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Condor Sevens teams and draw revealed for Labour Day Monday tournament

by clubrugby - October 20, 2023October 23, 2023

Updated: Entries are not flash, but excitement is high for Monday’s 2023 Wellington region Condor Sevens qualifying tournament at Naenae College. Some 24 teams representing 16 schools across four grades will make the annual trek to Naenae College on Monday for the Wellington region Condor Sevens qualifying tournament. The competitions being contested

Aisle be Back: It’s semis time at the RWC and the NPC final

by clubrugby - October 20, 2023October 20, 2023

By Kevin McCarthy It’s quite a testimony to the fast looming legacy phase of Ian Foster’s All Blacks tenure that there’s extra reason to have a gnawing feeling in the stomach ahead of tomorrow’s rugby world semifinal against Argentina. We surely know by now that there is nothing given for any

Condor 7s – a blast from the past – some recent tournament highlights

by clubrugby - October 19, 2023October 19, 2023

Last year's Wellington Condor 7s Open Boys and Open Girls winners, Scots College and St Mary's College. Photos: Andy McArthur. The annual Wellington region Condors 7s qualifying tournament is again being played at Naenae College on Labour Day Monday (23 October). Confirmed teams and draw to come, but in the meantime a

Wellington v Hawke’s Bay NPC Semi-final Stat Attack

by clubrugby - October 17, 2023October 18, 2023

By Peter Marriott Result: Hawke's Bay 25 - Wellington 24 Wellington and Hawke's Bay have now met 31 times at NPC level. Wellington has won on 18 of those occasions and Hawke's Bay has won 11 times. There have been two drawn matches. Of the 16 NPC matches which have now been

Aisle be Back: The Quarter-Final

by clubrugby - October 13, 2023

By Kevin McCarthy It must have been about 2004, when I still went to parties. I was talking to an attractive Irish woman – somebody had to – and she was haranguing me about how shit New Zealand was. This being the country she was currently living in, it seemed