The two teams met in their annual 'Clash of Cultures' fixture at Ngati Toa Domain on Saturday. The match was contested in bright sunshine and with a moderate northerly breeze but on a heavy and sticky field following winter rain. Both teams took a long time to find their combinations and
Highlights
Matchday Scoring highlights: Jubilee Cup and Hardham Cup Finals
A double highlights package this week, to end the Premier season for 2025. Jubilee Cup: Hutt Old Boys Marist (29) v Tawa (22) https://youtu.be/WooMx6N9NuM Hardham Cup: Poneke (27) v Upper Hutt Rams (23) https://youtu.be/yis0g6Paa4E +++++ Reports of the games and Finals Day in the link below https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/07/26/hobm-eagles-poneke-upper-hutt-rams-pare-plim-and-tawa-win-trophies-on-finals-day/ +++++ Teams and scoring from the two finals: HUTT OLD BOYS MARIST (29)
Matchday Premier 2 Scoring highlights: Tawa (29) v Norths (24)
The need for speed (volume 1)
Club Rugby has a growing collection of tries in our video content folders going back almost a decade that are tagged to individuals and matches. A new occasional series starts below recapping many of these tries. What better place to start this off by highlighting some outside backs tries that we have
Matchday Scoring Highlights: Petone (37) v Poneke (15)
A stoic defensive shift combined with some sparkling counterattacks powered Petone to a convincing 37-15 victory over Pōneke in their opening Jubilee Cup fixture on Saturday. Petone scored two tries to left wing Jacib Tainui and first-five Rory Woollett kicked two penalties to give them a 23-3 halftime lead. Petone scored