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Joe Faleafaga with the match-winning try for the Wellington Samoa Men's team in their match against the Samoa Sports Club. Photo: Andy McArthur. Round-up by Steven White. There were two matches played in Wellington today. At Kilbirnie Park the Wellington Samoa Senior Men’s side held on at the death to beat
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Quality over quantity in representative rugby this weekend
Friday afternoon edition. A handful of matches on in the lower North Island this weekend, but what is on looks good. The ground could shake at Kilbirnie Park tomorrow when the Wellington Samoa and Auckland Samoa players square off, with their feature senior men’s match kicking off at 1.00pm. The Wellington team will
Hugo Plummer taking his opportunities with the Wellington Lions
Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 060: Herb Lilburne
Herb Lilburne could be one of the most valuable players to have ever transferred from Canterbury to Wellington. In the 1920s and 1930s, New Zealand rugby and especially Wellington was blessed with super-talented backs that were popular and helped draw big crowds to the game in an era of wing forwards
Sideline Conversions 18 September (rugby news and information – UPDATED Tuesday)
Updated Tuesday morning: Tonight the Wellington Samoa U18s and Wellington Maori U18s are meeting at Te Whaea at 7.00pm in their re-scheduled Hurricanes series U18s match. This was deferred owing to illness last Saturday. +++++ +++++ +++++ Two regular season rounds to play in the National Provincial Championship. After beating the BoP Steamers yesterday and