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Monday evening edition: A big weekend of rugby coming up, as the autumnal leaves sweep closer. A number of pre-season club rugby matches involving Wellington teams, the start of the Manawatu club rugby season and the Hurricanes returning home to Wellington Stadium for their second Super 5 match, in a must-win
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Spillane tournament in Taupo and pre-season rugby starting in Wellington this weekend
UPDATED: The 90th New Zealand Marist Federation Spillane tournament is being hosted by Taupo Marist at Owen Delany Park his weekend. The tournament features 16 club teams, split across four competitive divisions, and a Presidents match. The top tier Spillane Cup is between the top four seeded teams based on last year’s
Bond Banter (news in briefs) 8 March – UPDATED
The Upper Hutt Rams hosted Johnsonville and Feilding Yellows in a game of three halves on their Open Day at Maidstone Park on Saturday. All three clubs will step up their pre-season preperations this coming weekend. PHOTO: Tackld. The first week of pre-season 15s down, one to go before match-week for
Hawke’s Bay beat Wellington in Academy clash
Hawke’s Bay Academy 29 (Bethal Malaysia 2, Tiaki Fabish, Kere Penitito, Joeli Suka tries; Harry Godfrey 2 con) Wellington Academy 12 (Riley Higgins, Keisar Valilolo tries; Luke Walmsley con). HT: 29-12. The Hawke’s Bay Academy squad defeated its Wellington Academy counterpart in the third and final match of the Hurricanes region
Academy match and pre-season club fixtures this Saturday
It's the third and final Hurricanes region inter-Academy series match and the start of pre-season club rugby for Wellington clubs on Saturday. The Wellington and Hawke's Bay Academy squads meet on neutral ground at Massey University to conclude this series, ahead of the Hurricanes U20 squad selection for the upcoming National