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Wellington teams do the double at Central 7s tournament

by clubrugby - November 23, 2024

Wellington teams swept the 2024 Central Region 7s tournament at Massey University this afternoon. Wellington won both the men's and women's tournament, with the men's team beating the Whanganui Butcher Boys 26-12 in their final and the women's side defeating the Manawatu Cyclones 28-24. The men's win was Wellington's first win in

Central Region 7s on Saturday

by clubrugby - November 22, 2024November 22, 2024

The second annual post-covid revived Central Region 7s is being hosted by the Manawatu Rugby Football Union on Saturday. This is the tournament that was played in Levin for many years, prior to Covid 19 striking the nation and it going into abeyance for three years. There were green shoots in its

Aisle be Back: All Blacks v Italy

by clubrugby - November 22, 2024

By Kevin McCarthy We are clearly disrespecting Italy by rushing to write the summaries of Razor Year One. So, apologies to that fantastic country – but a victory is highly unlikely, unless they flood the arena in Turin and bring in the sharks. Assuming the All Blacks add another win, they’ll end

All Blacks v France Stat Attack

by clubrugby - November 19, 2024

The All Blacks missed out to France this past weekend. Some facts and figures from the test by Peter Marriott. New Zealand v France in Paris: Lost 29-30 New Zealand and France first met in a test at Parc des Princes on 1 January 1906. New Zealand won the match 38-8. It

Aisle be Back: All Blacks v France

by clubrugby - November 15, 2024

By Kevin McCarthy The mental state of the nation regarding the All Blacks often resembles the patient who can’t quite nail their medication dose. Too little, and the world’s a terrible place, too much, and the world’s your oyster. Right now we’re probably in that latter phase. Which is odd after