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Short Passes 2 December – news in briefs and happenings

by clubrugby - December 2, 2019February 1, 2020

A compelling Central Region 7s tournament on Saturday, with Wellington (men) and Manawatu (women) deserved winners. Both sides were a notch above all others, particularly in the breakdown and turnover. The Rob Law Max Wellington men came together well and Short Passes predicts that a top four finish at Nationals at

Short Passes 25 November – rugby news and happenings

by clubrugby - November 25, 2019

A balmy day at Porirua Park on Saturday for the second annual Wellington Provincial 7s tournament. A small group of teams took part in what was a warm-up event for this coming weekend's Central 7s qualifiers in Levin (and in the case of Canterbury, the Southern qualifiers in Timaru). Wellington fielded two

Aisle be Back: The RWC wash-up and Super Rugby squads named next week

by clubrugby - November 8, 2019

Above: The All Blacks in a huddle. Credit: NZ Rugby via Getty Images By Kevin McCarthy There’s a sense around the World Cup wash-up that we’re struggling to quite frame up what happened, and what should be done about it. That’s important to work out because so much of the future of

Short Passes 4 November (Monday evening edition)

by clubrugby - November 4, 2019

A successful day of sevens rugby on Saturday down at Onepoto. For the teams there it was a competitive morning and afternoon of rugby, with several eye-catching contributions across the leading grades. Defending American Ambassador's champions Northern United took the honours in the Men's grade and are odds-on to retain the

Aisle be Back: The World Cup exit and the reboot begins

by clubrugby - October 31, 2019

Above: The All Blacks may not out-sing the Welsh, but they will be hoping to beat them on Friday night in the third-fourth playoff. PHOTO: Getty Images via NZR media. By Kevin McCarthy Next comes the great Convulsion. You’ll remember the last one, when we crashed out of the Rugby World