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Reading, Research and Rugby: Clive Akers for Steinlager Salver?

by clubrugby - December 22, 2021December 25, 2021

By Adam Julian There’s a chance that when avid readers of rugby open their Christmas presents (another book), the author could be Clive Akers. Editor of the Rugby Almanack since 1994, Clive is the author of seven major rugby history books, notably including Monro: The Life and Times of the Man

Club and college players to need vaccination certificate in 2022

by clubrugby - December 13, 2021December 13, 2021

Papers please. Club and college rugby players will need a Covid vaccination certificate to play in competitions from next year. Under the Government and Sport New Zealand’s Covid-19 Protection Framework, gatherings in the Red traffic light setting which do not use Covid-19 Vaccination Certificates are limited to 25 people. In the Red setting,

Beer with an All Black: Ian Kirkpatrick

All Blacks

by clubrugby - December 11, 2021January 6, 2022

Above: Ian Kirkpatrick playing against the British & Irish Lions in 1971. This photo and photo below from NZ Weekly News magazines in 1971. By Adam Julian Patron of New Zealand Rugby, Member of the Order of the British Empire, 2003 inductee to the World Rugby Hall of Fame and his

Countdown underway to the start of the 2022 Swindale Shield

by clubrugby - November 30, 2021

Rugby begins anew in 2022. And it all starts with the Swindale Shield Premier club rugby competition, which kicks off on Saturday 2 April. The only traffic lights supporters need to consider on that afternoon are the ones on the road transporting them to the grounds. First round matches at a glance

Bond Banter 29 November (Some rugby news and happenings to start the new week)

by clubrugby - November 29, 2021November 30, 2021

Glory days. Wainuiomata v Upper Hutt 2007. Home side Upper Hutt won this late April clash in the wet at Maidstone Park 19-17. Morning edition: It is just about the the end of the line as far as rugby goes for 2021. There is a match this coming weekend in Taupo between