Jubilee Cup

Above: Fulltime on Saturday, with James So'oialo in the foreground and hooker Lotu Nuku behind him and first-five/halfback Solomona Uelese on the left. PHOTO: Tawa RFC Facebook.  By Adam Julian James So’oialo, a father of five, was not supposed to play rugby this year. The 36-year-old seven-time Samoan international, who has

It's the 50th anniversary since Pōneke's Jubilee Cup triumph, their first since 1951 and their last for another 21 years when they won again in 1996. Heading into this year's Finals Day 50 years on - being played on their home ground Kilbirnie Park - they are not in the Jubilee

Above: Post-match scenes from the 2014 and 2016 Jubilee Cup Finals with winners Hutt Old Boys Marist and Tawa who meet in this coming weekend's decider.  Five tries in the modern era of Jubilee Cup Finals that either broke the game open, broke the opposition, sealed victory and in a couple

The winner gets all the glory. But what about standout players from losing teams in Jubilee Cup finals? See below for five instances of Jubilee Cup finals runner-ups who stood out in beaten causes.   2012: Ardie Savea (Ories) - The joint winner of the Billy Wallace Best & Fairest award and future All