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An underwhelming weekend for the representative Sevens sides at the National tournament in Tauranga. The Men started well with a resounding win over minnows Thames Valley before coming unstuck against Southland 5-7, leaving a must-win encounter against Hawke's Bay to make the Cup section, but went down 17-24. Consigned to
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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
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