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Campbell Woodmass dives over to score the winning try for Northern United against Tawa in their 2019 semi-final. Photo: Stewart This coming Saturday sees the 2024 Jubilee Cup semi-finals. Tawa and Oriental-Rongotai meet at Lyndhurst Park and Hutt Old Boys Marist and Old Boys University clash at the Hutt Recreation Ground. In
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Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 079: Dick Burke
Richard ‘Dick’ Burke is one of several prominent players whose careers were curtailed by World War II, but whose playing days finished with a flourish before moving on to a meritorious coaching career. One of the leading players in a middling University team in Wellington club rugby throughout the latter half
All Blacks v England test series stat attack
By Peter Marriott The All Blacks have just completed a two-test series over England, winning both internationals narrowly. A comprehensive Stat Attack follows by Peter Marriott, starting with the second test this past Saturday in Auckland and the first test in Dunedin below that. New Zealand v England in Auckland: Won 24-17 New
The 2000 NPC Final
Wellington won the NPC Premiership in 2000 when they beat Canterbury at a sold-out Lancaster Park, Christchurch, 34-29. With a staggering 36 internationals, including 29 past, present, or future All Blacks, the 2000 NPC final is arguably the greatest NPC match ever played. The ‘Match of the Century’ between Canterbury and Auckland
Norm Hewitt – A Charitable Rugby Titan
Norm Hewitt and Richard Cockerill face off in 1997. Photo credit: Gladiator, the Norm Hewitt Story. Adam Julian Former All Black and Wellington Lions captain Norm Hewitt was a dynamic and often inspirational hooker whose off-field fame was later hugely magnified by his charity work and a much-publicised Dancing With