Aisle be Back: Hurricanes v Rebels (quarter-final)

By Kevin McCarthy The playoffs are here and inevitably people are intoning the mantra that defences win championships. Not surprisingly, as the definition of winning mathematically is that a team needs to score one more point than the opposition to win - discounting any weird tiebreakers . Any greater margin is

Pasia Asiata prospering at Pōneke

A  familiar sight this year - Pasia Asiata running strongly, in a recent Swindale Shield match between Pōneke and Wainuiomata. Photo: Shotdott. Pasia Asiata’s New Zealand rugby dream in New Zealand is alive and well. The dynamic loose forward came to New Zealand from his home in Samoa in 2019 aged 21,