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Manukura won their third straight NZSS Top 4 girls title and lifted the Hine Pounamu Trophy into the wet sky at Arena Manawatu, beating Hamilton Girls’ High School 20-17 with a last-play try. PHOTO: Andy McArthur. Monday morning edition (updates expected later in the day): A busy weekend that was and
News in briefs
Sideline Conversions 25 August (some rugby news and information to start the week)
Action from Saturday's match between the Manawatu Evergreens and Wellington Samoa at Porirua Park, with the visitors taking the win. Photo: Stewart Baird. Both these sides are scheduled to be playing in Palmerston North against different opposition this coming Saturday. Monday lunchtime edition. *SCAM* alert. The impersonators are back. Not the
Sideline Conversions 18 August (some news and information to start the new week in rugby)
Esi Komaisavai doing what he does, scoring tries. His maiden Lions try was in vain as they lost to Otago. Photo: Mike Lewis Pictures. Monday morning edition - updates expected: The rugby continues under full steam this coming weekend. The Reserve Grade Division 1 club rugby final is between the Wellington Axemen
Wellington club and representative rugby live streams and scoring 9 August
The second week of representative rugby this weekend, the second round of the National U85kg Knockout competition and college semi-finals and finals. Read our preview published Friday afternoon, with teamlists (as received and updated) at the bottom: https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/08/08/representative-rugby-club-rugby-reserve-grade-div-2-final-and-three-college-finals-tomorrow/ Lookout for Club Rugby's round-up of the day's action to follow later on Saturday and
Sideline Conversions 4 August (some rugby news and information to start the week)
Kyle Preston tussles for the ball with Canterbury players on Saturday. Preston has been called into the All Blacks as injury cover for Cam Roigard for their upcoming trip to Argentina. Other Wellington players in the squad are Ardie Savea, Du Plessis Kirifi, Peter Lakai, Billy Proctor and Ruben Love.
