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Lyndhurst Park scene - looking very lush as it starts its new year of hosting rugby and is always good for a thriller or two such as last July's semi-final between Tawa and Johnsonville. The days are counting down until the start of the 2026 Wellington club rugby competition. Three grades

Above: Club rugby returned to Johnston Park, Feilding on Saturday when the home side hosted Paremata-Plimmerton. Photo: Stewart Baird. The nights are drawing in and the mornings are darker, but that can only mean that the start of a new rugby season is almost upon us. The second weekend of pre-season is

The first weekend of pre-season is under the hood, here's much of what is happening this coming Saturday. Hutt Old Boys Marist v Pōneke v Napier Pirate (Game of Three Halves), NZCIS Petone v Marist St Pat's, North Park Tawa v Oriental-Rongotai, Lyndhurst Park Varsity Rams, v Old Boys University