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Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 109: Don McIntosh

by clubrugby - July 22, 2025July 22, 2025

This week's history profile is Don McIntosh, this one originally scheduled to be published in a couple of weeks. But the sad news just crossed our desk that he has passed away in Levin aged 94, so bringing it forward to honour him here in our way with an article

All Blacks v France #3 Stat Attack

by clubrugby - July 22, 2025

The All Blacks concluded the first part of their international season with a clean sweep series victory over France in Hamilton on Saturday. Some facts and figures from the fixture below by statistician Peter Marriott New Zealand v France in Hamilton: Won 29-19 New Zealand completed a clean sweep against France in this

Jubilee Cup Finals: Honourable Losers

by clubrugby - July 22, 2025

The winner gets all the glory. But what about standout players from losing teams in Jubilee Cup finals? See below for five instances of Jubilee Cup finals runner-ups who stood out in beaten causes. 2012: Ardie Savea (Ories) - The joint winner of the Billy Wallace Best & Fairest award and future All

Matchday Premier 2 Scoring highlights: Tawa (29) v Norths (24)

by clubrugby - July 22, 2025July 22, 2025

The two sides met at Lyndhurst Park in their Premier 2 HD Morgan Memorial Cup semi-final. Tawa came home with a wet sail to establish a match-winning 29-19 lead with a few minutes to play, despite having been reduced to 13 players following to sin-binnings midway through the second half. An

POLLS: Pick your Finals Day champions

by clubrugby - July 21, 2025

Finals Day gets underway on Saturday at Kilbirnie and Evans Bay Parks. There are eight finals on the day as below. Looking at the eight finals, who have you got: Jubilee Cup Hardham Cup Premier 2 Division 1 Ed Chaney Cup Premier 2 Division 2 HD Morgan Memorial Colts Division 1 John E Kelly Cup Colts Division 2