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Sideline Conversions 17 February (some rugby news and information to start the week)
Wellington Academy first-five Thompson Tukapua lines up a conversion on Saturday. This is our regular Monday morning news and happenings column. It is a collaborative effort, so to contribute please get in touch. Our content remains sparse and patchy, but that is because it is still mid-February! +++++ Monday afternoon updates: As for
Hurricanes Hunters and U20s rugby this weekend
Aisle be Back: Super Rugby underway this weekend
The pre-season crowd in Wainuiomata last Friday in their second pre-season match. By Kevin McCarthy Aisle be Back returns for another year of hard-hitting analysis and insight mixed with an often light-hearted take on all things Hurricanes and Super Rugby, and later in the year international rugby and the NPC. Crusaders at
What happened 100 years ago Part 2: Representative Rugby
The Dominion headline the morning after Hawke's Bay had successfully defended the Ranfurly Shield against Wellington - away from home at Athletic Park. This was the biggest domestic rugby fixture played in Wellington in 1925. Part 1 Club Rugby 1925: https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/02/05/what-happened-100-years-ago-part-1-club-rugby/ Wellington representative teams played 11 matches in 1925, for eight wins and