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By Kevin McCarthy Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown. Or tops the Super Rugby Pacific table – with a game in hand. Wise heads, and myself as well, are treating tonight’s excursion by the Hurricanes to the Highlanders as the first real test of their title credentials. Especially with
Year: 2026
Club Rugby Rugby Highlights Series: Raking It In
Celebrating community rugby 2016-25 in highlights. As we continue to go through our library of highlights clips, part 11 of this series for the first part of 2026 is looking at a compilation of tries that were scored by happy hookers. See below for these – clips are in no particular order. https://youtu.be/UXTzfCigSQ0
Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 119: Kara Puketapu
Hurricanes v Force Stat Attack
Above: Brad Shields celebrates with his teammates, including Jordie Barrett. Shields scored his 14th try in his 131st Super Rugby match. It was his second against the Force: the first was scored way back in 2013. Shields started his 100th Super Rugby match: the 12th player to do so for the Hurricanes.
Sideline Conversions 16 March (some rugby news and information to start the week)
Above: Club rugby returned to Johnston Park, Feilding on Saturday when the home side hosted Paremata-Plimmerton. Photo: Stewart Baird. The nights are drawing in and the mornings are darker, but that can only mean that the start of a new rugby season is almost upon us. The second weekend of pre-season is