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Hurricanes Schools 7s tournaments this weekend

by clubrugby - November 13, 2026

The boys and girls Hurricanes Youth Council 7s tournaments are being played at Feilding High School on Saturday and Sunday. The boys tournament is on Saturday and the girls is on Sunday. There are five schools lining up on Saturday and another three on Sunday - a far cry from a decade

Sideline Conversions 9 November – midweek updates, a local legend and NZ’s oldest All Black pass on

by clubrugby - November 9, 2026November 12, 2026

Some midweek updates, with some sad news. Marist St Pat's have announced that club legend John Poutawera has passed away. A long-time manager at the club, he was part of the furniture on the sideline with MSP teams for many seasons - and always friendly and engaging with Club Rugby. This goes back

Petone seal women’s sevens title with second tournament win

by clubrugby - November 7, 2026

By Steven White Photos by Andy McArthur The Petone Ponies are this year’s WRFU Women’s 7s series winners with a convincing win today’s second of two tournaments at Rugby League Park. Petone won last week’s first tournament so were in the box seat to take out the series. Sevens rugby can

Four-team shootout in second and final women’s sevens series tournament

by clubrugby - November 6, 2026

The second and concluding WRFU women’s 7s tournament is scheduled to be played at Rugby League Park tomorrow. The scheduled field has been reduced from six to four teams, with last week’s entrants Oriental-Rongotai and the Wellington Axemen falling off the pace and leaving Petone, Avalon, Old Boys University and Pōneke

Aisle be Back: The North

by clubrugby - November 6, 2026November 6, 2026

By Kevin McCarthy. It’s fashionable in the recent times to say satire may be dead, given what some would politely call, a 24-7 cycle of change. Or, less politely, the continual cluster-fudge. Kudos then for World Rugby proudly announcing it will be doing more biometric testing of fans to see what