![](https://clubrugby.nz/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Web_banner-Rugby33.png")
By Kevin McCarthy You can go a bit far with treating the World Cup warm-up matches as meaningless. For example, if the All Blacks had lost at Eden Park, we’d now been in the alternate reality nightmare of imminent Rugby World Cup doom. We’ve been there before, and it isn’t a
Club Rugby
Club Rugby Awards of the Year
By Club Rugby correspondents The 2019 club rugby season is all but over, and bar a spectacular entry from the tail-end of the Reserve Grade Division 2 competition, our annual Club Rugby website awards are below. Three club Teams of the Year: Northern United Premiers – The Jubilee Cup champions had an
The precise Puma who helped the Eagles Colts fly
Above: The HOBM Colts with forwards coach Gregorio Estevez bottom right, after the recent Colts Division 1 Championship Final. By Adam Julian “How I’m gonna make it?” Gregorio Estevez asked himself during his initial forays coaching the Hutt Old Boys Marist Colts this season. The visiting Argentine is a serious rugby student
This week in history: 19-26 August (and rest of the season)
Above: Poneke's Bernie Hill scores against Petone in the 1975 Jubilee Cup decider. Poneke won 11-9/ PHOTO: Evening Post 25 August 1975. In association with the Bond St Sports Bar on Bond Street in Wellington, some highlights from this week in Wellington club rugby history are below. 19 August 1937: Athletic beat Wellington
Short Passes 19 August + Pride squad named
Above: Tawa College won the Premier 2 college final in a splash on Saturday. PHOTO: Andy McArthur. Update: The Wellington Pride squad for the upcoming Women's NPC competition is: https://www.instagram.com/p/B1VV7VgJo2e/ Midweek rugby this Wednesday sees the final of the Premier 1 Girls competition between Porirua College and Hutt Valley High School. Kick-off at