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Tawa won the Premier 2 Division 1 Harper Lock Shield competition with a week to spare on Saturday, beating Oriental-Rongotai 38-22 at Lynshurst Park. Tawa took a 28-3 lead into halftime and then extended this to 33-3. Ories came roaring back to score three great tries, but Tawa had enough points
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Pioneers of rugby in Wellington: 014 G.C. Fache
The first Branch of the New Zealand Referee’s Association (as it was then called) was established in Nelson in May 1894. This was closely followed by Marlborough and then by Wellington, on 25 May of that year. The Empire City branch became known as the “Wellington Referee’s Association,” and an early
The Monday Wrap 16 May (some rugby news to start the week)
Above: Wet weather hit Wellington club rugby on Saturday for the first time this season. Wainuiomata's bench watch on at Maidstone Park as their side fights hard for a 23-22 win over the Upper Hutt Rams. PHOTO: Peter Mcdonald. Morning mid-morning edition: Roll on rugby. Another jam-packed Saturday coming right up. Full
Daniel Mangin to referee 100th Premier match on Saturday
Few referees in the Wellington Rugby Referees Association (WRRA) get to earn their blazers. The bar is set high at 100 Premier club rugby games, and on Saturday Daniel Mangin will reach that milestone in the Jimmy Grbirch Memorial Shield match between Poneke and Oriental-Rongotai at Kilbirnie Park. Speaking with the Huddy
