the 15s season for 2025 for rugby in Wellington and most players. The exception being those who are still involved in the Heartland Championship. The Wellington Lions