Latest News – Page 201

College semi-finals and club and representative transition weekend

by clubrugby - August 4, 2023August 4, 2023

By Scott MacLean The bulk of the club season might be over, but there’s still plenty of rugby happening and some big matches over the next two weekends. College Top billing this weekend goes to the school ranks, with semi-finals in both the Premiership and Premier 2. After the smoke cleared from last

Aisle be Back: The last Test before the RWC and the NPC starting

by clubrugby - August 4, 2023

By Kevin McCarthy Everyone needs a Canada. Even Canada. I’m referencing the Maple Leaf because I always reckon they were the prefect pre World Cup opposition, in 1995 when the All Blacks were off to South Africa. Laurie Mains’ side were not exactly setting the world on fire – 1994 record, six

Rugby coming up throughout August, September and October

by clubrugby - August 3, 2023August 4, 2023

The Wellington Maori - Wellington Samoans clash is always a feature on the representative calendar. They meet this year at Ngati Toa Domain on 19 August. Club rugby in 2023 is winding up through the Lower North Island, but there is plenty of rugby still on the table over the next

Pioneers of rugby in Wellington 053: Cliff Porter

by clubrugby - August 2, 2023

Athletic Football Club stalwart Cliff Porter saved perhaps his most memorable two games of his career to last. After a decade of top rugby at club, representative and international level, he bowed out on top at in 1930 against the touring Great Britain side, with wins at home at Athletic Park

Wellington club rugby scoring highlights: Colts Final Ories v OBU

by clubrugby - August 1, 2023

Oriental-Rongotai beat Old Boys University 39-26 in the final of the 2023 Colts Division 1 competition. Ories won the John E Kelly Cup for the first time since 1994. In bright sunny conditions with a large crowd in attendance, Ories climbed into the final and scored three tries inside the opening 25