College Rugby

Four Wellington players in NZ Schools team the most in a decade

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Above: 2026 Wellington colleges NZ Schools players (L-R) Laifone Kamoto, Fletcher Cooper, Donncha McNamara-Taele, Julius Toimata. Photos: Andy McArthur. After not having a player take the field in the main New Zealand Secondary Schools team for each of the past three years, four players from Wellington schools have been named in

Sideline Conversions 7 September (some rugby news and information to start the week)

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Monday afternoon edition: Another whirlwind weekend of rugby has concluded, and there is more to come over the next several weeks. Representative matches are scattered far and wide this coming weekend. The second round of the Hurricanes Youth Council’s U18 tournament sees the two Wellington teams playing in Palmerston North and Napier.

Centurions Men’s and Pride win late as U18s competition underway and U20s concludes

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Action from the Under 18 representative rugby union match between Wellington Centurions v Wellington Maori at Kilbirnie Park, Wellington, New Zealand on Saturday, 5 September 2026. Photo: Russell Potts / chainsawphotos.co.nz

Twin wins today for the Centurions Men's and U18s sides, with the men winning a high scoring last-gasp thriller and the Laifone Kamoto-c U18s pulling away late in their match.  By Steven White and Scott MacLean  UPDATED: The Wellington Centurions Men's team and the Wellington Pride both won late today in

Sideline Conversions 31 August (some rugby news and information to start the week)

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Action from Kilbirnie Park on Saturday in the National U85kg competition semi-final between Poneke and Pakuranga. Photo: Tane Nathan/Kinetic Images. Monday afternoon updates:  Another busy week and weekend of rugby coming up, with rugby on every day between today and Saturday across several age groups. This includes the annual Hurricanes regional