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Club Rugby pre-season matches on 14 March

by clubrugby - March 13, 2026

Above: Liki Siliga and Northern United are playing their second pre-season match tomorrow over the hill at Wainuiomata, who are playing their first, whilst Marist St Pat's host Petone in three matches at Evans Bay Park. It is the second weekend of pre-season and several more clubs are in action tomorrow,

Aisle be Back: Hurricanes v Force and the aura of Tana Umaga

by clubrugby - March 13, 2026

Riley Higgins runs on to a pass in a recent Hurricanes Hunters match. Higgins returns to the Hurricanes via the bench for his 19th Super Rugby cap, 10 months after breaking his leg against the Highlanders and missing the rest of the year. By Kevin McCarthy I once had to interview

Club Rugby Highlights Series: Fast Finishers

by clubrugby - March 12, 2026March 12, 2026

Celebrating community rugby 2016-25 in highlights. As we continue to go through our library of highlights clips, part 10 of this series for the first part of 2026 is looking at a compilation of tries that were scored by wings or by feeding the speed. See below for these – clips are

WRFU release structures and draws for remaining 2026 club rugby competitions

by clubrugby - March 11, 2026March 12, 2026

Action from last July's Reseve Grade Division 1 final. The Wellington Axemen beat the Petone Brotherhood 29-22 to win the John Davies Cup. UPDATED: Wellington club rugby supporters don’t have long to wait for the start of the season. Whilst the 2026 Premier and Premier 2 competitions have been locked in for

Jubilee Cup winning captain, Wellington great and All Black Nev MacEwan passes away

by clubrugby - March 11, 2026

Above: Nev MacEwan holds the Jubilee Cup aloft after captaining his club Athletic to victory in 1965. Thoughts and prayers to the friends and family of Wellington and New Zealand rugby legend Nev MacEwan, who has passed away aged 91. Nev was best remembered for partnering Colin Meads in several All