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By Steven White For the second successive year, the Pōneke Wanderers will be contesting the U85kg National Club Competition final, when they travel to North Harbour Stadium to play home team Silverdale in Sunday afternoon’s decider. The Wanderers are in a good space and looking forward to the challenge of playing
Month: September 2026
Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 140: Tom Morrison
Tom Morrison was a leading player and then fabled administrator in Wellington and New Zealand throughout his entire adult life. Morrison was a pre-World War Two All Black out of South Canterbury and was then named on of the Rugby Almanack’s Five Players of the Year for 1945 whilst representing Wellington
NPC Number Crunching: Wellington Lions v Counties-Manukau
Hugo Plummer and Rupeni Raviyawa (on debut) survey their options at ruck-time in Sunday's match between the Lions and Steelers. The Stat Attack by compiled by Peter Marriott continues for this year’s 50th National Provincial Championship competition. The third one from Sunday’s glorious loss by the Wellington Lions to Counties-Manukau. Round 5 v Counties
