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Pepesana Patafilo in action for the Lions on Saturday. Short Passes thinks that he could be in a Super Rugby squad and not in Tawa's next year. PHOTO: Hugh Pretorius. A big weekend of rugby to look forward to this coming Saturday. There are three sevens tournaments - details, teams and draws
Club Rugby
Twenty years since Athletic Park closed
Thirty thousand patrons entered Athletic Park for the final time 20 years ago today, 10 October 1999, to watch the Wellington Lions play Otago in round nine of the National Provincial Championship. Athletic Park had been the home of all rugby in Wellington for 97 years. The Lions were also having their
Short Passes 7 October
Inaugural Fa’atonu Fili 7s this weekend
Strap on the afterburners, the sevens season is here. The 2019/20 summer of sevens starts this Saturday at Rongotai College with the inaugural Fa’atonu Fili 7s tournament, hosted by Toki Services. Nine Wellington club squads and a ‘Fa’atonu Fili 7’ team will take the field on Rongotai No. 1 for 24 games
Short Passes 30 September (afternoon edition)
Above: Northern United had their trophies on display at the cafe at Te Rauparaha Arena whilst Short Passes was there last week. The Jubilee Cup on the right, while the American Ambassador's Trophy is back left and will soon be contested in the WRFU's three-leg men's club sevens series. Senior representative