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Early season club rugby steps up a gear this weekend

by clubrugby - March 22, 2024

It’s a busy day tomorrow on the rugby fields for most Wellington clubs as preparations continue and squads are finalised ahead of the start of the competition season in a fortnight. There are several inter-club Premier fixtures around Wellington on the first weekend of autumn, while Poneke travels to New Plymouth

Aisle be Back: Hurricanes v Rebels and the BS

by clubrugby - March 22, 2024

By Kevin McCarthy Uneasy sits the crown. Or less Shakespearean, when are the Hurricanes going to have their banana skin game. The BS game, of course, is the one that they surely can’t lose, yet by season’s end will be the deciding factor in say, coming first, or fourth – or

Great days in club rugby 005: Leading from the Front

by clubrugby - March 21, 2024March 21, 2024

Above: In 2018 Old Boys University captain Jonathan Fuimaono helped steer his side's ship to their third Jubilee Cup title in four years with a 37-31 win in the final over Northern United. Since the first season that the Jubilee Cup was contested in 1929 there have been approximately 8,000 Senior A/Premier

Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 065: Cecil Ongley

by clubrugby - March 20, 2024March 20, 2024

Cecil Ongley was an integral member of Poneke and Wellington representative teams throughout the 1930s and was a three-time All Black trialist without cracking international rugby. Ongley was involved in a number of big games over several seasons, For both Poneke and Wellington. He is variously listed as a ‘forward’ but it

Hurricanes v Crusaders Stat Attack

by clubrugby - March 19, 2024

Cam Roigard makes a break in their previous match against the Blues. By Peter Marriott Some key facts and figures from the fourth round Super Rugby match in Christchurch between the Hurricanes and the Crusaders. Week 4 v Crusaders: Won 14-10 The Hurricanes and the Crusaders have now met on 45 occasions. The