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By Kevin McCarthy There are many ways to skin a cat, but in the end, the cat dies. Thus, there are many ways to write a rugby opinion piece, but in the end, we want the cat to live. The cat being the All Blacks. So, the perhaps favourite technique is
News in briefs
Bond Banter 15 November (some rugby news and information to start the week)
Afternoon edition: The 2022 Super Rugby draw has been released this afternoon. To view the Hurricanes schedule see the graphic below. Two talking points: 1. All six home games in Wellington - none in Napier or Palmerston North. 2. Two home games see the Hurricanes laughing at community rugby players
Bond Banter 8 November (some rugby news and information to start the week)
With the 2021 sevens season a wasteland of cancellations, some clubs in the Hutt Valley have organised a few weekends of tournaments - all within the Covid-19 rules of course. The Hutt Valley 7s series saw a mini Colts tournament being played on Saturday, between Wainuiomata, Hutt Old Boys Marist, Paremata-Plimmerton
Bond Banter 1 November (some rugby news to start the week)
Evening updates: Black Ferns Sevens captain Sarah Hirini, with the Hurricanes announcing today that Hirini has put pen to paper committing to the Hurricanes Women’s squad for the upcoming 2022 Super Rugby Aupiki competition. One of the leading Sevens players in the world, Sarah Hirini has an impressive list of
Bond Banter 25 October (some news and information to start the week in rugby)
Evening edition: Labour Day Monday is synonymous with the Condor 7s qualifying tournament at Naenae College. But not today. That tournament has been 'postponed' and the Hurricanes Schools 7s tournament previously scheduled for this coming Saturday has been called off. The upcoming WRFU tournaments scheduled for 6, 13 and 20 November